A is for Arguments
My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Marriage from A to Z in 55 Words. Today, A is for Arguments in Marriage.
‘I don’t want to argue now’, she said and left the room in a huff.
‘Give me your timetable, so that I can schedule it as per your convenience’, he shouted sarcastically.
She immersed herself in the chores and sighed deeply.
In the other room, his anger started brewing again, over her disdain and disregard.
A Word to the Wise
You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words. Elizabeth Gilbert.
Join me in enjoying blogs from fellow A to Zers… Ananya , Amrit Rukhaiyaar, Aditi , Aparna Ghose Adhikari , Amy Griffith Fenner and Anuprabha today! Do share some blog love with them too! 🙂
You can check out my A-Z posts thus far by clicking on a highlighted letter!
April 1, 2014 12:21 am|
Superb theme…I like the bitter sweet argument too 🙂
And great thinking highlighting bloggers with the names beginning with alphabet of the day (thumbs up!)
April 1, 2014 12:28 am|
Awesome start…. waiting to read for marriage tales 🙂
April 1, 2014 12:45 am|
Marriage vows and woes! Brilliant 55! I know you are going to do a fab job and keep us glued through April!
April 1, 2014 1:04 am|
Loved reading this ….few words …countless emotions 🙂
April 1, 2014 1:42 am|
Oh God you know when I argue my husband just keeps quite and that makes me sooo mad!! but yes once words are out there we can never take them back!
April 1, 2014 2:22 am|
Great start for the #atozchallenge Shilpa – I’m not really good at walking away from an arguments, lucky the Captain isn’t the argumentative type. Reflex Reactions
April 1, 2014 2:39 am|
This is my first OFFICIAL A TO Z comment, and I can’t think of a nicer blogger with whom to share it! Extra props for sharing the love with other A-bloggers! U ROCK!
LuAnn Braley
AJ’s Hooligans @AtoZChallenge
Back Porchervations
April 1, 2014 3:55 am|
Words do hurt more. Great start to a to z challenge… I loved that quote at the end. Wise words.
April 1, 2014 4:24 am|
Hey Shilpa, Thanks for linking me up 😉 was so happy to see my name first 😀
Arguments in Marriage. Ufff let me not write my views on this.
April 1, 2014 5:57 am|
I am learning to bite my tongue more and use my tongue less against my husband when I’m angry. What a great start to the challenge!
April 1, 2014 6:27 am|
Interesting theme, and a great start!
Good idea to present fellow-AZers with names starting with the letter of the day!
April 1, 2014 6:32 am|
Whats a marriage without an argument ? 🙂
April 1, 2014 6:39 am|
What a start Shilpa! Something we’ve all been through. What’s a marriage without arguments.. of course sometimes they can go really bad. I love your theme already.
April 1, 2014 6:42 am|
Superb start of the challenge 🙂 no marriage is complete without arguments. 🙂
April 1, 2014 6:47 am|
Of course A is for arguments, agreements and adjustments 😛
April 1, 2014 7:08 am|
Learning how to argue fairly is a very important part of a successful marriage, in my opinion.
You know you could turn this into a booklet, don’t you? 🙂
Here’s to a smashing A to Z, Shilpa! 🙂
April 1, 2014 7:19 am|
arguments are gud as long as the limits arent crossed 😀
April 1, 2014 7:43 am|
Oh yes, arguments in marriage are very tricky to balance. Good luck with A-Z, Shilpa!
April 1, 2014 8:00 am|
How appropriate a visualization for the scenario and what perfect quote to go with it! Love!
April 1, 2014 8:57 am|
When two perfect people who can never be wrong argue, you can easily imagine the result!
Destination Infinity
April 1, 2014 9:01 am|
Nice post. Wonderful quote at the end.
April 1, 2014 9:23 am|
I love the idea of you tagging the A people 😀 and yes angry words bite back 😀 Literally and metaphorically too 😛
April 1, 2014 9:39 am|
I love that you went with ‘Arguments’. No marriage exists without them and if they do, then it isn’t a marriage 😉
Wonderful start, Shilpa!
April 1, 2014 9:45 am|
Arguments – There is no way we can avoid them!!!! Somehow or other they become part and parcel of marriage!
April 1, 2014 10:05 am|
Ah yes! Passive-aggression and sarcasm are never good ways to start or end an argument!!
April 1, 2014 10:16 am|
Few deep breaths would help.
April 1, 2014 10:18 am|
aah ! arguments, well, what can we say…..no marriage is complete without arguments, and healthy ones are like salt in the food of life 😀
I’m up with my two posts 🙂
April 1, 2014 10:29 am|
But without any arguments will there be the much-needed spice in a marriage? 😉 Not an easy thing to balance though….a very good start to demystifying this “institution” 🙂
April 1, 2014 10:47 am|
Aah what will life be without arguments. And true for the scars 🙂
April 1, 2014 10:58 am|
A great one given you theme. As some however said above, can there truly be a marriage without? I love sharing some of my own experience. For 6 or even more months before l left my marriage, we didn’t argue any more, we didn’t event talk. So lack of arguement could also be indicative don’t you think?
April 1, 2014 11:13 am|
I am learning here 😀 In a few lines you have explained big things!
