“Anyone who doesn’t think there are two sides to an argument is probably in one.
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Arguments... they are unfortunate facts of life for most people, (especially for those involved in matrimony) but they can and should be kept to a minimum.
Most of us don't enjoy arguing and the reason is simple. Nobody wins because arguements only serve to confirm people in their own opinions and create resentment.
Check out what Dale Carnegie had to say about arguments in his best-selling book "How to Win Friends and Influence People..."
“Why prove to a person that he is wrong? is that going to make him like you? Why not let him save face? He didn’t ask for your opinion. He didn’t want it. Why argue with him? You can’t win an argument, because if you lose, you lose it; and if you win it, you lost it. Why? You will feel fine. But what about him? You have made him feel infereior, you hurt his pride, insult his intelligence, his judgement, and his self-respect, and he’ll resent your triumph. That will make him strike back, but it will never make himw ant to change his mind, “A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still.””
Tomorrow... how to avoid arguments.