Managing Your Relationships" Conflict
Everyday, we experience different kinds of conflicts.
There are conflicts of interests while others have conflicts on a personal level.
But the worse kind of conflict is when it involves the people we actually care about.
Make a swift move and save your friendship before it ceases to exist.
Say sorry to your friend and mean it so they can understand fully.
It does not matter who fault it is as long as you are willing to accept that you have also done something that has hurt your friend.
The most effective way to patch things with your friends is a sincere sorry.
Without it, anything you say will be missing that little something that will not help your cause.
Take the time to have your friend over and speak to him about your worries as to why you had a fight with him.
There are surely reasons why both of you were in a dire position of mistrust.
Speak your side of the story and clarify the other part to him.
And while you are doing that, make sure that you are listening to what the other person is saying.
Give your friend a chance to say his piece and weigh in on what really happened.
It is important everyone gets to tell their side of the story because otherwise, they may get a bit upset with a one-sided argument.
As you have already known that your friendship was put to a test all because of miscommunication, therefore learning how to think first before talking should be your top priority.
To avoid further conflict between the two of you, you can always think ahead and see what are the consequences for saying this or that.
Start small.
When both of you have regained each others' trust, start small by getting along with each for coffee and not the immediate house party that you have always done.
There are things that are still up in the air that need to be considered.
Provide enough space and give enough time for your friend to ponder on the things that both of you have been doing.
This will also give you enough time to really think and weigh your friendship.
In order for you to manage your recent conflict with your friend, you can always follow the tips above.
Remember, there is nothing that both of you can do to regain each other's trust if you are truly friends.
There are conflicts of interests while others have conflicts on a personal level.
But the worse kind of conflict is when it involves the people we actually care about.
Make a swift move and save your friendship before it ceases to exist.
Say sorry to your friend and mean it so they can understand fully.
It does not matter who fault it is as long as you are willing to accept that you have also done something that has hurt your friend.
The most effective way to patch things with your friends is a sincere sorry.
Without it, anything you say will be missing that little something that will not help your cause.
Take the time to have your friend over and speak to him about your worries as to why you had a fight with him.
There are surely reasons why both of you were in a dire position of mistrust.
Speak your side of the story and clarify the other part to him.
And while you are doing that, make sure that you are listening to what the other person is saying.
Give your friend a chance to say his piece and weigh in on what really happened.
It is important everyone gets to tell their side of the story because otherwise, they may get a bit upset with a one-sided argument.
As you have already known that your friendship was put to a test all because of miscommunication, therefore learning how to think first before talking should be your top priority.
To avoid further conflict between the two of you, you can always think ahead and see what are the consequences for saying this or that.
Start small.
When both of you have regained each others' trust, start small by getting along with each for coffee and not the immediate house party that you have always done.
There are things that are still up in the air that need to be considered.
Provide enough space and give enough time for your friend to ponder on the things that both of you have been doing.
This will also give you enough time to really think and weigh your friendship.
In order for you to manage your recent conflict with your friend, you can always follow the tips above.
Remember, there is nothing that both of you can do to regain each other's trust if you are truly friends.
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