This post is advice about how negotiations can best occur between persons:
(A) recognition of what it is, that your side wish to accomplish
(B) thorough, honest, examination, and then understanding, of the other party’s interests and wishes (derived through communication)
(C) before finalizing any terms, respect other party with adequate level of understanding that the other party’s interests are both legitimate, and their valid own
(D) What are some of the “things” that are “middle ground”. (What are the items that both would testify to each other, agreeing that is shareable)? This overlap, is the “glue” and incentive for securing a deal
(E) Understand that anyone with principle, will inherently have non-negotiable items, that they will not give you. So, you may not get any agreement if you want to do away with those
(F) If no agreement can be achieved, both parties should “walk from the table” until they can maybe consider striking a deal with each other later