"I don't think I understand, tell me another way."
"What I hear you saying is..."
"Tell it to me like I am a 3rd grader."
Use "I" statements not "you" statements.
Quote:
I asked if I could ask him something and he said that this conversation was over. Then I said something on a different topic but he dismissed me.
OK, that is his problem, he's passive-aggressive.
"When you dismiss me like that I feel _______________. In the future I would appreciate it if we could continue having a dialouge. This is hurting our relationship."
Let him know what behavior is unacceptable to you ("I").
M22,H45,W45 S21/18D12 Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties and at the same time confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.
