HOW TO DEAL WITH CRAPPY PEOPLE ----- DON'T KEEP A SCOREBOARD One friend of mine asked me, "Do you ever keep a scoreboard in your friendships?" What do you mean? "Like, I did this so he/she should now do this. Or...I did X, Y and Z so they shouldn't do A, B, or C!" Yeah, I do that all the time. "Once you find yourself keeping a scoreboard, that's a sign that the friendship or business relationship or any relationship is already over." ---- AND NEVER ASK "WHY?" Most important thing I learned last year about people: never ask "why?" Some people are toxic. Some are "narcissistic" (an over-used word, but still). Some people will wrong you. Some friends will stop talking to you for no reason. I have never ever once found out why. In a hundred different situations over the past many decades. They just do what they do. ---- The crappy people in my life are never the neighbors down the street who I don't know. They are always people who were once close to me. They are always people who I would once trust with anything, with my life, with my loyalty and faith. And then...poof. I'll never know. And I am going to try really hard this year to never ask Again.
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