The Conversation

im tired of constantly feeling like i have to tiptoe around conversations the other day while playing games with a couple of friends i brought up a question for friend a just something simple to clarify a word i had misunderstood since i figured theyd know the answer

me hey i have a question about x does x mean y

friend a actually no x means z

me oh okay i thought x meant

then out of nowhere friend b cut in super serious no youre wrong they just told you x means z

at that point i snapped and just said something like okay i get it
and suddenly i was the bad guy they started going on about how i was out of line for reacting that way saying i was being hostile
am i losing it because this kind of thing happens way too often friend a and i will be talking everything seems fine and then friend b jumps in with this overly serious tone like the slightest misstep is some huge offense

and somehow i always end up being the one in the wrong its beyond frustrating