conflict doesn't ruin it. avoidance does. | cuffed episode no. 6
conflict avoidance feels like keeping the peace — but what it actually does is quietly dismantle trust, because the person on the other side learns that honesty isn’t safe and hard things won’t get addressed. this episode makes the case that men who avoid difficult conversations aren’t protecting the relationship; they’re protecting themselves, and the cost gets absorbed by everyone around them. the distinction between conflict and avoidance is one of the most important lines in any relationship: one is uncomfortable and necessary, the other is a slow leak that doesn’t announce itself until…
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