Why We Fight with Les and Leslie Parrot

Round One
Why we Fight

Romans 12:18

• Conflict is inevitable
• We are not always fighting about reality; most often we fight about our perception

At the heart of every fight is one of two emotional perception
1. Perceived threat
2. Perceived Neglect

3. Men and women are different

• Men use: Report Talk
• Women use: Rapport Talk

Round Two
How to Fight a Good Fight  - Tools for your tool belt
the book & app

1. The Conflict Card (available on lesandleslie.com via print or app)
2. Sharing Withholds

• sharing 2 positives and 1 negative
• Information that we neglect to say (good or bad) in the midst of 

Conflict is the price we pay for a deeper level of intimacy