Don’t trade a long friendship for a short win in an argument. Some victories cost too much to keep.

In the middle of an argument, winning feels like the only thing available, and the person in front of you temporarily turns into the obstacle. The bill arrives later, long after you have forgotten what the disagreement was even about. Some wins are real and still not worth their price.

If you feel the sentence forming that would properly land, the one you know the weak spot for, let it go unsaid. Say instead that you would rather come back to this tomorrow. Nothing true has to be said tonight to still be true in the morning.