Especially if the person you’re talking to is ill tempered, stubborn or prideful. Those types of people are difficult to reason with, because they’re being driven by emotion and not rationality. It’s the epitome of a tug of war just to see who has most power in the end. So let silence be yours.
“A silent and loving woman is a gift of the Lord; and there is nothing so much worth as a mind well instructed.” - Ecclesiasticus 26:14
“It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.” - Proverbs 21:19
“Some man holdeth his tongue, because he hath not to answer: and some keepeth silence, knowing his time.” - Ecclesiasticus 20:6
When you’re silent, you’re no longer giving that person the fuel to continually charge back at you, and it gives them time to reflect on what they’ve said. Now that person doesn’t have anything to use against you to deflect away from their own faults, because you didn’t allow yourself to speak out of frustration. Going tic for tact with that person will just accumulate strife, and that, only escalates the problem without solving anything. So just chill, and give it some time. If the subject is not important than consider dropping it, and if it is important maybe next time you should try changing your approach. I’ve learned that sometimes when you come from a place of compassion, and understanding that people are more willing to hear you out, and be less defensive.
