How to reply when she says you come across as arrogant
She called you out on arrogance. Learn how to respond without defending, dismissing, or overcorrecting.
When she says you come across as arrogant, she's usually not saying you're conceited as a fixed thing. She's reacting to something specific you did or said that landed wrong. Maybe you bragged, answered a question she didn't ask, interrupted her, or shut down her ideas. The tone of your message matters here more than most situations.
A good reply shows you actually heard the feedback instead of getting defensive or explaining yourself away. It doesn't mean apologizing for existing or pretending to be smaller than you are. It means acknowledging what triggered her without turning yourself into someone you're not.
The hardest part is staying true to yourself while also showing you can take criticism. She's testing whether you can handle being wrong about something small. If you can, she'll trust you more. If you get prickly or dismissive, the comment will stick with her.
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Arrogance feedback usually means she's seen you do something more than once. Talk over someone. Dismiss an idea without thinking. Answer questions nobody asked. Act like you already know what she's going to say. It's not that you are arrogant as a person. It's that a specific behavior keeps showing up and bothering her.
The fact that she mentioned it at all means she cares enough about your dynamic to say something instead of just pulling away. That's actually a signal to pay attention.
Show you heard it without making it bigger than it is
A good reply acknowledges what she said without immediately arguing or explaining. It shows you understand why that would be annoying instead of listing your good qualities. And it moves forward instead of dwelling on it. You're not groveling. You're not pretending you didn't do anything. You're just saying yeah, I can see that and showing her what that looks like when you course-correct.
Send it soon and don't wait for permission to move on
Don't sit on this for three days hoping the conversation will just disappear. That reads as avoidance. Send a reply within a few hours while you're still in the same conversation. Keep it short. If she responds, great. If she doesn't, you're not obligated to write another message about it. One honest reply is enough. Trying to convince her you're not arrogant by sending more messages is the opposite of what you want to do. Let the behavior speak louder than the words going forward.
Why these replies fail
“lol i don't think i'm arrogant at all but okay”
Dismisses what she said and makes it a joke, which tells her you didn't take her seriously.
“i'm sorry, you're right, i'm the worst. i'll change everything about how i talk to people”
Overcorrecting and self-pitying makes her feel guilty and kills the real conversation about what actually happened.
“can you give me examples of when i do that so i understand what you mean”
Puts the burden back on her to justify something she already had to be brave enough to say.
Common mistakes
- Over-apologizing or self-flagellating, which feels fake and makes her uncomfortable
- Defending yourself or explaining why you weren't actually arrogant, which makes it about winning
- Asking her to give you examples when she's already been vulnerable enough to say it
- Going silent or pulling back, which reads as pouting instead of reflecting
- Making a joke to deflect, which tells her the feedback doesn't matter to you
Questions people ask
- Should i ask her what specifically made her say that?
- Not in the first reply. Let her know you heard her and you get why that would be frustrating. If she wants to give examples, she will. Asking her to explain makes it feel like you're questioning whether she's right instead of accepting the feedback.
- What if i don't think i was being arrogant in that moment?
- You can still reply well without agreeing you were wrong about your intentions. Say something like 'that's not how i meant it to land' or 'fair, i can see how that came across.' You don't have to think you were arrogant to understand why she experienced it that way.
- Is it bad if i don't reply right away?
- A few hours is fine. Waiting until tomorrow is pushing it. More than a day reads like you're avoiding it. She said something vulnerable, so your reply matters more than perfect timing. Just don't let it sit and fester.
- Should i bring this up in person or keep it text?
- Keep it text for now. She said it in text, so reply in text. If you want to talk about it face to face later, that's different, but don't pivot away from the medium she chose.
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