Guides

The conversations people put off.

Each of these is written to be useful on its own. None of them need this product, or any product — the preparation is most of the outcome, and almost nobody does it. Where OnBetterTerms is genuinely the right tool for a step, the guide says so and says which part.

How to stop having the same argument

Why does this keep coming back?

The argument that repeats is usually two different arguments wearing one costume. How to find the one underneath, and what to do when it turns out to be a real disagreement rather than a misunderstanding.

How to set a boundary without starting a fight

How do I say no and not blow this up?

A boundary is a statement about what you will do, not an instruction about what they must do. Why that distinction does most of the work, and how to hold one when the first reaction is not a good one.

How to apologise after an argument

How do I say sorry so it actually lands?

What a real apology contains, the three versions that make things worse, when to wait, and what to do when it is not accepted.

How to talk about money with your partner

How do we do this without it becoming a fight?

Money arguments are rarely arithmetic. Separating the facts conversation from the fairness conversation, and writing down what you actually agreed.

How to communicate with a co-parent

How do I keep this civil when it is not?

Short, factual, one topic at a time, and written as if it will be read by somebody else one day — because it may be. Including what not to do with the children in the middle.

How to have a difficult conversation at work

How do I raise this without damaging myself?

Work conversations have an audience, a record and a power difference. How to decide what you are actually asking for, and what to put in writing afterwards.

How to handle a roommate conflict

How do I bring this up without living in an atmosphere?

Small things compound. Raising it while it is still boring, asking for a specific change rather than a different person, and running a house conversation that ends in decisions.

Where to start if you are in it right now

If the conversation is happening tonight and you have twenty minutes, preparing for a difficult conversation is the shortest useful thing here. If you want to see what the product does before signing up for anything, the demo runs in your browser and the worked example follows two people through one afternoon.

OnBetterTerms is not therapy, legal advice, or a crisis service, and it does not replace professional care. If you are afraid of the other person, none of these guides are the right page — read this instead.