Why do we keep having the same argument?

The loop behind a repeating argument, drawn in plain steps, and the one place you could step out.


When to use
The morning after round nine of a fight that is supposedly about the dishwasher.
Time
10 min
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The hard conversation

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I keep having the same argument with about . Here’s how the last one went: . Ask me up to four questions, one at a time, about what sets it off and what each of us does next. Then map the loop in five or six plain steps, showing my moves as clearly as theirs. Give your best guess at what each of us is protecting, labeled as a guess. Don’t diagnose either of us or decide who’s right. End with the one step where I could do something different next time, and exactly what I’d say or do there. Be direct. No padding and no reassurance I did not ask for.

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