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I am middle age and have had lots of personal relationships end. I looked back at the details of them ending and one thing is a constant: The other person claimed to be too busy to call, write, email, text or see me face to face.
I could always see the handwriting on the wall. Messages left by me would be slow to get a reply. First someone who use to reply in a day would take two day, then three days, then four days until finally there was no reply at all. Because I hated passive aggressive behavior I would always play dumb and make an effort to put myself in front of them face to face. They would always say, "Oh, I have been meaning to get back to you, but I HAVE BEEN SO BUSY!" My next question was. "what have you been doing that has caused you to be SO BUSY?" I could tell they were lying because they would have a fake ill at ease answer.
Then I could finally tell they were cowards and wanted to end our friendship but were not honest enough to tell me why.
Why do people always say they are so busy when they are not really?
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Sometimes it's just the truth. On my last job I was working 12 hour shifts. My job/career was the second most important thing to me, first, my kids. I had little time for anything. I was lucky to get a decent night's sleep. When I said I was too busy, I meant it. It wasn't believed, but I was newly divorced and had to take care of myself and children. I couldn't risk losing my job to date, tho' I did try to fit it in at first.
Sometimes it's just the truth. On my last job I was working 12 hour shifts. My job/career was the second most important thing to me, first, my kids. I had little time for anything. I was lucky to get a decent night's sleep. When I said I was too busy, I meant it. It wasn't believed, but I was newly divorced and had to take care of myself and children. I couldn't risk losing my job to date, tho' I did try to fit it in at first.
In today's times it's very easy to see how that can happen.
You were not to busy to write over 7000 messages on City Data!
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Originally Posted by Whyte Byrd
Sometimes it's just the truth. On my last job I was working 12 hour shifts. My job/career was the second most important thing to me, first, my kids. I had little time for anything. I was lucky to get a decent night's sleep. When I said I was too busy, I meant it. It wasn't believed, but I was newly divorced and had to take care of myself and children. I couldn't risk losing my job to date, tho' I did try to fit it in at first.
Why do people always say they are so busy when they are not really?
They are busy.
[with other people]
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