Tom and his wife, Rebecca, are having a discussion about whether Tom can play poker with his brother and some friends Thursday night, or if he must watch the kids while Rebecca attends classes to receive her nursing certificate. Read the dialogue below and select the part of their argument that represents the compromising conflict style.

Read the dialogue below and select the part of their argument that represents the compromising conflict style.

Tom: "I'm going to be late for work. Can we talk about this some other time?"
Rebecca: "No, we need to settle this now. The babysitter canceled and my class is tonight. If I miss it, it will be really hard for me to make up the material."
Tom: "Don't worry about it; I'll skip poker and stay home so you can go to your class."
Rebecca: "What if I leave class a little bit early? That way you can hang out with your brother and your friends, even if you're late to the game.
Tom: "No, just go. I've got this."
"No, we need to settle this now. The babysitter canceled and my class is tonight."
"I'm going to be late for work. Can we talk about this some other time?"
"Don't worry about it; I'll skip poker and stay home so you can go to your class."
"What if I leave class a little bit early? That way you can hang out with your brother and your friends, even if you're late to the game."

The compromising conflict style is a conflict management style that aims to bring a little compromise to the demands of all parties involved in a conflict in order to bring a balance or arrive at a common ground that at least brings a solution/cooperation and ends the conflict. This is what happens in the above example where Rebecca tries to compromise a little so that Tom could go for his poker and in that way there is no conflict.