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Just because someone doesn't like yelling and finds it uncomfortable, doesn't mean that they're dealing with some kind of psychological trauma from their childhood. Maybe they just don't like yelling. I don't like yelling and I came from a perfectly normal (but non-yelling) family. Maybe it's because I'm a quiet person, maybe it's because I'm an introvert, maybe it's just because it's loud and pushy. Who knows?
I know I can't stop some of my friends and family from yelling from time to time - they don't experience it the same way I do, and I understand that. But I think my choice not to be yelled at is just as valid (if not more) than the other person's choice to yell. Maybe some compromise is best, if Ms. Loud really needs to yell, but it seems odd to me that Husband should learn to tolerate yelling, rather than Ms. Loud learning not to yell so much. Do the loud extroverts of the world make the rules?
