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Jul 5, 2026 4 min

Three questions when someone disappoints you 143

from Conflict Owner's Manual Hosted by Dr. Deborah Sword, with co-host Tyson Bankert

If you are disappointed in someone, it's tempting to blame them for not meeting your expectations. The conflict competent response is to ask yourself these questions, which will improve the quality of your relationship. Is your expectation reasonable; what are you asking the other person to do or change; what do you agree on? When you and the other person understand each other, whether you agree or not, you create more than you have alone. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. Deborah Sword is a conflict specialist with decades of experience and training to share. Please subscribe to our podcast, like it, share it, leave comments (we love comments), ask questions and suggest topics you'd like to hear. Thank you for listening.

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If you are disappointed in someone, it's tempting to blame them for not meeting your expectations. The conflict competent response is to ask yourself these questions, which will improve the quality of your relationship. Is your expectation reasonable; what are you asking the other person to do or change; what do you agree on? When you and the other person understand each other, whether you agree or not, you create more than you have alone. Send us a text. We love hearing from you. Dr. D...

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