When "Let's Agree to Disagree" Becomes a Cemetery

Psychology Today | 09.10.2026 05:37
She remembers very well when he said it for the first time in their relationship: "Let's agree to disagree." She felt immediately relieved. The argument was going nowhere anyway. It was about what they should get for a friend's wedding. Nothing that would shake their relationship. Two years, many arguments and many "let's agree to disagree" later, nothing is left to discuss, not even important questions such as when cheating starts or whether they should get pregnant. The phrase "let's agree to disagree" has turned into a cemetery where many unresolved issues lie buried.