The tender art of compromise
Is two steps short of stealing
What you can’t get from standing tall
You might just get from kneeling

Be prudent in the strategy
And tactics that you pick
You might get, for the carrot
What you don’t get from the stick

Delay the confrontation
For as long as you are able
Pick a good distraction like
What shape to make the table

Try to see the problem
From the other’s point of view
Remember that to tango
It, at minimum, takes two

Assess the situation
At the end of every day
Never be afraid
To just get up and walk away

Listen very closely
But take care what you believe
Try to start the process with
Some aces up your sleeve

Lower expectations
This is not the time to boast
Try to get a sense
Of what your partner values most

Follow my advice
And these instructions to the letter
And your marriage (or disarmament)
Will work out for the better