Stubborn: Refusing to move or change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting.
I have this very close, sometimes contentious relationship with the guy who is in from out of town. I spoke about him at some length with My Therapist yesterday. It made me realize how important this relationship is to me - just how important. He's a lot like me - competitive, somewhat arrogant, definitely pedantic, stubborn as shit - while differing in important ways. He makes his decisions on the feel of things while I relentlessly investigate the facts as I understand them, then decide dispassionately. It's helpful to have a friend who looks at things differently. I still want to tell him why he's doing it wrong.
My Therapist was surprised that I made a second appointment and that I kept that appointment. She was convinced I wouldn't come back. Sound like an arrogant, pedantic, stubborn know-it-all? The last few visits have been along the lines of shooting the shit, poking around, digging a little deeper. I'm getting something out of it and I often don't see the it coming. At the beginning I was in a deep hole so it wasn't too tough to figure out that I needed to dig furiously. Now I'm shaping the contours of the rut that I've furnished and occupied.
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