What do you think of OVERLY opinionated people?

I don't care for those types of people. They always seem to rub me the wrong way. I try not to snap back at them because I strongly believe they are entitled to their opinions, but there is a time and place where those opinions are needed or aren't needed. Those types of people seriously just want to hear themselves talk. That's all it is really.

Hi mjcookie, I think many of us have some very strong opinions about certain things. I think what sets they type of person apart from someone else who has a strong opinion is the interrupting and unwillingness to listen. It is important to listen openly to the thoughts and opinions of others as well. I have some very strong viewpoints about certain things but still, others are entitled to their views as well. Also by listening to opposing thought there is the chance that we may learn something and who knows, maybe might even look at things from a different perspective. Yes, I have met people like your classmate. Not much fun to talk with are they?

As the sign my dad has hanging in his kitchen says, "You ain't learning nothing when you are talking"... Some people just need to learn when to shut their pie holes LOL

hi mjcookie overly opinated people can just drive you bonkers. When you try to be friendly and share some moderately good news with them like a job promotion or being hired for your dream job you really really wanted, they always have to cut you down to size and outdo you with their own achievements. that is one reason why I love my best friend.If I have good news to share with her she makes it her good news too, she never belittles my small achievements and I do the same with her too. she knows she can cry on my shoulder if she needs to , a nd when we were in such terrible trouble a year ago like my son said, she gave him a figurative kick in the pants. she insisted he put me here so that i would have a place to live again until he cou ld get a job a nd accumulate some money to get us back into an apartment. its taking a lot longer than we both thought but she was right and my son also told me she was. she was our friend then and she still is my friend. I had a friend who was like what you describe, and she really ruined our friendship with her need to be always the one who was the best, and always belittling my modest achievements. I tried hard to be a good friend but she made it very hard.

It's okay to be opinionated, and I can tolerate overly opinionated people as long as they listen to my opinions too and they don't step on other people. I also happen to know someone like your classmate in college. She wasn't that smart but she has such high beliefs on herself that she has something to say on almost everything under the sun. Really annoying! I think our opinions would be appreciated more if we do the same to others.

The girl you described sounds like my friend's friend. I never really liked her, there was something that always irked me about her personality so I never became her friend, but my friend decided to go on a cruise with her. The day after the cruise, my friend called me up complaining about her. She said that her friend contradicted her on every little thing. No matter what she said, her friend felt it was her duty to correct her or add her two cents in. It came to a point that my friend felt like she was being patronized. After that trip, she tried to remain friends with the other girl but things were never the same.

The kind of people you are talking about have only their own counsel. They do not listen to what others say, at least not fully, and have no real intent to respond back to what you say. They know what they want to say and if it happens to be close to what you are talking about so be it. These are those inconsiderate sob's that you just want to slap up side the head to get their attention. Often when one interrupts me I say excuse me I didn't hear what you were saying while I was talking. And their have been times when they didn't even hear that. So at the first opportunity I am out of there. And they always give you that opportunity because even though you may have been talking to them they talk to someone else. They are not worth your time.

I think it is good to have opinions on things as long as you let other people have theirs as well and allow them to express them. For me, I mind more if somebody expresses an opinion in the wrong kind of way rather than having a different opinion to me. I do not mind so much if someone disagrees with me other something but I do mind if they act if they are right or are arrogant etc.

Hey mj! OMG! Can I tell you about my supposed best friend? She is at the top of the charts for this topic!lol She is just exactly as you have described, only much worse! She thinks she knows everything about everything! And if you disagree or try to state your opinion she gets downright nasty and abusive! I have know her for 47 years, since we were 10! We have been friends on and off throughout the years for various reasons, mostly because she has alot of serious mental issues and I try to allow for this, but the other day she pushed me too far once again! Now it has been three days since we have spoken and I feel like a huge burden has been lifted off of me! It's sad to say this, but it's true! She usually calls me over 25 times a day, and I'm not exaggerating! I am thankful for Caller ID! I ignore most of the calls and then she leaves me hateful messages! My boyfriend can't believe how many times she calls and he is gone 12 hours a day!

