Relationship Skills, Friday Period 3

[ohvalleyofpenis]

"Today's class shall be about..." Yennefer sighed. "Conflict resolution. Because apparently you want to resolve your conflicts, not win a fight."

"She thinks winning a resolving a conflict means going scorched earth," Jaskier whispered in a way that wasn't at all a whisper.

"I think 'trying to see the other person's point of view' is pointless, is what I think."

Jaskier definitely rolled his eyes at that, but this was just how they got along. By being the very best frenemies. "Now, the book we found on this suggests using 'I feel' statements," he said. "Which are meant to help you understand the other person's point of view."

"Which makes even less sense than the last time we discussed 'I' statements," Yennefer said crossly, "because how is telling someone how you feel supposed to make you understand them?" It was called listening, Yennefer. You could try it.

"Well, maybe if you listened to them," Jaskier suggested as though he was reading that narrative!

Yennefer waved that off. "Whatever. I feel like this is a waste of time, but...practice your 'I feel' statements."

Comments

Re: Discuss!

[hasaknightjob]

Steven's defense was that he offered to help with things like unpacking, which was an entirely equitable distribution of labor in his opinion. Also it was just fun taking the piss out of Marc sometimes.

(He was still convinced Marc was the handsome one, though.)

"You see why he makes me tired?" Marc replied. But the eyeroll was bemused more than anything else. Not that Marc would admit that.

Re: Discuss!

[mylandmyrules]

Nell, while fully realizing it didn't quite make sense, would agree with Steven on that last one there. But of course, not being able to read the narrative, she didn't know Steven felt that way, and Marc wouldn't know she felt that way either.

"I do," Nell agreed with a smile. "But we love him anyhow."

Re: Discuss!

[hasaknightjob]

"Don't encourage him," Marc muttered, where only she could hear. Though this wasn't said with any real heat either.

Re: Discuss!

[mylandmyrules]

And that got Nell laughing again, though more quietly than before. "I'm pretty sure he doesn't need any encouragement at all to do the things he does."