A fight is emotional, tapping into the psyche of either partner.

It’s not only about that fight.

The fight is a culmination of a persistent problem that hasn’t been resolved between the partners.

Even though it appears to be in the moment, there is more beneath the surface.

When there is an emotional impulse to block a partner on social media after a fight, it has more to do with a buildup of angst than the reason for the actual fight itself.

When a partner blocks the other on social media after a fight, it is how they demonstrate their disapproval.

This is disapproval that isn’t solely based on the fight itself, but over frustration over an issue that has built up over time.

Have you had a prominent issue with your boyfriend in the past that has gone unresolved?

Is there behavior that has rubbed you the wrong way in the past that he hasn’t corrected?

The reason why you want to block your partner on social media isn’t entirely based on the substance of the fight you had with him.

It goes much deeper than that.

There is an issue in this relationship that you haven’t been happy about for a while that has gone unresolved.

This is where the main problem resides.

At the moment, it gives you a degree of satisfaction to block your partner on social media after this fight.

But this isn’t a solution.

If anything, it exacerbates the main issue at hand.

By blocking your partner, you are empowered and believe that you are teaching him a lesson.

After all, you want him to suffer, as he frets over why you have blocked him and whether you unblock him soon.

Knowing that he is wracking his brain over why you blocked him makes you relish his suffering.

This is short-lived.

Although it gives you satisfaction, this sentiment is temporary.

Soon, you want to hear from him again, concerned with the thought of whether he cares about you and wants to be with you.

Strangely enough, you are suddenly the one who is craving his attention again, knowing that you have lost out on it since you had him blocked.

In the end, blocking your partner on social media doesn’t resolve the deep-rooted issue that has been plaguing your relationship.

It doesn’t even resolve the reason for the fight itself.

Needless to say, blocking a partner on social media after a fight isn’t a solution.

It provides temporary satisfaction at knowing that your partner is struggling with being blocked.

After which, you desperately want to resume communication with him, putting him right back in the driver’s seat.

None of this is to your advantage.

Rather, talking to him about the deep-rooted issue that has been plaguing the relationship is the better approach.

Even if you have brought it up in the past, neither one of you have done what it takes to resolve the issue.

That has to stop.

It’s time to sit down and have a frank conversation about what you believe is plaguing the relationship, or plaguing you.

Once this is acknowledged and resolved as a couple, there are far less fights in the future, if any.