Yesterday, we had a "tiff" - he started in on me with that sarcasm I don't like that feels intended to hurt, and I bit. I haven't done this in a long time. But I got triggered. We went back and forth about how he didn't mean it that way, and how I thought he did and that he should go do that to someone else, but not me. I'm tired of it.
He left for the day and I called him and said I was sorry. He right away said "I didn't mean it that way." I said, "I'm sure you didn't." And he said he was sorry to.
It was really nice. Just to show him positive regard and give him the benefit of the doubt.
I guess I'm so used to him *not* saying nice stuff about me, that it's hard to believe he doesn't mean it sometimes. But I just stepped up and was like "I bet you didn't." And so that worked.
