How do I say this without starting a fight?

Three ways to say the hard thing, each with a note on how it’s likely to land.


When to use
When you know exactly what you want to say to someone close, and exactly how badly it would go.
Time
5 min
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The hard conversation

The prompt

Here’s what I want to say to , in the blunt version I’d never say out loud: . What I’m hoping for is . Rewrite it three ways: one warm, one plain, one as short as possible. Keep my point intact in all three, and don’t water it down into something that says nothing. Under each, add one line on how it’s likely to land from their side and what they might hear that I don’t mean. Then tell me which you’d use and why. If my blunt version contains an accusation I can’t back up, point to it.

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