Sometimes certain opinions are often better kept unspoken. In many cases, true opinions have a nasty habit of hurting people's feelings and can often create awkward moments. Yes, share your opinion or judgement every once in a while, but just don't be that person who has something to say about EVERYTHING

These overly-opinionated people just can't stop talking. They will give their unsolicited opinion anytime, anywhere. I agree. They are annoying because they have the tendency to monopolize conversation you need an umbrella to protect yourself from the sprinkles coming from his or her mouth. LOL. Everytime you encounter a big mouth, just tell him or her that you are getting an umbrella. LOL

I agree with you. You don't want to be around that kind of person. I had a friend who used to go to Christian church but she wasn't a Christian. She liked the idea that she might be able to seduce me. But when we talked religion, she'd always tell me that I was like the other Christians although I never told her because there are different kinds of Christians. She'd never let me get a word in edgewise and being the gentleman that I am, I'd change the subject. I didn't stay around her for long. It's bad when people think they know everything because no one does.

I know how this feels. There's nothing really wrong about what this person is saying but you still hate the way she's saying it. I have a friend who's like this. She even goes as far as repeating what I said and then she'd make me feel that it was her I idea after all. Like one time I got so annoyed that I walked out on her and even while I'm walking out I could hear her telling me to just go out of the room to cool off my head. But that was what I was doing in the first place! So what I did was I promised myself I'd be nice if she's acting this way an hour at most. The rest of the time I'd avoid her. Of course sometimes I enjoy her company that I forget my promise to myself. Frienship is really something that you have to work on like any other relationship.

I hate this. They think that their opinion is the only one that matters. It frustrates me because you're always talking over each other and no one gets heard. And the conversation is pointless. But then again they might not know that they are over powering their opinion, or the conversation. I think someone just needs to tell them in a nice way that they got their opinion across and they can calm down.

They tend to act and look smarter than the rest but not basically mean they are always right and so most have flaws but they tend not be over protective that they becomes so annoying when they insist too much of their opinion is so suffocating. so the rest are merely gossips some have talks about sensible issues. I believe if you are opinionated it works better if people who have such behavior should work best as a press reporter or in entertainment and their would surely earn more money not merely by talking and criticizing other lives when they haven;t notice have also have imperfect lives.

know exactly what u mean wif this sort of opinionated people,they have no room for your views,all they hear are their own voices n gets annoyed when contradicted,so i ,knowing full well that what i say will be on deaf ears just dont say anything n let them ranble on but memntime start a real conversation with another who i think will actually respond wif a give n take manner..or if they are only person there, i just look at them n nod my head but meantime,mind is somewhere else,perhaps thinking what i ll have for dinner that day..

they are like gossips some are smart, some are nosy people and some really love to talk and others are just plain talkative it is way for them to lessen their boredom. they talk anything under the sun.

I think that opinionated people can be either informative or obnoxious. I don't mind people who have all kinds of opinions...I actually would rather someone have an opinion about things rather than not caring. Apathy makes me sick! However, I cannot stand the obnoxious opinionated person. It's one thing to have opinions and something completely different to try and impose your opinions on everyone around you like a bully. I would much rather be around someone who is willing to share opinions in a calm and rational way, rather than being brash about it. I think that also goes along with what you were saying about your classmate always interrupting and trying to make herself look better because of her opinions on things. That is obnoxious and would definitely get on my nerves too!

These kind of people is seems to be bored to their life,they get no one to talk about their feelings so when they have a chance to open up themselves then they keep trying to over rule others.This kind of people need attention and understanding towards their attitude, because people around tend to back out when they starts to opened up themselves.Its quiet annoying they think they were superior in all matters, they look themselves like they know everything, genius in nature, they don't know about those annoying behavior they cause to people.I may say they need to be cared for,give her all the chance to speak and she would find at the end its not easy to pretend intelligent ..hehehe!Happy Lotting!