Conflict

Why is conflict so commonly thought of as being negative?

After all, conflict is (most times) two people disagreeing about the way they treat each other. Obviously, that's never enjoyable. But why does unenjoyable = negative?

If a conflict is properly resolved, despite it not being a pleasant experience, afterwards the two people are going to get along better. That is of course, if it is properly resolved. If it cannot be resolved, or both people refuse to resolve it and just hide everything under the carpet, then things are just going to get worse and worse as the unresolved issues just keep growing.

Unfortunately, many people would just bury their issues to avoid conflict, since they're convinced that a conflict is negative and would just create a separation between two people. But, as previously mentioned, if one had to handle a conflict the right way it could turn out to be an aid, not a hindrance, to any kind of relationship.