Working together?

I thought I would share some of the advice given during one of our court hearings:

The Commissioner told us that it is not weakness when you work together.

My ex likes to fight, which makes it extremely tough to come together on any subject. Because he would rather fight than resolve something.

Don't do that. Be reasonable. I'm not saying to give in on crazy, wrong things. But give in where it is reasonable to do so.

When something is reasonable, I give in. When it is not reasonable, I try to give alternate ideas to resolve the situation. And if that is not possible, then I try to be as calm in my response as possible.

Just my personal thoughts on that advice. Take it or leave it.