d in the first place. It is also important to understand that letting any person decide or influence your view on a separate topic only creates more conflicts for yourself.
             The third step to consider is the one side putting themselves in the opposite sides shoes (Fisher, Ury, and Patton 23). This is a useful perception tool because it goes along with how someone would want to be treated, only in reverse because this way you can see where the other side is coming from. In this particular instance it enables the public to step back and draw some similarities between themselves and the gay or lesbian couples. This will hopefully come to a positive outcome of solving the conflict of the acceptance of same-sex marriages and or unions. This also allows the problem to be solved as if the same negotiator is on both sides debating with themselves because seeing the other sides' point of view can be very clarifying in a way that no one ever expects. It is also a good idea to discuss each other's perception not only of each other's v
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