What's the best way to walk away from an argument/disagreement?

Question

Even when you are so obviously 100% right, and your partner is 100% WRONG!
How do you detach yourself from the disagreement, without kowtowing to them, and save face?
I shouldn't ALWAYS have to be the one to concede, though.

Answer 1

my cousin told me this one when i first got married 9 1/2 years ago. Look at him and smile and say yes honey your so right , but know your right and hes an idiot lol. my mother always says pick your battles , if it doesnt compromise your morals or family life then let it go .

Answer 2

Tell your partner that due to the emotions that are flying around the room right now about this discussion, that you think that you both need to separate for now. Let the other person know that you are going to think about the comments that were made and try to see it from their point of view. Go outside take a walk, or whatever to separate yourself from the situation at hand. While you are gone really think, openly and truly, about some of the points the other made. After that come back and try again. If that does not work , you should not always have to Kowtow, but let the other know that if agreement is not possible, you can agree to disagree.

Answer 3

Your right, you shouldn't ALWAYS be the one to walk away, but in the same breath someone has to be the mature one. As long as you get your point across you should be ok with it. I understand that men can be complicated when it comes to talking and discussing certain issues. Maybe you should think about how you approach the situation and realize there might be a flaw in your communication tactics. Then again, it might not be you to begin with. Take into consideration that a relationship is a two-way street and there must be dedication from both sides. When you get so mad to the point to where you just want to punch him in the face, just walk away. Walk away and get away for a little while, calm down, and then come back and try to keep the peace. Then when neither one of you guys are mad, bring it back up and just tell him that it hurt your feelings when he acted like that, instead of blaming everything on him. Men are very defensive, even if they know they are wrong. Some things are better left unsaid, but never back down and get walked on. Just don't let it go to another level to where now we're talking about violence, because it's not worth it!!

Answer 4

The best way to walk away is one foot in front of the other. Just tell them that regardless of what they are saying, you know how you feel and that you need some time alone to stay calm or to calm down. That is all. If they won't let you walk away, then warn them that if they continue to push that you can't guarantee that the argument will escalate even further (never resort to physical violence though). There really is no good or bad way, but try not to be accusatory or snotty while you do it.

Answer 5

There is no right or wrong way to walk away from a argument. If you just walk away, your spouse will think your hiding something or that they think they are right and there is no changing there mind. You should however let each other say how they conclude to there answer and not interupt one another. Then let the other say why they think you are right/wrong. Dont ever walk away from a fight/spat mad because it always trckles to the next fight and so on. NEVER GO TO BED MAD and NEVER LEAVE MAD because you never know, that last moment you spend with eachother could be your last!!

Answer 6

Now if this is just a petty arguement... what i do in this situation is just tell him well i guess we agree to dissagree. thats why everyone has a different oppinion. and that should be the end of it. However, if this is actually a meaningfull arguement. You should never just walk away all that is going to do is build up and those will continue to build up and no one wants to be there when all those come to surface and explode! There is always a way to compromise.

Answer 7

Arguments, fighting & disagreements are a waste of time/energy. Who cares who's right or wrong. The both of you should sit down, discuss this maturely & work it out like grown adults.

Answer 8

scream at them, "FINE, YOU ARE RIGHT, I AM WRONG! THERE YOU HAPPY, YOU GOT YOUR WAY YOU STUPID LITTLE BABY! I HATE YOU!"
jk...hehhehehehee...don't know how many times I wanted to do that too my X. He was just so ignorant, certainly wasn't as smart as he thought he was. I of course always conceded and eventually it took its toll. I just hated that we couldn't have a discussion and that there was even a remote possibility that I was right. It was horrible, he'd argue with me about everything; women's hygiene or sewing, something he knew absolutely nothing about. He'd argue until I just realized that I was even more ignorant for arguing with an ignorant SOB. It was crazy.

Answer 9

walking away from an argument doesn't mean giving in
if he thinks that it is tell him when HE'S READY TO TALK ABOUT IT IN A REASONABLE WAY then you'll talk to him otherwise just leave the room

Answer 10

Laugh and see that some arguments are meaningless and honestly decide not to waste your strength and emotions to continue the fight.