Do all conflicts have a solution? Many times I have come to the conclusion that
you have to say,” we have to agree to disagree. “This does not work in all
matters, so we have to have conflict skills to help us out. The first step for me is to try and start
with the Three R’s, respect, make it reciprocal, and be responsive to our
needs. I have a birthday coming up and
have two friends that are married, one wants to do an all- girls weekend, the
other wants to include her husband. If
we go all girls we can share a room and talk about old times, if the husbands
come all of this changes. We now have a plan to place on the table, and I got
the ideal from reading Conflict Resolution Network. Options number one- all husbands stay home, it’s
a girl weekend, option number two, we all go and the husband has to spend one
of our week nights without his wife.
This is a way for all of us to win, we get our night, and she gets her
husband alone for one night. This way we
also respect her marriage, we get to have our time, and everyone gets a weekend
away.
Carmellia,
ReplyDeleteI think you have two really good options. You found how to manage your conflict and it is a win/win approach for all involved.
Catherine
I like that you found a win-win solution. I think it is often difficult to find a way in which both sides of a conflict are satisfied and as you say, both sides simply have to agree to disagree.
ReplyDeleteI like your point to agree to disagree. Sometimes conflict resolution is understanding that there isn't a resolution and that it is okay to disagree as long as an understanding can be reached that that is the solution.
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