A friend who can say “my bad” without a fight is worth more than ten who’ve never once been wrong.

Someone who can admit they were wrong without the whole thing turning into a trial is doing something rare, and it is not weakness. It means the friendship matters to them more than the argument does, and it means small problems get to stay small. People who have never once been wrong leave you carrying every disagreement alone. You end up managing them instead of knowing them.

Be that person first. When you are off, say so early, plainly, and without a paragraph of reasons attached. Notice how much shorter your conflicts get once nobody has to win them.