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Mark Travers, a psychologist who studies couples, says a specific communication practice called a partial yield can stop arguments from escalating.
He describes the technique as a guardrail that prevents disagreements from shifting from specific problems to personal attacks.
Travers explains that couples often start an argument about a concrete issue, such as an altered plan or an unspoken purchase. However, the conversation frequently detours into a battle over who is more reasonable.
Once the focus shifts to proving one's own validity, Travers notes that the argument becomes unresolvable because the "battlefield and ammunition" become endless.
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