How do you deal with conflicts?

I think that anyone who has really honest would admit that they have, at some time or other, been in conflict at least once in their life. For many people, it is a lot more often than just the once, but whilst some are major differences, many of them are also minor. For me, it all depends on what the conflict is about and who it is with that will determine how I will handle it. These days I am retired, so I do not have the issue of work colleagues, but if it is my husband, then we will dicuss the issue we don't agree upon. One of us will put forward our opinion, without interruption, and then the other will do the same. We will then discuss the points of view and sometimes I see things his way and others he sees things my way. However if we cannot agree on the basics, then we will look for a compromise which keeps both of us happy. I will never get involved in a dispute, or arguement, between friends if I am not directly involved that is. They can sort it out between themselves but if I am asked for advice I will tell the person that I want to hear both sides, starting with theirs. So once they have told me, I will say how I would have handled things. From there it is up to them to decide what to do, but all of our friends are aware that I love them all dearly for themselves, so will not take sides. I will support both of them and try to help them resolve the problem. At this point I do have to say that unless I clearly think that one of them is in the wrong, then I will put forward the positives and negatives from both of them. This means they are both right and both wrong, which generally makes it a little more palitable for each of them. Thankfully those sorts of things happen very seldom, as we are all mature and know each other well, including all the little idiosyncrasies we each have. :)