Raj and Jamie recently started dating. To commemorate their first month as a couple, Raj surprised Jamie when he picked her up at work in a rented limousine with floor-level tickets to a concert. After the show, Raj was upset because Jamie would barely speak to him. Jamie was also upset because she had been planning on surprising Raj with a quiet dinner at home. After two days of fighting, the couple broke up. What was likely at the root of this conflict?

Lack of Empathy & Mutual Understanding

Explanation:

Raj & Jamie, recently came together couple, broke up due to a conflict for about two days.

Both of them had made different plans for an evening (Raj - Concert & Jamie - dinner. So, they got disappointed with each other as - one's (Jamie's)  plan got cancelled & then she was not in good mood while other's (Raj's) plan,  which made the latter also upset.

Instead of fighting, they could have shown empathy towards each other's feelings and could have made an attempt to understand each other's state of mind by putting themselves in other one's shoe. Such empathy & mutual understanding could have helped them solve their issue in a manner, constructive for their relationship & could also have enhanced resilience of their relationship. For eg - they could have surprised each other with a surprise date of other one's choice (Raj - Dinner, Jamie - Movie/ concert)  However, lack of empathy & mutual understanding  turned a petty issue into huge conflict & broke up their relationship.

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