Talking It Through

After an Argument

Repairing it.

吵架后 · 8 turns · you say 4 lines

  1. Them

    I said things I did not mean.

  2. You

    So did I, and I regret every word.

  3. Them

    What actually upset you?

  4. You

    I felt you were not listening.

  5. Them

    I was defensive straight away.

  6. You

    Next time let us pause first.

  7. Them

    That sounds like a good rule.

  8. You

    Then we agree on something already.

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Words in this dialogue

  • saidpast form of say
  • thingsan object or matter
  • meanto have as a meaning
  • regretto feel sorry about
  • everyeach one
  • worda single unit of language
  • actuallyin fact
  • upsetuncomfortable; unhappy
  • feltpast form of feel
  • listeningto pay attention to sound
  • defensiveacting as if being attacked
  • straightgoing directly; not bent; immediately (straight away)
  • awayat a distance
  • nextthe one after this; beside
  • timethe passing of hours and minutes
  • pauseto stop for a moment
  • firstbefore all the others
  • soundsseems from what you hear
  • goodof a high standard
  • rulean instruction that must be followed
  • agreeto have the same opinion
  • somethinga thing not named
  • alreadybefore now