You’ve got only a little time to achieve your goal: Finding some way to make your people understand that working together is better for everyone than keeping this insane battle raging. It doesn’t help anyone at all. You can only do so much, of course, and you can’t make decisions for anyone else. If they don’t cooperate this time, don’t be too hard on yourself.

Some days are easy-breezy and you feel like a cover model. Other days are tougher. Get through it with aplomb and somebody special is sure to notice.

Let your partner win this round. It will work out much better for both of you in the long run. Sometimes it’s too easy to score momentary victories without looking at the big picture, but you need to take the long view this time.

Imagine how hard it was to move your couch into your house, and how easy it was to decide to get a new one. Tighter times mean you won’t be making those kinds of decisions as lightly. Enjoy the energy that frees up.