"It's a small place. And so if you are deciding to write someone off, you're writing them off for the next 10 years," he says. "In a big city, everybody's disposable. There's no accountability." He adds that in a small town, it's not just that, oh, we want to be together. We don't want to write anyone off. If I don't figure this out, it's going to make my life harder, too.," John writes.
1. What happens inside us when we receive criticism–and how our brains ensure we’re always in the right (even when we’re not).
2. The three-ingredient recipe for a positive, productive “care-frontation” exchange.
3. The single biggest relationship killer (it’s not conflict) – and how conflict can bring you closer.
4. Amanda navigates a “care-frontation” with her son’s friend’s family – and Abby reevaluates her past relationship with criticism.
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