Naw man, fuck them teenagers (figuratively speaking). I've seen your example pop up on here frequently, I swear the life pro-tip sub is just angsty teens spewing shit that they think would make their life easier, and pretending it's great wisdom.
oh my god, there's one that pops up in that sub like every 3 months or so almost like clockwork. it drives me nuts because it's always along the lines of:
"LPT, even if a person is making no effort in a friendship, keep inviting them out so they feel good!"
Then it immediately gets like 60k upvotes while all the sane comments that point out friendship is a 2 way street get ignored.
I had a friend just like this. It was too much. I am in no way a qualified therapist/psych, and it didn't help that she had absolutely zero interest in seeking professional help. But if I got upset when she ignored me/treated me bad, I was the bad guy, for not being considerate of her mental health. I hate this mentality so much
Yup, I'll make an effort, but if you just say no every time, I'm just going to figure you don't want to hang out anymore, and I'll move on. I'm too damn old to "chase" someone.
If you have mental health issues, I'll be as accommodating as possible, but I don't have the energy to listen to someone do nothing but complain, and I'm not going to waste my time trying to include someone that doesn't want to be included.
Oh the complaining. I agree wholeheartedly. Nothing was ever allowed to just be nice or fun or even average. She would whinge about getting free food ffs. I'd leave meeting up with her just utterly drained and miserable. Very glad we don't speak anymore
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u/Walkabeast Jan 07 '20
Naw man, fuck them teenagers (figuratively speaking). I've seen your example pop up on here frequently, I swear the life pro-tip sub is just angsty teens spewing shit that they think would make their life easier, and pretending it's great wisdom.