[ Gotcha ]

It’s difficult to be in conversations filled with “gotchas”, where it feels like the other person is just waiting to top your contribution. 

Some people seem to need to do the ‘one-upmanship’ in the conversation, such as correcting minor flaws, or expanding on a statement with a know-it-all approach that feels a little icky. But perhaps they are just trying to be helpful.   

Wait, in full disclosure of self-awareness, perhaps I do this myself, appearing a little showy while trying to be helpful.  They say that what we don’t like in others is something we might be ourselves.  Um, gotcha?