My boyfriend and I went from rarely arguing to fighting about everything. What do we do?

Hello redditors, I wasn’t really sure about how to start this post but I’m at a loss right now. I usually just lurk around and read posts without commenting. I 19f have been dating my boyfriend 20m for about a year and we have started to argue about literally anything and everything. For some context, we live about a half hour away from each other and reside with our families. We both come from families with dynamics that aren’t always the best and are always hearing or seeing parents/ parental figures argue. Anyway, we’ve started to argue more than once what I feel is normal. Whether it’s about why we’re not talking a lot when we talk on the phone or when he is angry at me for a certain “tone” I talked in or simply because he is always running late for everything.

In recent months we have just started arguing about literally anything. And sometimes I think it’s just because the honeymoon phase is over and we are starting to nitpick the little things but sometimes I’m just not sure. We love each other a lot and we see a future with one another but it’s jus been so hard on us where I will break down from being so frustrated and he will just go silent but not know what to say because that’s how he is when he’s frustrated. I don’t know what to do and how to go about talking to him, I’m looking for any advice to help with this or a way for us to talk more easily. He doesn’t communicate his feelings well since most guys don’t, but I feel like I get too emotional and can overwhelm him when we talk sometimes. Any advice will help

Posted Mar 14, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC

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