LOSE THE FIGHT BUT WIN THE WAR
“Contempt is a relationship killer. It basically says you don’t respect the person, you essentially hate them. Similarly, criticism can come across as a personal attack and that also causes conflicts to escalate. Practice forgiveness instead.
Forgiving a partner can maintain or preserve a relationship into which an individual has invested time and resources. It’s very important to think about preserving one’s relationship versus winning a conflict. Sometimes one can win the battle, but ultimately lose the war.” -T. Joel Wade, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Bucknell University.
