Part ThreeSailing Through Tricky Waters
“Pray don't talk to me about the weather, Mr Worthing. Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean something else. And that makes me quite nervous.”
– Oscar Wilde
Sometimes the going gets tough. A conversation gets confusing or stuck, or you don't like the direction it's taking. You feel you're not dealing with a real person or you suspect that they're playing games with you. The other party gets difficult and you encounter conflict. In this chapter, I look at some of the ways you can deal with problematic conversations.
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