Originally Posted by missaec

But I was thinking it might be marginally threatening to him. He's already really insecure with me because I'm (not being conceited--just factual) more intelligent than him and generally more successful than him at almost everything. I mean, I don't try to be. I'm just really, really motivated and ambitious by nature and he's... the opposite? I definitely don't rub this stuff in his face, but any time a sentence comes out of my mouth, he thinks I'm criticizing him when I'm really, really not. He's even admitted in the past that just me being who I am makes him feel inferior. I mean... I can't do much about that myself without just generally and purposely trying to suck at things.