No one talks about how exhausting it is to try conflict resolution skills on someone who won't respond. You're here trying to be gentle. You're trying not to arouse defensiveness. You're using "I feel" statements. You're using all the soft startup skills you learned, but nothing is happening. And then you get frustrated. Then you start to get heated. Then it's like "Fine! Why do you do that?! Why do you get critical and angry?!" Because they won't listen. Because they won't remember. Because the