I read a lot of posts on Facebook about people ending relationships because of political differences. The other common option I’ve seen is to avoid certain topics. Perhaps the latter choice is why politically diverse Thanksgiving dinners are shorter than ones that aren’t — people find it so stressful to avoid talking about the things that matter to them. It seems like the only actions we know how to do are the most extreme ones, terminating the relationship or pretending the discord isn’t a problem.
You don’t have to end a difficult relationship
You don’t have to end a difficult…
You don’t have to end a difficult relationship
I read a lot of posts on Facebook about people ending relationships because of political differences. The other common option I’ve seen is to avoid certain topics. Perhaps the latter choice is why politically diverse Thanksgiving dinners are shorter than ones that aren’t — people find it so stressful to avoid talking about the things that matter to them. It seems like the only actions we know how to do are the most extreme ones, terminating the relationship or pretending the discord isn’t a problem.