H - Hope I think we need to move forward with the D.

Hope - I disagree but I won't stop you.


It's really all about validating. If he has his heart set on D, there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.

BUT, you can validate him and make him question himself.

If he complains about something. You can respond "Yeah, I can see why you would feel that way. That must have been really hard for you."

Just validate.