This is no doubt about a dysfunctional relationship the speaker feels trapped in, upon which the couple endlessly repeat a routine/pattern of behaviour of one-up-manship against one another. The speaker always seems to end up the "loser" in this situation, therefore it's not smart for him to be in this situation even on the petty level it is based.
This is no doubt about a dysfunctional relationship the speaker feels trapped in, upon which the couple endlessly repeat a routine/pattern of behaviour of one-up-manship against one another. The speaker always seems to end up the "loser" in this situation, therefore it's not smart for him to be in this situation even on the petty level it is based.