Getting into arguments?

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I came here to find out if others seem to have the same problem as me. Recently I realized I have been having great difficulties doing anything without having everyone get angry with me and start to fight. This occurs mostly when we are having a random conversation about something or doing something stressful like filing important paper work, or booking a trip or event. Keep in mind, I never lose my temper at all, which is the weird part. I just wanted to know if this was common with people with Aspergers or if it is related to some other issue?

It is very common in Aspergers to unintentionally get people angry or upset with you.
To unintentionally offend them. And have no clue as to why what you said is wrong to them.

Well I tend to hurt people a lot by being so blunt and truthful. I get into arguments with others because I don't understand why they don't agree with me, I am baffled and frustrated they don't see it my way. Many times I say something and think in my head "Why are they saying I'm rude when I'm telling the truth? Is this just an insult to hide their embarrassment?" I don't feel bad for being "rude" cause I know my observations are the truth. Are we having a 18 century tea party and being overly formal and polite? (Which is equal to being fake, lying, and untrue to yourself)

Thank you guys, I have no clue, but this has been happening to me a lot recently, and I just can't figure out why people are getting upset, I feel like everything is always fine, but it seems everyone gets angry. I wonder if people with aspergers can see something I can't, I am really having a hard time with this as I only just recently realized it.

Multitasking is hard. If you are feeling very stressed, your ability process everything and act the way people expect will be less than you or they are accustomed to.

Another issue is that as you learn how to process social expectations and do so more in accordance with what others' expect, rather than praise and support, there is a tendency for expectations to rise, which can create a lot of frustration.

If this involves people who really care about you, it may be possible to have a conversation about how hard you're trying and what you and they need, maybe reach a compromise. As for others, if you are able, it may help to listen more in reducing everyone's frustration. Because arguments don't sound like something you want to continue. And though it seems like you're backing down, you're actually giving people room to calm themselves down, which tends to make them think positively about you. So then they want to argue less.

Sometimes my mother asks me to retrieve a certain item (a crockpot for example) and when I get it, she gets a little frustrated when I bring up one she doesn't want. Then I point out that there are multiple ones with different colors, meaning her directions were kinda vague.

This happens to me several times a week, almost daily, in fact. I'll say something that has my wife furious at me, and have no idea why. When I ask her what I said, she'll just get angrier. Eventually, I'll ask her to explain, and then I'll try to rationally explain to her why I said what I said and how I meant no harm. She will then usually get even more angry. By this point, I will have lost my cool as well (having started out calmly), and a full-on shouting match ensues.
Thankfully, at some point one of us usually realizes what's going on, and the situation defuses.

The funny thing is I don't really argue or even raise my voice.

I find that I get into arguments all the time with people and I have had a few friends stop talking to me because of it. It is a VERY Aspie thing.

Thanks guys, I was really doubting my diagnosis for a while, but I think this pretty much seals it, I was just talking with my girlfriend, and she started to fight me because I thought I found a solution to a problem, recently I realized it's difficult for me to work, because I keep getting into clashes with others and people always tell me I am weird, and I get the worst shifts because of it and discriminated against. Anyways, she was unwilling to accept my solution, though she knows I was diagnosed with aspergers and she noticed it first. Anyways, she started to super yell at me. I tried hard to rationally explain to her how I thought this was better route for us, but she refused it, she kept insisting I was doing something wrong. When these things happen I really have no clue how to solve them, because I am not expecting the anger, and since yesterday everyone is fighting me for some reason or another, and I have no idea why everybody can't just do things calmly like I am trying to. The other problem I have is with making decisions which causes even more arguments. I wonder if there is a way to make people realize I am not trying to make them angry on purpose.

Telling the truth is not being mean or rude. How can I feel bad? When I had a girlfriend I told her it doesn't make sense to call me rude when I tell the truth. I told her instead she should just think "Oh. maybe I am acting that way...I should change that" But instead she just gets angry and says I'm mean or rude or whatever.

No logic at all.

I try to stay out of arguments as much as I can. If I know an opinion I have is going to hurt someone, and it's clear that their opinion are the opposite of mine and they like a good argument, I don't say anything at all.