If you know you are right and the issue is trivial, do you let your SO know?

If it’s trivial, I keep my mouth shut.

I lurve this question Gail! btw, hope you feel better soon.

Totally inspired by my earlier question!

I like to be right, and I usually fight for it even if it’s trivial. My husband always thinks he’s right. But, he’s wrong. ;)

But I mean, the disagreement over the pronunciation of Rutherford was quite jovial. We were both laughing the whole time at how absurd we thought the other person’s version of the pronunciation sounded. We were both joking around and insisting we were right.

What’s wrong with finding out you are right and then being like, “Ha! I win!” ?

Over extremely small matters, can’t things just be in good fun? What is the need to be noble in something like this?

Along the same lines as GoS, I should hope that my SO would be able to carry on a lively discussion about something trivial just for the fun of it, and not be to uptight to graciously accept being proven wrong.

If my wife and I disagree on something, which isn’t that often, she usually ends up being correct. She is the smart one. Since this is typically the case, if I know I’m right I must prove it. And when I do, she smiles and laughs. I love her!

I find it hard to keep quiet. I try but that just delays my response.

Consider the possible consequences and regulate your motives. “The shot that rang around the world” was trivial and the result was massive carnage. At the same time, if there is the tiniest obstacle in a relationship, confronting your significant other with honesty and tact may prevent future “pile ups.”

Of course! What kind of wife would I be if I didn’t?

I try to let things go, but am not always successful.

You know, a lot of people say they’re always right, but they don’t really mean it. Well, I mean it when I say I’m never mistaken…. except when I am.

My wife and I don’t usually disagree about little things. When we disagree—it’s pretty big. At least, so it seems to me. Of course, neither of us likes disagreeing, so for it to come out in the open, it has to be pretty serious.

On no no. Shame on you, Gail. This is a trick question. My wife is always right.

I have this really bad habit when it comes to my family. I want “peace at all cost” so I don’t argue even when I should sometimes. Now put me in a work situation and I am as confrontational as I need to be!! i did notice that I skipped over the recent religion question though. I am just not in the mood for confrontation with my fluther friends.

If we’re actually arguing, and near the Internet, then I will totally let him know that I’m right. We don’t argue often, but when we do I’m in it for the win.

I consider relationship discussions just that. Discussions. So if it is really important then I’m not going to be petty. But if it is trivial? Petty city.

I totally do! I will go to great links to prove that I’m right when I know I am (like the fact that older and more widely accepted version is “sneaked” not “snuck” like he thought). It might be a flaw, but he’s still hanging around, so I must not be too bad.

I do, to answer the question. My husband often does not.

I bet he would prefer that I not do so. And I wish he would.

Rule number one if you are to stay sane is to not sweat the small stuff. We all have so many things on our plates and minds right now that I don’t think being right is important anymore! :)

After experiencing marriage for a year and a half, I now know it’s best for the peace of the household to just shut up. That’s not how I want it, which is why I divorced her, but I’ll try again in a decade or so.