Tech’s Relationship With Depression, Suicide and Asperger’s

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Fnord
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03 Jan 2012, 3:16 pm

Angel_ryan wrote:
smudge wrote:
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Have you ever been invited out to coffee or drinks? Only to watch the person who invited you and said they missed you to be talking to someone else the entire time your with them. I think you're missing my point entirely.
I'm not missing the point; I just do not see it as a problem. When my "date" does that to me, I excuse myself, find another table (or restaurant) and enjoy my coffee alone ("Oh, I'm sorry ... I thought you wanted to have a private conversation ..."). They either never invite me out again, or they get the hint right away.
I like that solution very much. I tell a guy it's rude and if he doesn't put it away, I'm going to leave. If he argues, I leave and give a vague excuse. I have better things to do than wait for people.
I just want to be nice to people even though I know they aren't very nice to me, I did stop talking to that person I just find it such a shame I'd even have to.

I've found that being nice to others who are not nice to me to be a vastly over-rated effort - too much effort for too little reward.



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03 Jan 2012, 3:32 pm

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I just want to be nice to people even though I know they aren't very nice to me, I did stop talking to that person I just find it such a shame I'd even have to.


The way I see it, is that someone who treats you that way, doesn't deserve your time. That's it - move onto the next person. Don't feel guilty.



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03 Jan 2012, 3:44 pm

If someone isn't allowing you any of their kindness, why waste yours? Personally, if people treat me like crap, I treat them in the same manner.

That said, I don't see the big deal with checking your phone during dinner either.