During a conflict, when things get heated and emotions are boiling it is easy to say things that are not productive to solving the conflict or things that you don't really mean and may hurt your partners feelings. When this happens sometimes it is helpful to take a break. This doesn't mean stonewalling, but decided together to take a time-out and later return to the conversation when you both have calmed down a little.
During this time out you might want to talk a walk, or do something else that you know calms you down. Once you have both calmed down and had a little time to think about the conflict by your self you can come back together and calmly discuss the problem. After taking a minute to think you may even realize that the conflict is much easier to solve than you had thought.
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