We Have to Stop Fighting Like This

A guide to breaking the high-conflict cycle and rebuilding a relationship that finally feels safe, steady, and worth staying in, from psychologist and couples therapist Dr. Marina Rosenthal

You love each other. But your fights are intense, frequent, and hard to resolve. They escalate fast and leave you shaken, wondering how you became this couple. You have tried to fix it. You have talked in circles, learned your attachment styles, practiced “I” statements. Maybe you’ve even gone to couples therapy. And still, the same destructive cycle keeps coming back.

In We Have to Stop Fighting Like This, Dr. Marina Rosenthal offers a clear path forward for couples stuck in a high conflict dynamic. Drawing on more than a decade of clinical experience, she explains why conventional relationship advice often misses the mark and what actually creates meaningful change. Through eighteen remedies to use on your own or as a couple, brought to life with relatable stories, you’ll learn how to:

• Identify the pattern beneath “different day, same fight”
• Stop pathologizing each other and take radical accountability
• Regulate overwhelming emotions without shutting down or exploding
• De-escalate conflict before it turns cruel or chaotic
• Rebuild safety and connection after years of damage

You can stay together, and you can change the way you fight. Let this book be your roadmap to healthy love.