Would you rather have the first word, or the last?.
Gotta be the last. If I go last, then I can refute anything that the other person has said. I can then make my own argument and they can’t say anything more on the subject. I’m of course referring to a debate situation, not necessarily a “relationship argument” situation. Damn, now I’m sounding like Sheldon from “The Big Bang Theory”. Simple.
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I would also like the last word in and hopefully make a good point/argument so that my words can linger on in the other person’s mind. 🙂