[stubbornforgey]

All I can really add to this is ..
If you are happy with you ..then thats all that matters, they are the ones who have to adjust to your wants , needs and desires.Don't change for anybody but yourself and only then if you feel that you , yourself need an attitude adjustment.
Life is too short for you to worry about what others think and stop apologising.Do you really mean it anyway?
As for arguing..get your point across and just get the hell out of there.
Its not that nobody likes you etc..its probably because nobody understands you.
Chin up and keep smiling :D