.... random thought, not run through the logic meter ....
Every time you state a definite opinion, goal, emotion, boundary, whatnot .... you have thrown down and given him something to respond to. So then he gets to react to you, he doesn't have to confront himself.
If there is any merit to that thought at all, it might be good to let him stew in his own juices and look in his own mirror for a little while.
"Show me a completely smooth operation and I'll show you someone who's covering mistakes. Real boats rock." -- Frank Herbert
