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Behavioral science has much to say about the right combination of advocacy, agreement, domination and submission in human relationships. The three mindsets, Engaged, Aggressive and Passive, suggest that this mix might be quantified. Setting payoffs high-to-low as one goes right to left along the outcomes at the bottom tilts the story toward "Engaged" as the optimal among three, admittedly narrow, possible positions. Assume that both parties are the same age and health so that death is a 50-50 proposition. Likewise, assume that courtroom endings are essentially the toss of a fair coin. Setting the probabilities such that negotiation and market solutions are favored leads to the highest expected value when one is engaged, neither aggressive nor passive. The permutations are endless. Decision trees offer an analytic methodology to introduce rationality into what might otherwise disintegrate into an emotionally charged situation.