Katherine Mary, Quite Contrary
I feel very contrary right now. I feel contrary about a variety of things because I'm in one of "those" moods, but my concentration in this post is concerning a pet peeve I was very satisfied to identify one day: I hate when people play the devil's advocate but don't tell you until the conversation's over -- if at all. If I've had an entire conversation with a person (who is so difficult and stubborn, all of the sudden!), but who at the end laughs it off and says, "I love playing the devil's advocate," it completely nullifies the connection with them I've been working to establish all that time. I've been trying to win them over because I care about them and now I find out that they've misrepresented themselves for the purpose of playing with me (which, essentially, is their game). An uncharitable read on the situation, yes, but I don't believe in having a staged debate unless everyone's in on it.And there it is.
By the way... hi. Sorry I've been gone so long!
posted by Kate @ 10:38 PM
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