Listeners share the petty arguments they had with their partner over the weekend

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It’s the week of love and as Valentine’s Day approaches we reflect on the ups and downs of a relationship. Ryan wanted to know about some of the petty arguments that our listeners recently had with our partners.

The 4 stages of pettiness in an argument

One caller seems to have been through it all so much that he’s identified the 4 stages of a petty argument.

1. A minor issue becomes a heated argument

2. The past gets brought up

3. The awkward silence

4. The small talk to try address the aforementioned silence

Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange
Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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