Can do it both ways. Usually get further not yelling.... usually
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I am pretty good at not yelling. I get a whole lot better response when I am calm and firm. My wife does not care for a raised voice either. It works for us in our discussions.
About the only time I really yell these days is at myself when I do something stupid like hurt myself, screw something up or break something. But it is always aimed at myself..
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I get loud quite often. Doesn't have to be a heated arguement either. I'm very opinionated, think I'm funny, usually think I'm right and can argue with a fence post.
My wife also. As long as we both know that it doesn't mean death to each other, we can both calm down and talk at a better level.
If I get pissey or argumentative or whatever and get my voice loud, just tell me. I'll tone it done and still tell you your wrong... lol
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Originally posted by Dale Moser View PostI talk louder when I get emphatic about something. I don't know I do it and I don't consider it raising my voice, but she does so I try not to.
If she heard me at work some times she'd know what raised voice is. I try not to do that but once or twice a year or so either.
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Definitely not easy. I'm a passionate person and it's hard to control my voice level at times. What has helped me more than anything else over the years is to pause before I speak. It usually calms me down and makes my retort more fluent and well thought out. Seems to keep me from giving passionate irrational responses.
My kids are older now and they crack me up with their perception of things when they were growing up. They both tell me that they are more intimidated by me when I give a calm answer then when I used to fly off the handle.
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