Good conversations rely on mutual respect and listening.

The following story involves a man who has a friend with a speech impediment.

To be polite, he makes an effort not to interrupt his friend while he is talking.

However, his friend does the complete opposite of him

Read the full story below for all the details.

AITA for shutting up?

There is a person in my life that I routinely converse with.

They have a minor speech impediment, a stammer.

They are very sensitive to being interrupted, so I avoid doing so.

Even when I know the words they are going for, I do not interrupt.

We have had this conversation before, and that is what they prefer.

This man’s friend would interrupt him while he was talking.

Lately, I have noticed that they do not extend the same courtesy to me.

We will be talking. I will be telling them about something I have read or something that happened during my day.

Then, they just jump in mid-sentence.

Sometimes, it is relevant. Other times, it is a complete non sequitur.

For example, they might point out that the cat has rolled over on the radiator.

He did not finish his story, and his friend got annoyed.

The last time this happened, I simply stopped.

I did not even finish the sentence that they interrupted.

After they finished cooing over the cat, I did not continue.

I felt that they were completely checking out.

They seemed more annoyed than apologetic.

So, was I the jerk?

Let’s find out what others have to say about this.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

Short and simple.

This one thinks the friend was being rude.

Here’s a similar experience.

Finally, here’s a valid point.

If someone keeps interrupting you, they don’t deserve to hear the end of your sentence.

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