3 Ways You Can Step Back from “Landmine” Conversations

How to respond when you’re forced into an emotionally charged debate

Beth Dumey
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4 min readSep 1, 2022

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  • A friendly chat about weekend plans veers into troubled relationships.
  • An acquaintance’s casual ask about traffic turns into a rant on politics.
  • Shared dinner plans become a contest about food choices and…

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Beth Dumey
On The Couch

Writes on a variety of topics generally revealing insights, ironies, and perceptions.