Revisit the best of Crucial Skills and relearn potent principles and skills for better living and working.
| | | | | Hi John,
For the month of July, we will publish the best of Crucial Skills. Revisit some of our most popular and provocative articles from past years, and relearn the transformative principles and skills they proffer.
Today’s Q&A is all about navigating different political viewpoints with your partner or spouse.
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| | | | | Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue | |
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| | Is Politics Hurting Your Marriage? Here’s What You Can Do | | by Emily Gregory |
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| | I’ve used the techniques from Crucial Conversations in both personal and business situations with success but am now faced with the most critical conversation ever and I don’t know what to do. My husband has become increasingly enmeshed in politics. He is almost blindly devoted to Donald Trump and watches Fox News every night. My politics are far more central and I am a Democrat, and we are at odds. Despite being retired, we spend very little time together. I feel I cannot discuss or respond to his comments about fake news or politics. We have been married for almost 30 years and not until these last two or three did we ever discuss politics, and we’ve had a pretty great life. I do NOT want to give up on our marriage, but I feel alone. I asked him about counseling, and he flatly refused. How do I proceed with this conversation? HELP!
Signed,
Stuck in Partisan Partnership
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| | | | Your question is as personal as they come. And I promise to address that personal, intimate conversation that you ask about. But before I do, I want to cast this question in broader context because it is impossible to read your question outside of what is happening in our country right now. |
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| | | | | | | | Jul 15–Jul 16 | | Crucial Conversations® for Mastering Dialogue | | Join us at the JW Marriott Orlando, Grande Lakes, and learn how to: Resolve conflict. Speak your mind truthfully and tactfully. Reach alignment when stakes are high and opinions vary. Navigate the most important interactions at home and work. | | | |
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| | | | | | Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real. | | | | | |
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