My parents had a wonderful way of dealing with disagreements. If either of them felt they were heading for an overheated argument, they would say �five minutes�. The discussion would then continue for five more minutes, after which each of them would apologise to the other, regardless of whether they had resolved their differences or not. Then they would open a bottle of wine and have a toast to each other, always with a grin, a chuckle and an �I love you�. Luckily they didn�t often have arguments or this would have ended up in them both turning into alcoholics (lol). :o)