It’s true, but on my way home, I keep rephrasing it.

I only corrected a fact, but it felt like I’d denied what the other person said too. Even on the way home, I replayed my answer.

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I was right, but I keep rephrasing it. — On the way home, I think back to what I said earlier. I told the truth, but it felt like I’d denied what the other person said too.
They’d said something first — They shared their thoughts first, and I corrected a fact in them. When the correction comes first, what they originally said gets pushed aside.
Keeping the facts and what you heard separate — In a conversation, I separate stating the facts accurately from responding to what the other person said. Acknowledge what you heard first, then add the facts, and both can stay in the conversation.
Tonight, try writing them separately — Write down the answer that comes to mind today in two lines. When you separate what they said from the fact you wanted to correct, you may see what to say first.
Both can be there in the next conversation, too — You can correct a fact and listen to the other person in the same conversation. Changing the order can change when there’s room to speak.