You know that saying every day is a school day? Every day is an opportunity to learn something more about yourself and those around you. I have long pondered on what makes people behave the way they do, including myself.
Take the pathological liar I met not so long back. Their lies began to get so outlandish even I started to fall down the plot holes. At first, I was angry that they thought I was so stupid ( and I was!) for believing them. Now I see that really they had no life and they were inventing one in order to have something to talk about. Now, I just feel sorry for them, because they lost a potential good friend in me, because I couldn't believe what they said any more.
Or the person who still has me on their friends list but doesn't let me see their posts, so they can be nosy, and see what I'm doing, but I can't post on their timeline, so they don't have to have to admit they are still in touch with me.
Which basically means they're embarrassed of me, for whatever reason. Perhaps because they have friends I no longer have in common... Sad, but at least I know where I stand.
Even the one old friend who won't invite me to things in case I "steal" their friends, which is just them being insecure. Which again I can now understand, but it used to baffle me, as I have quite enough friends of my own and I like to keep my circle tight. At one time this would have hurt me, but not now as I try to see that none of this is really about me, but them and what they think.
It's a much happier place to be in mentally once you figure this all out.
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