Can I Tell You Something Without You Getting Mad?

A story about two friends who figured out how to give feedback without wrecking their friendship.

NOTE: In this (Paid Subscriber) resource, I share a story in which I teach and demonstrate a strategy I’ve taught my clients for 10+ years. I’ve even saved marriages with this. Enjoy 😊

Jules and Micah had been best friends since their awkward middle school years. Over time, they’d survived bad breakups, basement floods, and one very regrettable karaoke night. But what almost broke them wasn’t something huge.

It was Jules constant interrupting.

Micah loved Jules. Deeply. But if he had to say “Please let me finish” one more time, he was going to develop a twitch.

So, one day over overpriced lattes, Micah took a breath and asked the most loaded question in friendship history:

“Can I tell you something without you getting mad?”