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Jodie44
ANSWERS: 15
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No I don't! (just kidding)
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I think it's a power issue.
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Nobody but nobody better answer this after me! LOL!!! I think it's the need to be right and to convince others of that rightness that compels us to that one last parting shot.
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I guess its that the last opinion is thought of as the final opinion, so maybe people take that as the verdict/what's correct.
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I see you've met my dad. Hard-headed and just wanting everything your way.
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Ego and the need to be heard.
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See Jodie? You've just turned negative into positive! It seems to me that your RECENT experience has been the inspiration for your RECENT questions hehehe.
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I wouldn't know for 2 reasons: 1. I am not a human. 2. I didn't study the human psyche, and don't plan to. ;-) p.s. i am using a library computer in SUPER secret in between la and santa barbara, because my laptop got destroyed by a HUGE forest fire. i'm just fine. ;-)
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For some it is a sense of insecurity that nags at them and says, "If you don't get the last word, then you can't go on believing that what you believe is true." In other words, a need to be validated. On the opposite (or not so opposite) end of the spectrum is control - the need to have everything under one's thumb in an orderly and predictable manner. Either way, it is not all that healthy and it is a good thing to grow out of. Confident people who are at home with and comfortable with themselves can usually let other people disagree and agree to disagree without being disagreeable.
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Probably not everyone. Just proud people...which kind of is everyone, but there are plenty of people who will say that it doesn't matter to them.
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To me, it is someone who feels that they have to have the last word and feels that they are right all of the time.
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Hi Jodie! It transcends the human psyche because I have a 5 y.o. German Shepherd that absolutely always has to have the last .. grunt, bark or sigh!
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Competitiveness and a belief that having the last word indicates victory, usually compels people to seek the last word.
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Whatever it is, my dog's psyche always compels him to do the same!
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I'd say a control issue. Maybe in their earlier life they experienced a loss of control or inability to control something important to them (or have a hand in it) so they always have to have the last word because that way the conversation is somewhat controlled. It could also be closed mindedness of others' opinions, meaning if theirs is the last word, discussion is closed and that's the verdict (like the gaval coming down in court). They may be afraid to step out of their comfort zone so they need to force theirs on others to feel secure.
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