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hisannabelle -> RE: Limited Topics! (1/18/2008 10:03:10 PM)
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greetings missscd,
usually we can do pretty well, even talking about politics - which is strange, considering he's a republican and i'm a socialist. every now and then things will get a little heated, particularly when we're discussing issues like profiling or racism, because our experiences and beliefs on some things are so different. but i don't really think we've ever truly argued about something like that. actually, come to think of it, we don't really argue at all - when he's stressed he'll go off on me about something, but that's usually just him letting off steam, not an argument, and it has nothing to do with differing beliefs. i guess our "live and let live" attitudes make it easier to discuss these things without getting too heated - that and the fact that i'm fairly apolitical and i've learned over the years that i can't let myself get too involved in those kinds of arguments because i need to hold onto what little sanity i have left, so i tend to back off if i feel like i'm in too deep. the fact that he's the master and always has the final say helps, too - for me it would feel disrespectful to argue with him. i've yelled at him probably one whole time since we have been together, and that was when he was taking something out on me and basically being a jerk on one of the worst days of my life, and he did apologize and realize he was wrong for doing it, so it wasn't an issue (he doesn't mind me telling him he's being a jerk when he's being a jerk, and actually encourages it). but outright arguing just feels wrong to me, at least with him.
respectfully,
annabelle.
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