When my mother had an argument with a longtime friend, she’d often end the conversation by asking, “Are we still pals?” It was funny, charming, and surprisingly effective at ensuring that the relationship was intact despite the disagreement. Conflict with someone close to us can naturally lead to concern about potential damage to the relationship. […]
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One time, when I was in the supermarket, at the front of the line for the self-checkout, a customer and the manager had apparently been going at it, at the point where I got there, they were having the last pieces of this argument where the customer angrily turned to the manager and said, “your […]
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