Debating friends--how far should you debate on a ceratin subject?

my girlfriend and i have firey passionate debates all the time....i think its healthy, we respect each others opinions and i think its made us strong as a couple. i think people who like and care about each other can do this as long as each respects the others views wether or not they agrea with them a good debate can ignite other passions as well sometimes lol :)

This one kind of hits home for me. A few days ago a discussion came up in the place i blog about a testy subject. A friend and I were on opposite ends of the argument. Although we both agreed at the outcome, we dissagreed on other parts of it. In the end it caused us to no longer speak. Many insults were hurled and complications came up. I think its best to leave touchy subjects alone really. Unless you are ready to possibly loose a friend over it.

How far i debate something most definitely depends on the subject and how strongly i feel about said subject. If i have incredibly strong views about something, i am going ot fight until the end. THere are some issues i would die to get my point across for. There are other issues which i don't feel as strongly about and i won't take the energy to debate them too much.

Debating is good, however, we should not carry on too far. In debate we have to be selective in our selection of words too ensure that we do not hurt the other party.

I have learned that discussing things that are likely to cause an arguement is not the best idea. There are certain things that I just don't discuss with my friends because some things we are so passionate about we will actually get mad at each other. Sometimes it is just best to agree to disagree.