[ . . . . he just huffs.]

Even if you're not looking for it, it doesn't change that I'm trying, alright? And maybe I'm fucking that up today, too.

[if he's coming off as patronizing]

But it's not like -

[ . . . . ]

I don't assume you're evil. [that he's a monster] I'm just tired of feeling like I'm blind to people. [because he thinks too well of them.] I'm not trying to see you as a saint either.