Words said in a fight get replayed long after it’s over. Spend them knowing that.

An argument ends and the sentences do not. The other person will carry one line from it, usually the sharpest, and they will hear it again at three in the morning months later, long after the subject stopped mattering. Anger feels temporary from the inside and leaves something permanent on the other side of the room.

In the next fight, give yourself the rule that you will say nothing about who they are, only about what happened. If a line arrives that you know would land hard, that is the one to leave in your mouth. Going quiet for a minute is always available.