Shallow Talk and Separate Spaces: Dealing with Relational Conflict

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Sarah was frustrated as she drove home from work. Always too much to do and never enough time. She was working way too much and she knew it. But she didn’t know how to say no when asked to do more. She was still not finished with the midyear report and, to make matters worse, she was facing an exam tomorrow night in the class she was taking for her Master’s degree. She was tired and hungry, and hoped that Russell had started dinner. She turned onto the driveway and pushed the automatic opener for the garage door. By the time it was halfway up, she saw that Russell’s car was not there. “Well, I guess Russell won’t be helping with dinner again,” she muttered. “Why is everything my responsibility?”