1. When the two of us are arguing with each other, neither of us ever tries to "win" the argument |
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2. When arguing with each other, neither of us would ever enjoy being angry and try to prolong the argument |
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3. Neither of us would ever enjoy making the other angry and so increasing the level of emotional upset |
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4. Both of us always listen to each other and really try to see the problem from the other's perspective |
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5. Both of us, when offended, always try to explain the problem clearly without reference to irrelevant or past incidents, and without omitting bits that we want to avoid |
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6. When either of us is angry with the other, we always try to explain what would resolve the problem in future, instead of just complaining without trying to be constructive |
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7. When either of us is wrong, we always admit it and make a sincere apology |
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8. We both always take the time to consider the other's complaints with due attention |
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9. Neither of us would ever try to counter-attack the other when subjected to complain |
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10. When either of us is under attack from the other, we each always try to help the complaining partner to explain clearly and fully |
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11. We do not argue often, and in fact the frequency has decreased |
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