Are there people in your life who don't like talking to you?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (215641)
Walnut Creek, California
October 4, 2024 2:43pm CST
As you know, I tend to be a bit of an optimist. I like dark music (James McMurtry) , and dark comedy (Pulp Fiction), but I have a positive attitude toward day-to-day life.
My brother (one year younger) is the exact opposite. His mantra is "Life sucks. And then you die." I don't think he cares much for me. And I don't think he enjoys talking to me, though we chat on the phone every other week or so.
What's funny is that he is crafty about avoiding talking to me. If I call him, he does not pick up. If I email him, he does not respond. If I tell him I will be at work from 2 PM to 7 PM, he will call me back. At 2:30 PM. That way he can say he returned my call.
Are there certain people out there who simply don't like you? Or don't like talking to you?
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@marguicha (220799)
• Chile
9h
My BIL stopped talking to me over 10 years ago. I wish I knew what pissed him so much. Then he told my brother that I was a pest and I also lost my brother. Now we are slowly seeing each other (with my brother, not my BIL) but now it is those sorts of polite get togethers when we don´t really talk of anything important. After such a long time, I don´t care anymore.
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@marguicha (220799)
• Chile
7h
@TheHorse Exactly. I have my very best friends that I call my adopted family.
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@TheHorse (215641)
• Walnut Creek, California
6h
@marguicha I have people in my life like that as well.
@somewitch (376)
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11h
Maybe, I hardly ever reach out first so they can chill. 
My mother seems to get frustrated when she talks to me, yet she keeps on talking to me. Go figure. 
My mother seems to get frustrated when she talks to me, yet she keeps on talking to me. Go figure. 1 person likes this
@kaylachan (66696)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9h
I seem to rack them up and piss off a lt of people. I couldn't name them all if I tried.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32640)
• Calgary, Alberta
8h
My parents because I married a Black woman
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@Deepizzaguy (100732)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11h
Some of my relatives like my sisters do not like to talk to me since I am self employed at home due to illness.
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@Deepizzaguy (100732)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4h
@TheHorse I guess being the baby of the family and only working a job in the fast food industry makes them mad at me.
@snowy22315 (178167)
• United States
11h
Sis isnt overly friendly, but sometimes we get into good text convos. She used to call to chat, but that is a rarity these days. She is pretty busy with her work though and extracurriculars. Maybe when she retires there will be more time for chats.
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@much2say (55001)
• Los Angeles, California
11h
I think most people do like to talk to me 
. But right now my younger and only sister is not really talking to me, nor my mom for that matter. Long story, but she never understood how our family works . . . so ever since my father passed away, she has become worse than she already was. Very sad.
. But right now my younger and only sister is not really talking to me, nor my mom for that matter. Long story, but she never understood how our family works . . . so ever since my father passed away, she has become worse than she already was. Very sad.
@wolfgirl569 (103342)
• Marion, Ohio
8h
I think there is. But they are not a big part of my life anyways
