In the master's thesis, we were interested in experiencing and resolving conflict situations in a partnership, before and after the arrival of children. The theoretical part covers domestic and foreign professional literature and begins with an extensive analytical view in the field of partnership and family, it continues with the research of conflicts and conflict resolution. The empirical part presents the results of a study in which 8 couples or 16 participants participated, of which 8 were women and 8 were men. Participants ranged in age from 30 to 41, five couples are married and three are in a serious relationship. All participants lived with their families in the same household, the age of the children was between 2 and 9 years old. An interview was conducted with each participant, which was then analyzed with the phenomenological method. The results showed that half of the couples had an increased the number of conflicts in the post-arrival period and that half of the couples had no changes. The findings also show that quite a few couples reported a change in feelings during conflict situations after the arrival of children. For many, the level of conflict intensity has risen considerably. Participants of both sexes understand each other faster, they no longer linger indisputes, and indulge in anger and rage. Anger was more common in women than in the period before the arrival of the children. It turned out that the most common topics, before the arrival of the children, were related to jealousy, household chores, work, and organization. After the arrival of children, the most common topics of conflict situations are sexuality, finances, relationships with the partner's family, caring for the household and raising children. We found that there were no significant changes in the way of resolving conflict situations. Both sexes highlighted conversation as the main way to resolve conflicts. The results show that both sexes are of the majority opinion that there are gender differences on average. Some couples prescribe differences primarily to personality, upbringing, education, and social order.
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