The pause
Arguments don’t blow up because of disagreement. They blow up because of pace.
Someone speeds up. The other matches it. Now it’s not about the issue anymore.
The rare move isn’t the perfect sentence.
It’s slowing down without disappearing.
A breath. A softer tone. A signal that says, I’m not here to win you.
Here’s the uncomfortable part:
If slowing down feels like losing, you were never fighting for truth.
You were fighting to stay in control.
That’s the fight worth noticing.