what do you do in an argument when you realize

clydethecat
clydethecat Posts: 1,087 Member
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you're wrong. i picked a fight with my darling husband and in the midst of telling him how wrong he was, i came to the realization i was the one, in fact, who was wrong.

its embarrassing! what would you do?

(i owned up, apologized and did my best to make it up to him :) )
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  • JessigirlJb
    JessigirlJb Posts: 656
    thats the best thing to do i think you handled it maturely. just be straight guys appreciate that
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    Apologize, very mature response you had there :)
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    It doesn't matter, even if I'm right...I'm wrong :laugh:

    Edit: Talking about with a spouse right?
  • TeachTheGirl
    TeachTheGirl Posts: 2,091 Member
    I don't know...I'm always right. ;)
  • AwesomePossum82
    AwesomePossum82 Posts: 93
    I own up to it and apologize
  • Sister_Someone
    Sister_Someone Posts: 567 Member
    I shut up, take a deep breath and apologize.
  • UncleMac
    UncleMac Posts: 13,835 Member
    Your reaction is about the best I've ever heard of but I doubt most people would do as you have. My only question is this: why pick an argument in the first place?
  • kr3851
    kr3851 Posts: 994 Member
    I usually go really red in the face, stumble a bit and then say something along the lines of 'and I just realised I'm wrong and now I look like an idiot'.

    Edited to fix silly spelling mistake
  • Chipmaniac
    Chipmaniac Posts: 642 Member
    I don't know. It's never happened to me.
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    It doesn't matter, even if I'm right...I'm wrong :laugh:

    Edit: Talking about with a spouse right?
    Me in reverse LOL
  • Rosa1213
    Rosa1213 Posts: 456 Member
    I say "I was wrong. You're right."
    Then I look really embarrassed, because it's the most embarrassing thing ever! Then I awkwardly try to explain why I was confused, and it usually ends with something like "....but I didn't think about it like that...."
  • kympow
    kympow Posts: 145 Member
    I fess up and apologize...
  • saragato
    saragato Posts: 1,154
    I get aggravated especially if I'm the one that picked it, but with a red face I'll admit my mistake/wrongdoing and just hope there's no gloating or wtf's on the other end. Though if it's with my boyfriend he always knows when I'm wrong or when I'm BSing and will calmly point it out and just let me admit it from there or look stupid trying to save face.
  • clydethecat
    clydethecat Posts: 1,087 Member
    Your reaction is about the best I've ever heard of but I doubt most people would do as you have. My only question is this: why pick an argument in the first place?

    oh well, because i was in a bad mood, and i thought he had done something wrong. i've been good lately, but i have bi polar disorder, and sometimes i cant see past how mad i am. no excuse, i hate when i do this, normally i'm a good wife.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I make him a sammich. And get him a beer. Then later....
  • Maurice1966
    Maurice1966 Posts: 419 Member
    Never apolgise for being wrong. It sends the message that you are week. Better to continue with the ruse and hope it blows over......Not what to do.
  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    Usually that dawning awareness that I'm wrong happens internally and I get that 'deer in the headlights' look. If I can't smoothly make it look like I've been agreeing with the person the whole time, I apologize for being wrong.

    We are talking spouses here, right?
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    i fake a heart attack.
  • Cliffslosinit
    Cliffslosinit Posts: 5,044 Member
    *faint*
  • katamus
    katamus Posts: 2,363 Member
    I tend not to argue about things unless I clearly know the answer.

    But in a rare case.. Backpeddle. Hard.
  • DENALI2017
    DENALI2017 Posts: 53
    She's never wrong, so I don't argue.
  • Mina133842
    Mina133842 Posts: 1,573 Member
    I've always liked my younger brother's comment - mind you, he was stoned when he said this (and a totally mellow guy)....but his comment on something when he realizes he's wrong:
    "dude, sorry I blew up." coming from someone half-baked, it's hilarious. Now that he's sober, he still says it, but it still makes me laugh. He hardly ever gets fired up.....UNLESS you make your hamburger wrong! He freaks out if you put the mustard, ketchup pickles, and cheese or "fixins" UNDER the burger patty on the bottom bun...when my older brothers figured that out, all 3 of them, and our sister made their "upside down" burgers- and ate them in front of him (holiday BBQ for the 4th of July) I can't tell you how freaked out he was- it was pretty funny.
  • Meloyelo2010
    Meloyelo2010 Posts: 171 Member
    B...J...
  • kayemme
    kayemme Posts: 1,782 Member
    I laugh, tell him I love him and admit that I was wrong.
  • Ocarina
    Ocarina Posts: 1,550 Member
    Just own it up. I have started multiple arguments over something stupid or otherwise wrong on my end. Arguments drag on a lot because someone won't let go which is always me LOL. But owning up to it and my spouse will never hold a grudge and we get along great 10 minutes later.
  • travisseger
    travisseger Posts: 271 Member
    Being a diabetic, I'll start to act confused and blame everything on low blood sugar.

    But seriously, I have always found it best to just take a step back and apologize.
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    (i owned up, apologized and did my best to make it up to him :) )

    ^^ This is all you can do.
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    It's never happened. I'll have to get back to you.

    No really.... I try really hard NOT to argue. If I'm proven wrong - I admit it.
  • tennisbabe94
    tennisbabe94 Posts: 444 Member
    i fake a heart attack.

    ^^This. First in my head, I'm like "weellllll *kitten*" and then I suck up my pride and apologize already.
  • morganhccstudent724
    morganhccstudent724 Posts: 1,261 Member
    I make him a sammich. And get him a beer. Then later....

    winner.

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