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To think most people are not that nice?

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Cougar47 · 27/09/2025 15:23

Possibly controversial, and there are of course some people who are incredibly lovely. Of course people can be very kind and genuine yet have boundaries, but what I want to say is that many people display elements of shitty behaviour.

Many friendships are just of convenience, they're local or they work with you. Leave that job/move an hour away you'll not hear from them again, because they can't be arsed.

People love to talk about others, gossip, judge, make fun of them.
Some friends if they think they've 'made it' in life i.e. marriage, kids, promotion and big house, well they think they can't relate to you anymore and they're above you now.

Many think nothing of leaving their partner for someone else.
I'm just a little fed up.

OP posts:
ExtraOnions · 27/09/2025 15:28

Nobody is perfect .. we all have days where we might be a bit more short-tempered, a bit less understanding - doesn’t make them shit people, makes them human.

I have loads of great people around me, family, friends, acquaintances - a vast majority of them are nice people. If I was in real trouble, I can think of at Lear half a dozen people I couid ring, and they would be straight round.

MagicLoop · 27/09/2025 15:27

YABU imo. I think most people are pretty nice.
This paragraph in particular isn't something I can relate to based on people I know:

People love to talk about others, gossip, judge, make fun of them.
Some friends if they think they've 'made it' in life i.e. marriage, kids, promotion and big house, well they think they can't relate to you anymore and they're above you now.

Of course friendships arise from convenience and most of them aren't very deep, so it's natural to move on if you move away. I don't think that means that people are not nice.

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