Bird of Prey: Couples and Fights

As mentioned earlier, BoP starts with a couple having a fight while driving back to Provincetown. As part of my research (gotta do your homework, kiddos!) I read several pieces of short fiction that depict similar situations. It's an experience most of us have been a party to, and the depictions seem to underline some commonalities. The repetitiveness of arguments, for example: all that needs to be said usually can be said very briefly; but resistance, unwillingness to cooperate, and outright stubbornness often get in the way; and so things are restated until they are beaten to death. Another thing is blowing things out of proportion- one thing leads to another and before you know it you're no longer arguing about the Tupperware and instead are tearing each other to pieces over money, kids, affairs, whatnot. I want to show some of that, but I am trying not to get caught up in dysfunctionality. Appealing as it is, it seems like easy drama.