Silence is Golden. People simmer down. It’s easy to not say harsh words, but not so easy to unsay them.
People can’t change others, they can only change themselves.
When I got married we had some really bad fights. It was horrible actually. We were both bad. Finally I just started holding my damn tongue and it made a huge difference. If I get very irritated, I just hold my peace and often pray - helps a lot, we rarely fight now.
You’re right! Silence is golden. I had to learn how to bite my tongue with my in-laws. It took me 10 years to figure that out but the last five have been much more pleasant. :0)