We asked experts how to approach conflict with family, romantic partners and co-workers – and how to do it better
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eality TV is generally not the first place one should turn to find models of effective communication. That’s why it was shocking to watch a scene in the latest season of Love Island US, in which Chris, a basketball player, asks the woman he’s seeing – Huda, a fitness influencer – if there’s anything he does that bothers her.
It affects his mood “when something goes wrong, but I’m confused about what happened”, he says.
What happened was that Chris taught a yoga class to the islanders (as Love Island contestants are called) and had asked everyone except Huda if they had anything to share.
