Living with other people is hard. Add holiday stress — more tasks, more people, more expectations — and it’s easy to fall into patterns of tension, disagreements, or meltdowns. Today, let’s talk about how to stop most arguments with your partner, roommates, or kids before they begin.

A Danger Zone is your personal perfect storm for conflict. For my partner and me, most of our arguments start at night after a full day or family gathering, when we are both exhausted, and an alcoholic beverage or two have been consumed (we rarely drink alcohol, but it is fuel on the fire when the other conditions are present).

After noticing this Danger Zone trifecta, we’ve become more mindful when these factors are present. Cue Thanksgiving. Exhausted and overworked: check. At night, after a family gatheri

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