Do you fight with your spouse or significant other in public?

We get into arguments, but not like that!! Usually one of us will just walk away, meet at the car, and go at it from there. I think that sometimes, walking away makes it worse between us, especially if my S.O. really wants to discuss it right then (or vice versa) but we must go to those measures to keep the social stress level down. Even if you just witness public argument, no strings attached to these people, an alarm is set off in your brain by the escalating vocal projections you hear. Children are especially influenced by these interactions.

I have screached at him in the garden, because this makes him back off straight away because he doesn't like the neighbours to hear, shame he doesn't realise I now use it to my advantage as walking way outside makes him shut up as he knows I will still yell. lol

No I don't. I want people to respect me and to my love one as well. I don't have a significant other or a spouse so I am thinking of my mother or my family. That is an outrageous behaviour to be screaming on the busy street with a lot of people watching me! I think I will kill my significant other! lol! kidding aside, I think this needs to be talked about between two parties because this seem to be a serious.

No, I never fight in public. It is humiliating. I can't even imagine how those people must be like at home of they'll scream at each other like that in public.

We get in disagreements in public, but we never let it esculate to where we are screaming at each other. We usually just talk in a firm voice if we are out in public, which I know can be tough for my wife because she is louder then I am for a lack of better words :D I love her the way she is and wouldn't change it, even though it gets a little loud at times. I would be embarassed to go out as well if she would yell at me.

We never raise our voices to each other in public, in other people's homes, etc. Mind you, it's abundantly clear when I'm upset or angry because my face gets very red and my chest gets red and blotchy LOL I've been like that all my life so it's not like I can hide anything. However, if my husband and I have a disagreement, we wait until we are either in the car or at home before we hash it out. I have no desire to make others uncomfortable or to make them party to our argument. I hate it when others do that to me so I try to pay them the same respect :)

us screaming at each other in public? no way! we just literally bite each other's head off (ergo, no more yakking!) :)

In my opinion, it only shows that both parties involved have issues with control.. they apparently can not control themselves. I would be willing to bet that if they are not able to control arguing loudly outside, that they both are in even less control behind closed doors.. I would walk away from anyone attempting to yell at me in public.. and I walk away anytime they start cursing because that in itself tells me they are already letting their anger get the best of them... no point in wasting my breath trying to talk to someone when they are blinded by their own anger... it is just a waste of time..

I have never argued or screamed at him in public. I don't think it is the proper time or place to resolve disagreement's.

I would never do this as I agree with you, it would be very humiliating. I don't believe in airing my "dirty laundry" to the public either. It is no one else's business what we argue about and certainly the children on the street don't need to see it either. I think that is just very disrepectful to yell and scream at your partner in a public place.

we dont do that we leave the arguements at home and i know how to control my emotions so does my hubby.

Well if we do, we don't scream out loud or anything like that. Just being sarcastic with low voice, that's all. At home we could go as far as pillow fights and shouting at each other, but usually we end it making up.

dont have a girlfriend so I cant possibly comment...but i find it very unsavoury, and demeaning. Why embarrass yourself like that in front of total strangers by acting like children? I simply cant understand it.

I agree, it should be kept in the home if it happens at all. I was in a car accident last year,going to my kids school to take him to pick up his glasses at the eye dr. when a girl pulls out in front of me, I tried to stop and it didn't. I was in pain through my back, but other wise I thought ok. My car was still driveable, After the law came and went, I went on with my business, then I went to my husbands bosses garage and called him,he said to wait there. I had my lil' cousin with me and her baby. I was hungry and I took them down the road, not even a mile away, and fed them both.We was gone 10 minutes, long enough to grab some food,and then went back, there he was mad. He came at me and my car screamming I never stay in one spot and he slit my tires!Then he put us in his pick up and started to drive us all home, when he started screaming at me again, calling me alot of names,and I was stunned ,crushed and hurt.I told him to pack his stuff and get out. Once home and after he almost had his stuff out, he came to me and said he was sorry, that he was worried about me and he shouldn't have reacted that way.I told him he will never tell me to stay any place and never call me another name,cause I wouldn't think two times of kicking him out the door.I still have a chip on my shoulder from that.Men can be uncareing at time .As well as women.I have screamed at one person ina parking lot, they almost ran over me and my son packing groceries, and we tried to run out of the way, the farther we ran the big truck with tinted windows kept coming, I pushed my son in between atwo cars and I stoped screamed alot of curse words and slammed my fist into the tail gate.Everyone looked and stared,as the truck headed out of there with wheels screaming,and then I got appluases(can't spell,Sorry).And the store own called the police and I was given coupons to use at the store for a month.Sometimes it is needed ,it stopped my son and I from being ran over.

I have been married 30 years and I know that my wife and I have never had a fight in public. We have disagreed and argued at home but never in public. I don't think everyone wants to hear other people's disagreements. Especially if they are screaming at each other as you had to witness. I get kind of embarrassed for the couple and hope they stop or I quickly walk away.

Hmm, not really. Im more of the quiet fighter, especially in public. "yeah ok" would be more of my argument. I wouldnt scream anyways lol, even in private

I think that there are many people who let their emotions get the best of them and they forget where they are and who's around them. I have a friend who is constantly fighting with her husband ... he's out of the country right now so they fight via the phone or the internet. I've been around her in many different situations where she will shout at him on the phone. Her house, my house, public and even at my mother-in-law's house ... it doesn't matter. This happened again last night and I asked her to not yell at him or say some of the things that she does in front of my children. I also advice her against doing it in front of her son. The reason why I did this is because I don't want my children to have to be in such a negative environment or to grow up thinking that it is okay to scream at your spouse. Many people would never scream at a stranger the way they scream at the person they are supposed to love, respect and honor most in this world... it just doesn't make sense to me. I wouldn't do this to my husband and he wouldn't do it to me. Our problems are our problems, not the rest of the worlds.

NO, my husband and I have not fought in public. That would be really embarassing. Other people do not need to know whats going on in our life. If ever we do have to argue or have something to fight about, we do it privately. I just think thats the proper way to handle things.

Why do people do that is positively beyond me. Do they not feel embarassed? Do they not know that they are causing a scene? In your case, infront of kids and the elderly? You'd think that people would act a little more civilized and keep the shouting confined within the four walls of their house huh?

i've experienced arguing and raising notes with my boyfriend..some people are looking and obeserving at us but it is not that embrassing.. i just can't help it i so mad at that time..but my partner is so patient and understanding he is not shouting nor raising voice at me.. i'm the one who shouts all the time..i know that is not good but i just can't help it that's my way of releasing my madness..