Step #1: Reassure her before you retreat
Just like Mr. Mario Kart above shows us, reassurance for your wife in conflict goes such a long way.
If you’re like most guys, you need time to process things alone. Yet in our research, we found that only 9% of women want to handle their feelings of insecurity alone.
Here’s how to honor both needs. When things start to get heated, before you withdraw, simply say something like this to your wife: “I am angry right now, and I need some space. But we are okay.” On our survey, a whopping 95% of women said something like this would eliminate her emotional turmoil.