A&K : I adore you enough to say that I doubt very much that your wise-cracking, quick to respond, mentally exhausting arguments don't affect your relationships with women (btw , takes one to know one so I'm calling it on myself too). ( My own biggest 180, life gets so much easier, after a while, no one is "there" and you are only fighting yourself!
I've been trying to say this for quite some time now, you didnt take my advice, I dont mind...
Imagine if your W/GF is frustrated and is trying to get through to you. Imagine how it feels to be faced with a "word sword play" all the time... After a while it gets VERY tiring and discouraging. After a while, you dont care to know what is right or wrong anymore. You just want someone that will listen. (Very good soil for OPs to grow!)