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Ryan Seacrest

Ryan is quite simply one of the most influential, well-regarded, and well-known names in Hollywood. He is the quintessential Hollywood insider who...Full Bio

 

Try Saying This Instead of Telling Your Partner to ‘Calm Down’

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We've all been there: telling your partner to "calm down" won't actually calm them down. In fact, it usually makes things 10x worse.

But, Ryan Seacrest shared on-air, this sentence might do the trick instead:

"I understand this is upsetting."

Why?

First of all, it's just a lot nicer and second, it acknowledges their feelings, and you lessen the risk they will get more frustrated because you’re “not getting it”...

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