do you know anyone like this?
By jhl930
@jhl930 (3601)
United States
July 31, 2008 1:20pm CST
anyone that when they say something no matter what it is if you don't agree with them then they get mad...i know a few people like this and i don't really know why they are like this but if you don't agree with them they will just get mad and it will start a big argument...and to me its just not worth it so i will just keep my opinion inside until i leave because it isn't worth it to me like i said to get into a big fight over some little something and have stress and everything like that and cause problems with everyone, to me its just simply not worth it...so i was just wondering about all of you, do you know anyone like this, and if so how do you deal with them when you are around them? thanks for taking the time out of your day to read my discussion and i hope to get some answers and have a great day today!
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@Adoniah (7513)
• United States
31 Jul 08
I know a person that I call friend that is like that. It is so frustrating because sometimes he is so far off base it is ridiculous and he is a very intelligent person! I used to try to explain things to him and show him on the net or in a book where the answer lay to his problem, but he would not even read the info so I quit and now steer clear of sensitive subjects.
He is 64, somehow I do not think I will ever change his way of thinking. As I said before, he is a very intelligent person and can be very interesting to converse with, so I continue to do so in the safe areas!!
Shalom~Adoniah
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@chrislotz (8137)
• Canada
1 Nov 08
Well, it could be different scenerious that happen. If it is the friend that is always
mad about your opinions than maybe the friend is always negative to your opinions and
so maybe it is best to not state them.
But could it be that you are the one that is always negative to her ideas? Or could
you be stating your opinions with negativity in your voice and the way you come across?
So if I find that it happens to me a lot with one certain person I look at all sides
of the situation and see if it is my attitude or if it is the other person's attitude.
If it is the other person's attitude that no matter what I say to her she gets mad at
me, I stay away from that person or if I have to be in their company I don't say
anything to her.
Alrighty then, talk to you later,
your friend, chris. 
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
31 Jul 08
Sure do! I know a few people like that. I guess it's insecurity or something. One not only insists that she knows better than whatever anyone else thinks, she'll claim that so-and-so agreees, when that person totally disagrees. She's even told me I said things that, when she told me about them, I told her were totally untrue. I find this sort of thing both annoying and extremely futile. I find some sort of excuse and either walk off or hang up, depending on the type of conversations. I'm glad to have enough really nice friends to let whatever these hard-headed people say go in one ear and out the other.
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@bamakelly (5191)
• United States
31 Jul 08
I believe I have run across some people in my life like that. Some people just want to or need to be right all of the time. What I usually do when that happens, is I just stay silent and know in my own mind that I am right and don't try to let an argument start or escalate.
You are right, it isn't worth it at all. You get to a certain point in life when you just get too tired to argue anymore.
