ESI/LIE Conversations

[FDG]

An ESI whom I like but consider to be a bit selfish: " Do you think I am selfish?"

Me: "well if you are selfish and I tell you that you are, you wouldn't take my word as fact and will hate me for thinking you are and if I say no you aren't it would boost your ego.
If you aren't selfish and I tell you that you are, not only is that unfair but also shows my inability to make judgements and would also make you dislike me as a result of which will not take me seriously. If I tell you no you are not and you really are not, since you are asking this question now, you will think I'm lying. So I don't really know how to answer that question."

ESI: "So you think that I'm selfish!"

Me: "How do you define selfishness?"

ESI: "You think too much"

Slightly offending (just slightly, mind you) ESIs who are already friends with you makes them like you more, usually.

[Zero]

Slightly offending (just slightly, mind you) ESIs who are already friends with you makes them like you more, usually.

Yes FDG, it was supposed to be exactly slightly offensive. This was in the middle of an argument and I find them slightly selfish.