Breathe deeply, empathically listen to the person’s perspective without preoccupation on your rebuttal, and look for something in the conversation that offers common ground.

Highlight those commonalties, which could give you some wiggle room for more productive conversation. Try lightening the conversation with a joke at an appropriate time. Humor goes a long way.

Later, identify what frustrated you specifically and ask yourself for brutally honest answers about why something frustrates you.

You could uncover character flaws within yourself (e.g., jealousy, impatience), or you may need to work at creating distance between those frustrating conversations with that individual.