Conversing, Ambivalently

THE CONVERSATION with the lady was an incredible delight to me, because she is the love of my life, and most intelligent. but when she stated her opinion that Michelle Obama is a man, and that Barack Obama was indeed born in Africa, the chat took a bit of a downward turn. I consider both of these contentions, made popular by Trump and Obama haters, fatuous, irresponsible, idiotic, and indicative of latent racism, and I told her so. To make such outrageous claims is not attempting to speak truth, but rather, to give insult and express hatred. I told her that since I love her so much, I felt obligated to be honest with her, even when my  honesty does not reveal a positive attitude about her beliefs. I hope and think she agreed. I reminder her that shortly after taking office, Trump meekly acknowledged that Obama was born in Hawaii; she responded that her strong belief had nothing to do with Trump, whom she, like I, despises, but rather, on sound empirical proof, of some sort. Unless I intevene, I sense that her proof, and its sources, she will will eventually share with me. I need to be open minded enough to take a look at it. She's already accused me of being narrow minded. I am, in the sense that I am singularly unwilling to even consider the possibility that Michelle Obama is  a man. if accepting the possibility is requisite for open mindedness, I am indeed not open minded. hy temptation is to ask her if she is willing to even consider the possibility that she is wrong about Michelle's true gender, tow which I believe she will say no, her facts are proof, she is certain. At that point i would be tempted to ask her why she calls me marrow minded, rather than dealing with her own narrow mindedness. you are probably tempted to recommend to me that I drop the matter altogether, that I not mention it ever gain, that I simply accept that she and I disagree about Michelle's sex and Barack's birthplace, and my response is that you are quite correct, that is great advice, and I intend to take it, I promise to take it. Further more, I must remind myself that I do not always have to be "right", that I do not have to "win' every argument", and that is is often best to merely , as we say, "let a sleeping dog lie". Usually, its better to be friends than to be right.