Does anyone else feel "held hostage" in conversation sometimes?

can relate. a couple of weeks ago, someone asked me what I do for work. I was happy to share and more importantly just have a pleasant conversation. So I shared and they followed up with their thoughts about my field (Education) and how they are really interested in transitioning into the field too. They then told me how they would make changes in my field. “I just think we’ve forgotten how to teach our kids responsibility...I mean, am I right?! Y’know?!” They continued the diatribe/monologue for an hour. Then, they asked me what requirements they would need, followed by more reasons why they would make a big change to the field and how, “isn’t it great...y’know, I know we probably have little in common, you and me, but I just think education has gotten too politically correct to allow a diversity of opinions...” (yikes). I should have left the conversation at this point, with these words, but somehow this person never took any of my cues lol. I finally mustered up the focus to tell them I needed to clean house. They thanked me for listening to them (lol) and for my information. “Would you mind if I come to you for more information?” Ugh. Do these kinds of people just not have any awareness of their selfishness in conversation and general point of view? Yeah boundaries are so important for us.

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