There’s a magic response that stops conflict from escalating
Wife (to husband): Whenever you tell me I’m shouting, I immediately lower my voice. When I tell you that you’re shouting, you always deny it.
Husband: That’s not true.
Wife: Well, this morning when I said you were speaking too loudly, you told me you weren’t.
Husband: That’s because I wasn’t.
Wife: And this is what I mean. You almost always tell me that it isn’t true.
Husband: Because it’s not.
If this was a “choose your own ending” story, what option would you choose?
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