RELATIONSHIP TRIGGERS: WHAT HELPS? The goal here isn’t to dismiss the relationship issues that trigger reactions. As we’ve said, sometimes the second topic is at least as important as the first. The goal is to get better at realizing when we’ve got two topics on the table, and to address each on the merits rather than letting one get tangled up in, or cancel out, the other. There are three moves that can help us manage relationship triggers and avoid switchtracking.
