Aaron and Paul Have Been Friends for About a Year

Aaron and Paul have been friends for about a year and generally get along fairly well.At some point,Aaron starts to become annoyed with Paul's habit of being late all the time.A while after he realizes how much it really bothers him,Paul tells Aaron that it makes him mad when Aaron shows up late to go to a movie they agreed to see together.Paul is defensive at first and argues with Aaron that he is a busy person with a lot of stress and responsibility in his life and that Aaron just needs to "chill out." As the conversation progresses,Paul agrees to call Aaron in advance from now on if he's going to be late and to try to avoid making appointments with Aaron when he is not likely to show up or be on time.The next few times they get together,Paul is on time and Aaron makes a joke about it and Paul smiles.
Using the details of the story,identify the stages of the conflict process that Paul and Aaron went through.