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You’ve likely heard of love languages: words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time or physical touch. But have you ever heard of what your partners fight languages are?
Fight languages, if you aren't familiar with them, are certain tactics that couples or even singles use to portray their anger or distain for a certain topic or situation. Different thinkers have their own names and categories for the way that people tend to approach conflict. To simplify this i've decided to list them down below!
- The ignitor, whose reaction is anger-based and wants to feel protected,
- The amplifier, whose reaction is emotion-based and wants to feel understood,
- The negotiator, whose reaction is based on connection and who wants reassurance of that connection,
- The analyzer, whose reaction is logic-based and who wants their reasoning to be understood,
- The extinguisher, whose reaction is based on detachment and who wants to escape to safety.