Benny added, “I’m gonna try to calm it down ’cause why do I want to be in that situation where we’re both upset about something?” That doesn’t mean he doesn’t stand his ground. “I think you listen, and you say like — okay, sometimes, I’ll say, ‘Let’s not let it get there. Let’s just talk about this.'”
Noting that physical touch is also “very big” to him, Benny shared that sometimes a gentle “hand helps” in navigating tough conversations, too. “Just holding their hand while you’re telling them, or giving them a hug while you’re telling them and let them talk it out first and then after they talk it out be like, ‘Okay well, here’s what I think,’ and you can work through these things together in such an easy way,” he shared.
