Foolish pride. I would be a fool if I did not swallow mine, but I did. I had to make a choice... do I want to play it cool and maintain a tortured silence? Or do I spare myself the agony and give in?

Holding on to my pride will do nothing to alleviate the situation so I decided on the latter.

It set things right and I was reminded that I had the power to change the outcome. Though it was not about winning or losing, we have both won by a very long shot.