How to Stop Fighting Step #1  Limit the Escalation Spiral

Review Your Options

What would you do if you were in this situation? Would you...

• A. Hold your ground?
• B. Fight back and protect your interests?
• C. Overstate your case, so you have something to back down to later?
• D. Give in so as not to "make waves"?
• E. Take a "time out" to allow things to cool down?
• F. End the relationship (because if you fight like this over and over, it isn't worth the misery)?

(Click on your choice)

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