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Arguments and Apologies
Writing prompts for rainy days…
From Writing Prompts for Rainy Days by Adrian CDTPPW in Read or Die!
#18 How easy is it for you to say sorry in an argument with someone else? Do you tend to openly admit you were wrong as soon as you realize that, or would you rather die than do that?
This is a tough one. I know what I want to say, but the truth is that I’m somewhere in the middle.
I don’t get into arguments often. I’m a passionate person, but not an angry one. And I’d like to draw the important distinction between disagreements and arguments.
To me, arguments imply that there are two opposing sides, and heavy emotions are usually involved. And when you pull emotions into things it can get all twisty. That’s when admitting I was wrong gets complicated.
I get so invested in my viewpoint that it becomes difficult to see any truth to the other side. And if I do begin to see another truth, I get embarrassed and more angry. At some point it becomes about winning, not who’s right or wrong.
Now disagreements are completely different. I see them as cordial conversations, where very little emotion is involved. This is more in my wheelhouse. They are more like fact finding missions than anything else.
I’m not emotionally invested, I merely think I know something. And if I’m wrong, I feel comfortable freely admitting it and apologizing. And I’m often wrong.
My husband and I don’t get into either of the two often. We tend to head them off before they even start. We are very accepting of each other’s flaws. But when we do argue, passions run high. And I sometimes lose myself in the idea of the argument, rather than the facts.
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