We are couple based in Texas. We have a couple who has been our friends since a decade but they always find faults in me or my spouse in situations where we didn’t even think that we are hurting them. It’s like every few months we unintentionally do something that either hurts the husband or the wife. We are tired of this. But our kids are good friends and we are kind of stuck. I feel that their toxic nature will also rub off our kids in the future. We have talked to them about setting the right expectations multiple times over the years but they do find creative ways to inform us how we hurt them! It’s completely illogical and high-school stuff! What should we do?
What is the creative way they inform?
They must be part of the thin-skinned generation that is easily offended by small things. I came from the sticks and stones era and was taught that words shouldn't hurt. It sounds like they take things too seriously.