We make a joke of it but it really is staggering just how quickly arguments can escalate. And whether anyone gets physically hurt or not, what starts as a minor disagreement can end up uncovering some deep-seated issues that change your entire relationship with a person.
And in such cases, it's often clear that regardless of what some involved in it may try to claim, that argument was never really about the minor thing that started it.
Unfortunately, one such confrontation has put one couple in a very awkward position with some members of their family.