How to Stop Fighting Step #4 Fighting Fair: Developing a System for Handling Disputes

Option A. Base the plan on agreed-to principles of fairness and justice.

This is a good start. The dispute resolution plan should be based on concepts that each person agrees with.

For example:

• All decisions should be made jointly through consensus.
• Or (alternatively) one person will make the decisions on some issues; the other will decide different issues.

Neither approach is right or wrong, but both people need to agree that the chosen approach is fair.

To learn more, read an article on fairness.

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