Most of my disagreements occur mostly with my husband. I
typically don’t have disagreements with anyone
other than him. The most recent
disagreement was about him thinking that I am always on the phone. Of course I
see things differently and attempted to explain myself. He just couldn’t see my
point of view. To end it all and prevent myself from getting upset I ended the
verbal disagreement with yes you are right and allowed the disagreement to end
in silence.
From this week’s reading there are two strategies that I could have used to better
handle the situation. ow
I could have not disregarded his feelings and could have
been more empathetic of his feelings. There is a reason he felt the need to
voice his opinion. I could have listen more.
I could have also acknowledged and talked more about the
problem . I was not very attentive but more defensive to what
he was saying. I felt as he was attacking me. Going forward I must change if I
want him to change. I must be the better person and utilize tools of an effective communicator.
Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteI think we have most of our disagreements with people we are closest to. It is good that you were able to see where you could improve on your side. Being transparent and looking at our own actions during a disagreement is not an easy thing, especially when we feel are not wrong.