4. “I told you so.” You’re always condescending.
“She ticks me off every time she says, ‘See? It’s just like I told you.’ Who does she think she is?” an irritated young man in his late teens tells us. When something unfortunate or unexpected happens to your boyfriend, rubbing the wound with a salty “I told you so” will only aggravate him further. Even if you were right and something happened as you predicted it would, try to be more supportive instead.