The Porch Light Close gives both decision makers the room to decide: you step outside, and let them flicker the porch light when they are ready.
The definition
The Porch Light Close gives both decision makers the room to decide: you step outside, and let them flicker the porch light when they are ready. It runs when “we just need to talk about it” comes from two people who are sitting right there.
It is designed for one specific situation: both decision makers present, presentation and investment seen, and their remaining need is a private conversation — the way couples actually make big decisions. It is not the answer to a missing spouse; that is a different situation entirely, and the doctrine holds: no one-leggers. Diagnose first — if a specific concern is unresolved, handle it instead.
Where it lives: The twelve closes
Knowing what porch light close means is step one. Running it live, at a kitchen table, against a homeowner who pushes back — that's the training. Spar grades you on the system in every round — $29/month. Spar before you knock.