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Harsh Start Ups vs Soft Start Ups in Conversations

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Research shows that discussions invariably end on the same note they begin. If you start an argument harshly by attacking your partner, you will end up with at least as much tension as you began with, if not more.

Approach conflict gently by using these “soft startup” techniques from the Gottman Institute.

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