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For a difference of opinion:
I hear what you're saying. I respect you as a person. I value your opinion. I don't think we're going to come out on the same page on this one, but please know I love and value you. I appreciate your passion for what you believe.
For someone who has an issue against me but I don't see it yet, or don't agree:
Thank you for letting me know your concern. I know you care about me or you wouldn't have shared this with me. I need some time to process this and pray through this. I want to respond in a loving way and need time to let God speak what He will so I can learn what I need to from this situation.
Then... let's get ice cream??!!!
I hear what you're saying. I respect you as a person. I value your opinion. I don't think we're going to come out on the same page on this one, but please know I love and value you. I appreciate your passion for what you believe.
For someone who has an issue against me but I don't see it yet, or don't agree:
Thank you for letting me know your concern. I know you care about me or you wouldn't have shared this with me. I need some time to process this and pray through this. I want to respond in a loving way and need time to let God speak what He will so I can learn what I need to from this situation.
Then... let's get ice cream??!!!
If it's a legit argument, and not merely a disagreement or difference of opinion, it's better to just find a moment of clarity and defuse it. Probably best to just end it and return to the topic later, maybe issue some apologies, and finally settle it calmly if at all possible.
You mean like when people say they "agree to disagree"? I never liked that saying. It's basically the same as saying "I give up", but it makes it sound like it's a tie (but it's really not a tie).
"None of the above..."
It is more like "hung jury" -- it is like saying:
"Since we cannot resolve our disagreement, we will just have to let it remain unresolved and live with it..."
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Kim82
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You pretend something else has caught your attention....
Really like this one, it would probably work. What is your typical response after using this?
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Scribe
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@TamLynn just wants to see if someone will declare their argument-ending phrase to be:
"You're right..."
Totally agree . .... " Ok you're right"
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Scribe
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I recently heard someone say If you want to make everyone happy don't become a pastor, Sell Ice Cream!