Superstitious People - Dealing With them

[Torrere]

Originally posted by ladysycamore
Counter her arguments with facts that you have obtained from the internet, library, etc. In fact, if at all possible, give her so many facts that counter anything she has to say, that she'll HAVE to "fall back" and think about what's she's told you.

This will not work, because as FNF's post and Beestie's response have suggested, the real problem is not 'harmful computer radiation'. The real problem is probably not her being superstitious, either. The chimera has grafted both of these minor disagreements into itself. The argument about harmful computer radiation will be invincible until the problem behind it has been resolved.

I ask if the sole purpose of her call is to argue with me, she said yes, I told her I had no time for that bullshit and hung up...
Re-read this. There is a problem on both ends of the line.

I'm furious, I hung up on her and today instead of going home I inted to go out with some friends instead.

I tell her that I'm an MCSE and built more computers than I can remember, I know everything there is to know about PCs
With a mindset focused on causing problems, this will sound elitist and not trustworthy.

The quickest way to piss me off is to insist on something totaly illogical...and she mastered it.
So the reason that this has become a problem is because she knew that it would irritate you. If it did not, then something else would be the problem.

NO desire to give in and no interest in any compromise
Then it isn't an honest problem.

The 'harmful computer radiation' problem is a distraction from the real problem. I would estimate that the real problem is not superstition, either.

Since there is a problem with both of you, the easiest way (although not necessarily the most solid way) to solve this is to solve the problem on your end. I don't know what the problem is. It will probably crop up elsewhere in your life, but since romance and such strong emotion tends to blur reason, the problem might be easier to diagnose in areas of your life other than your romantic relationship.