“Okay, well, let me ask you this, Yaegashi-kun. Which is more important: not hurting the other person, or talking it out so you can move on? What is your goal here? What is it that you truly care about above all else? Have you given it any thought?”
No points for being original, but sometimes advice is useful, not because it is novel but because it shines a light on what is obvious. “What is it that you truly care about above all else?”. Prioritizing what matters to us is almost always a useful compass for deciding what to do.
I think a lot of people get stuck on the first decision or point of conflict.
Sometimes, we need to make tradeoffs that we aren’t comfortable with but ultimately, I think the worst decision is inaction and letting go of your agency.