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However I do not put up with drama queens or kings though. I won't listen to a person's petty BS.
Too many people tell themselves they need a friend when what they really want is an audience for the Broadway run of "My Life Sucks: A Play in 3 Acts."
I'm with you: They can take their sad parade of bad life decisions and righteous indignation and keep moving it down the road. I'm too old to listen to people who will never grow up.
My closest dearest friends are trustworthy, genuine, there's mutual respect, can tell each other anything but have healthy boundaries at the same time.
My dearest friends we are there for each other at a moments notice. You'll know who your close friends are if you are ever going through a tough time, they're right there for you.
Just recently one of closest friends sent me a very brief kinda small talk email - this is not like her to make small talk with me. I felt like she was stressed so I called and sure enough something serious at the time, everything is ok now. I said to her you're one of my closest friends I'm here for you.
I thought this would be a nice uplifting post to make folks take their minds off some of the craziness in the world and which sometimes gets in the way of appreciating and being grateful for positive things--like good friends.
Actually I am quite loyal. People know I will be there when needed. However I do not put up with drama queens or kings though. I won't listen to a person's petty BS. I've seen enough people die to know what is important and it never has to do with who they are dating or their job. You control your situation and do what has to be done or I wouldn't even want you as an acquaintance. For the small **** you man up and take care of it yourself.
I have a feeling most of you are fairweather friends. If your friends son in law cheats on his wife or beats her would you grab your bat and come with us? I doubt it. You will give a shoulder to cry on but when it gets down to doing what has to be done, I bet you disappear.
Grab our bats? I assume you mean that literally. No, im not a vigilante. You go on ahead and get that assault charge. Im staying put.
Id never tell any of my friends to quit being a baby even if id seen thousands of people die. being a friend is important, not man-ing up. Who needs friends if youre just going to tell them to grow the heck up and deal?
Too many people tell themselves they need a friend when what they really want is an audience for the Broadway run of "My Life Sucks: A Play in 3 Acts."
I'm with you: They can take their sad parade of bad life decisions and righteous indignation and keep moving it down the road. I'm too old to listen to people who will never grow up.
You sound quite cynical about people in general.
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Originally Posted by thinkalot
Actually I am quite loyal. People know I will be there when needed. However I do not put up with drama queens or kings though. I won't listen to a person's petty BS. I've seen enough people die to know what is important and it never has to do with who they are dating or their job. You control your situation and do what has to be done or I wouldn't even want you as an acquaintance. For the small **** you man up and take care of it yourself.
I have a feeling most of you are fairweather friends. If your friends son in law cheats on his wife or beats her would you grab your bat and come with us? I doubt it. You will give a shoulder to cry on but when it gets down to doing what has to be done, I bet you disappear.
So I guess doing the sensible thing and getting law enforcement involved in that situation instead of catching a case yourself makes you a fairweather friend?
One of our long-time friends recently returned from a two-week working trip to a research facility near the North Pole. It was an amazing experience. As soon as he got back, his parents took him aside and gave him the bad news: His father, suddenly and unexpectedly, only has a few months left to live. Imagine how this rocked our friend and his family. Us too -- his dad is one of the kindest people I have ever met.
Contrast that with the last person who wanted to suck me into her life. Two hours of complaints every week about how suspicious her husband is, interspersed with lurid details about how she's cheating on him. Let's see if I have this straight: Your husband suspects you're cheating on him, you actually are cheating on him, and that makes him a bad person. Gotcha. Please go away.
I am cynical about people whose problems are self-manufactured.
I am supportive and empathetic with decent, loyal people to whom terrible things happen.
There are all kinds of people in the world. Some are not worth wasting energy on.
ETA: Basically, an older lady in her 40s or 50s and I'm 21.
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