How To Resolve A Fight When You See The Facts Differently
Do You Need To Agree To Move On?
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You and your partner are in the middle of a conflict that just won't resolve. You keep trying to reach agreement on what happened, because until you see the situation with the same lens, how will you move forward?
And yet the more you pull and tug at each of your perspectives and how they differ, the more immovable and irreconcilable those perspectives start to feel.
This is one of the most common sticky dynamics in a relationship, and high conflict couples tend to particularly struggle with disagreements over reality.
Today I'm diving into this thorny topic and addressing:
- when the facts don't matter,
- when they DO matter,
- why it feels so terrible when you can't agree on the facts,
- and how to move on even when you see the situation differently.
Let's get to it!