Not sure where to stand

[HopeRB]

This is great advice Thornton. I've been told to simply listen, validate and if he brings up something crazy regarding the R, I was told to either ignore the zinger and let him know that you don't want to talk about it right now or to say:

"I understand and hear what you're saying. I don't think xyz is the best solution to our issues but, I respect your opinion and I will not stop you."

And like Thornton said, try to leave off on a good note. This is very difficult to do but you can do it, Spark! I tried my hardest to do it and as you may know, have not contacted H since. This is counter-intuitive and new as I would normally jump all over any little nicety I'd get from him so I think your H will notice if you switch it up a bit.