Maybe the words I used didn't mean anything maybe it was justthe tone of what I was saying. I think it was just enough of a different angle that it kind of shocked her out of our normal argument pattern.
This is a good point. I guess it's pretty likely that we humans even argue on auto pilot....if you can change the approach, maybe you can get her out of her auto pilot response.
"Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you."