sometimes i find myself wondering why other people’s (admittedly self perceived) shortcomings bother me so. i have friends that never admit to being wrong, nor apologize when they are. i just don’t understand this behavior. for example, (as superficial as this may come across), discussing menu options, the friend in question said he didn’t feel hungry so he was going to order a small dish for himself and another dish to share with his wife. everyone got their meals, but i noticed that my friend didn’t get, what i thought, was the shared dish and pointed it out. his response was, “i didn’t say i was getting anything else.” at this point, it didn’t matter what my response was going to be. my thoughts on the matter meant nothing. he was right, i was wrong. i reminded him that he said he was going to order a shareable or something that was going to be shared. he stood firm.

like, this example isn’t the only one i have, especially with this person, but i have another friend that’s the same. this wears on me a lot. i feel like i can’t have a meaningful relationship with the person because if it’s more important for their ego to be right all the time, instead of being honest, then where’s the integrity between us?

i just don’t understand these type personalities, but i do know it rubs me the wrong way.