How to Stop Fighting Step #1 Limit the Escalation Spiral

Option A: Hold Your Ground

Sometimes holding your ground makes sense.

If the issue is one of high importance to you and:

• If you are fairly sure you can prevail without doing too much damage to the long-term relationship, or
• If you do not care about the long-term relationship.

If you usually give in, learning to hold your ground politely, but firmly, can be useful.

But...

Consider what is likely to happen if you hold firm:

Is the other person likely to give in?

• Yes
• No