My job today is to convince you that avoidance is a mode of conflict, alongside the others we’ve considered this week: competition and acceptance.
I could try to convince you. I really could. But, you know what? I don’t want to. You’ve probably got your own views. Maybe they’re strongly held. That’s fine. I’m not particularly interested.
And while I do have a clear and well-articulated model of avoidance in my head, I don’t feel especially compelled to share it with you.
So, let’s just avoid the discussion altogether.