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It’s a clichéd rom-com scene: The couple is sitting at a table in clearly awkward silence. Finally, one of them announces that the relationship is over and in doing so delivers the classic line “It’s not you, it’s me.” And what I always hear in those scenes is “It’s not me, it’s you. Or if it is me, it’s me blaming you.” You could be this comfortable with your vendor. So how could the couple avoid getting to that point? While every relationship is different, failure usually can be avoided....