April 1, 2014 11:32 am|
Wonderful idea, wonderfully presented. Your ideas are brilliant. Oh yes, arguments in a marriage help to keep the marriage INTACT. Congrats for the great start!
April 1, 2014 12:46 pm|
It’s when one keeps biting their tongue and the other constantly lets loose that the troubles start. Nice start Shilpa.
April 1, 2014 1:01 pm|
Good story… True that ! Anger brews again over disregard mostly..
GS at Moontime Tunes
April 1, 2014 1:02 pm|
Valid point. What would B be?
April 1, 2014 1:19 pm|
spot on….! what would marriages be without it? 🙂
April 1, 2014 1:24 pm|
Interesting theme for the month. I am one of those who goes into the other room to mutter to myself for a while before coming back to sort things out.
April 1, 2014 1:33 pm|
argument brings out a part of you that you never knew it existed … great post…
April 1, 2014 1:41 pm|
So wat do u do with husbands who act as if m talking to the wal when am fighting with him **bangining my head on the nearest wall**
April 1, 2014 1:47 pm|
Lovely way to encapsulate something that occurs in most relationships…avoidance is unfortunately the way most of my partners and I have dealt with things. Not helpful I know!
April 1, 2014 2:10 pm|
This story is packed with so much emotion in such a few words. Wish I could write as well:-)
April 1, 2014 2:47 pm|
ohhoo that was a sound start for the challenge,but Shilpa,you better not scare people off marriage
April 1, 2014 4:04 pm|
Love your theme and the quote. Scars are medals of honor on the tongue, right? Lovely start to a fine challenge.
April 1, 2014 4:46 pm|
What a great theme! Looking forward to following along.
I’m one of the lucky ones… arguments hardly ever happen in our marriage.
April 1, 2014 4:54 pm|
Great start to the A2Z challenge
Btw My A is Arguement too 😉
April 1, 2014 5:07 pm|
Well started… it would be peeping into such interesting scenes of marriage
April 1, 2014 5:24 pm|
Sadly there are arguments in every marriage..ups and downs. It is how we come away from those arguments and make up that makes the marriage even stronger. A lovely start to the A-Z! ♥
April 1, 2014 5:39 pm|
So, here is the first of the 26… loved it and I am sure will love the others too… like I already said, this is the best theme I came across..
felt good seeing my name up there…. thank you my dear friend 🙂
Amritt
April 1, 2014 6:19 pm|
Wow! Awesome! GUess our themes are almost the same but you chose 55 fiction! Well written! THere can be no lively marriages without an argument!
April 1, 2014 7:03 pm|
What a great start to the challenge. Well done.
I am an argument avoider:)
April 1, 2014 7:26 pm|
Great way to start the Challenge, Shilpa! Can’t wait to see what else you come up with 🙂
Rock on, my wHooligan!
AJ @ Naturally Sweet
an A-Z Co-host blog
April 1, 2014 7:27 pm|
Arguments are a part and parcel of marriage…
Loved your idea of tagging A people..
Would follow…
April 1, 2014 7:36 pm|
Too often harsh words leave the lips to hang forever in the minds and hearts of those we love. This illustrates that so well.
*~MAJK~*
A-to-Z Challenge 2014
Mighty Minion of Co-Host Nicole Ayers
@Safireblade on Twitter
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April 1, 2014 8:12 pm|
Whats a marriage without occasional argument?
April 1, 2014 9:45 pm|
Shilpa: What a great theme for this challenge and great post. Looking forward to read your posts going forward.
April 1, 2014 11:37 pm|
I love to see what people can do with challenging word counts! And that’s a great quote from E Gilbert.
Madeline @ The Shellshank Redemption
Minion, Capt. Alex’s Ninja Minion Army
The 2014 Blogging from A-Z Challenge
April 2, 2014 12:25 am|
It’s better to keep quiet than argue…:-(
April 2, 2014 6:16 am|
This is absolutely brilliant. I am currently engaged so these small snippets of marriage life will be a brilliant insider for my fiancé and I :)! Thankyou! Subscribing!
http://starfishstoryalphabetchallenge.blogspot.com.au
April 2, 2014 10:47 am|
so true! holding tongue while in anger is the toughest yet the best for any relation!
April 2, 2014 11:22 am|
hmmph! Marriages! end up like these no after a while?
April 2, 2014 7:49 pm|
What’s life without some spice:), so arguments are fine as long as they are not accusations or derogatory. what say, shilpa:)
April 3, 2014 11:05 am|
Enjoyed going through the A-Z challenge!Each one inique:)
April 3, 2014 3:59 pm|
Brilliant post ! enjoying the variety ! you are simply superb !
April 3, 2014 7:18 pm|
“A” is the begining of this challenge.
“Argument” is the begining of the love in a marriage….so long as the Husband accepts her argument for whatever be the reason of argument.
April 4, 2014 12:06 am|
What a great piece…so much emotion in so few words.
Love that you’re sharing people whose names start with the daily letter, too.
April 4, 2014 12:26 pm|
Ohh…rude words. They can hurt harder than they can heal. And the trouble is the bad ones remain etched in our memories.