I know we all anonymously tear it up here about celebrities & politicians, but how do we treat those we know in real life?
Do you laugh about your friends, & berate them behind their backs?
Are you a shit talker?
If so, do you freak the fuck out when you hear that others make fun of you & berate you, as well?
I’m just wondering, because I know this one guy who LOVES to talk shit about the people who are in his life, but the moment it gets back to him that someone had something negative to say about him, he totally loses it.
He cannot even handle any amount of constructive criticism. Nothing. Nothing AT ALL. As a result, people have a difficult time discussing real issues and concerns that they may have regarding their relationship with him, & instead, pretend everything is fine, while avoiding him whenever possible.
Or the other side of this is that his friends just ghost him, because it’s just not worth the fallout and collateral damage that usually ensues afterwards. When his friends DO confront him straight on, he denies he did or said anything wrong, and claims that it’s all a huge misunderstanding.
He’s THE single most passive aggressive person I’ve ever known in my life, & he has half assed relationships & friendships because no one can become authentically close enough to him in order to have a genuine & honest relationship with him.
I haven’t heard from him in years, & while at work today, I stepped away from my desk in order to use the restroom, & when I returned, lo & behold… there was his name on my caller I.D., as a missed call.
Nope. I will NOT be calling him back.