I remember, when I was driving, my wife saying “You’re mad at me aren’t you!
Me: No I am not mad.
She: Well you are not talking to me!
Me: No, I am watching out for the traffic!
she: Well you are sure not talking!
Me: I don’t have anything to say.
(Then she really gets mad.)
The inverse of that is:
He: How come you’re mad?
She: It’s obvious!
He: What?
She: Well, if you don’t know I’m not saying.
He: (silence)
She: If you don’t know what you did wrong I’m not telling you. I can’t believe you sometimes!! All wrapped up in your own little world and never thinking about anybody else, much less me. You can see that I’m mad and you don’t have the slightest idea why!! You could care less. You never listen to anything I say and that really hurts me. You .....
A no win situation. 🤔. Nothing to do but turn up Steppenwolf “ born to be wild. 😁.