A disagreement becomes safer when neither person threatens the entire relationship over it.

GRATITUDE

WHAT THIS MEANS

If either person is willing to raise the possibility of leaving during an ordinary disagreement, nothing can be said safely. Every difference now carries existential weight and both people start defending rather than talking.

Take that off the table explicitly and keep it off. Say that this is not about the relationship and you are not going anywhere. That single guarantee is what allows a hard conversation to actually happen.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Who needs to hear from you that one argument changes nothing?

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