Relationship Repair Prompts

A managing director at a consulting firm describes a pattern of going 'radio silent' after difficult conversations with his managing partner. The silence lasts 48-72 hours, his partner interprets it as contempt, and by the time he re-engages the rupture has widened. He believes the problem is that he needs time to process and his partner doesn't respect that. He frames this as a compatibility issue.

Don't start with the prompts themselves - start with what happens in the room before he goes silent. 'Walk me through th...