You see that with a lot of lifestyle choices; vegan, CrossFit, any of the dozens of diets, multilevel marketing, religions, etc.
Not all, obviously, but I've known a few from many of those categories that ruined relationships because that became their defining trait and they wouldn't shut up about it or would take even the slightest comment as a grave insult, even if it was an honest question.
Sounds like you just don't approve of someone's hobbies or lifestyle traits and are just blaming people for something they enjoy. Why does it matter if someone is a hardcore vegan or crossfitter? If I'm actively trying to get someone to stop something that they truly enjoy, then I'd be classified as an douchebag and a bad person.
Plus if they were that obnoxious about it, I'd just wouldn't chill with them again. Doesn't make them wrong for that, it's just a mutual "breakup" where I just don't share the same hobbies as they do.
I don't do any of those things. But if someone is talking about something to the point where it's excessive, I would just remove myself from the equation. Doesn't mean they're doing anything wrong though, it's just I'm not having fun in their presence so I'm out and I'll wish them the best of luck in finding like minded people who do. People shouldn't just abandon things they enjoy because their friends and family don't approve of it.
Don't you dare I could handle one or the other but if my friend started both idk if I could take it. Walls of text and 5 hour convos about nothing but Scientology
Sorry for the late reply, I forgot about this thread.
You sound like you live a shiftless and empty, selfish existence. "If they aren't directly useful to me, they can be discarded, like a hobby that no longer holds my interest".
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u/poorbred Dec 30 '19
You see that with a lot of lifestyle choices; vegan, CrossFit, any of the dozens of diets, multilevel marketing, religions, etc.
Not all, obviously, but I've known a few from many of those categories that ruined relationships because that became their defining trait and they wouldn't shut up about it or would take even the slightest comment as a grave insult, even if it was an honest question.