How to Relate to Impossible People

Everyone has at least one person—and possibly more—who tries their patience with every encounter. Almost every meeting turns into a conflict. It might be a spouse, a child, a sibling, a parent, an in–law, a boss, a co–worker—or just about anyone with whom you must interact regularly.

Author Dick Purnell, founder and director of Single Life Resources, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ and author of 12 books on relationships, marriage, self–esteem, and spiritual development, offers help...