The Grudge...

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First off, this has nothing to do with the movie.
I have never been able to hold a grudge as long as my siblings, parents or acquaintances. I seem to adress a problem, and then forget about it, while everyone else lets it grow and fester for months, even years. I generally get rid of it in one day.
Now, coming from a family that is mostly German, Irish and Scottish, I'm a bit of a let down. I just don't have the attention span required to fued, so I'm a bit of let down, considering my origins. I do have the Irish gift for stories and a mean temper, but a grudge is something I just can't be bothered to lug around. Do other people with autism have trouble sustaining a grudge, or is it just me?

I've concluded that grudges are a waste of energy and not productive in anyway.

I mean at most maintaining distrust of someone if they're shown to be deceitful makes sense, but the idea of a full on Grudge seems like nonsense.

I'm a 1/4 English, 1/4 Irish, 1/4 Scottish and 1/4 Welsh and I've got to say I've got the Irish friendliness & temper (but not the gift of the gab) the English reserve and control (and humour) and the Welsh stoicism and loudness. The one thing I could never master is the Scottish temper, I can't hold a grudge at all, far too much like hard work.

I have a bad temper but can't hold a grudge either (not even if I try). I stay mad for an hour, tops, and it dissipates. My emotions usually don't last very long in general.

I have always had a tendency to hold grudges, but have learned coping methods to deal with it and get past it. I may still have the grudges, but once I use my coping methods a few times, the grudges are put on a back burner, and have less power over me.--Yes, holding a grudge means the grudge has power over you, and it is a power that is negative--that makes you miserable. So you end up hurting yourself while the object of the grudge may be totally oblivious to your feelings about them, and about what they may have done to you.

One of my best coping methods is to remember that bad people tend to live in ways that cause bad things to happen to them eventually, so in essence, they will eventually punish themselves for their own bad choices and bad behaviors in life. I am willing to let them destroy, or at least damage themselves, even if it takes a while. If they reform at some point, I am cool with that. Better a bad person reform, and stop being bad. This knowledge of bad people attracting bad to themselves has helped me cope with the torment that many have caused me. Based on over 50 years of observation, I know that it is true, so it does help me. Why should I get a mad on years later, when I know they have probably had bad stuff happen to them because of their own bad choices?

It took a long time to realize all this, but it has definitely helped me let go of a lot of the pain, and I now have an effective coping method for those grudge and revenge feelings.

VIDEODROME; Thats what I think. Holding a grudge or fueding is expending energy that can be directed to much more worthwhile endeavors.
DrPenguin; You seem to have a lot of the grudge holding blood in your background too. Truth be told, I'm a little disapointed that I can't hold a grudge either, though being able to forgive and forget easily is supposed to be a virtue. Somehow, it doesn't seem like as much fun.
Nonperson; I, too, have a bad temper, but once I say I'm sorry, I tend to forget all about my latest snit, while others brood over it. My emotions don't last very long either, because another emotion pushes them out of the way. Though melancholy hangs around for a long time.
quester; Wah, you're so well adjusted and (seemingly) insightful! Tis envious that I am!

Irish, English, French , Native American ancestry.

Yes I do hold grudges, and am generally unforgiving to people who hurt me.

I don't hold grudges, but I do find it hard to forget things people have said or have done. My whole family is feuding with someone else all the time, I used to get quite annoyed and upset about it, now I just don't care.

Yes I hold grudges. Well, I guess that's what you call it, when you can't understand why someone's been so mean/selfish/thoughtless/argumentative/unreasonable etc. so you don't want to speak to them again, it's too stressful and cut them out of your life.
Having said that, I've also made attempts to resolve issues and give those people another chance, and they've let me down again or refused my attempts at resolution. I will never forget what someone has done bad to me.

Why is ancestry a part of the replies? Oh well, I'm half Irish, one 8th Welsh and one 8th English.

Ha, ha, ha, you can tell the Irish in me, meant to say I'm one quarter Welsh and one quarter English

I hold many grudges against various people, I never forget, I will get people back.

Sooner or later.

I tend to hold grudges for a long time. I'm talking years. I don't know why I do this, when I know that the only person I'm hurting is myself. All I'm doing is allowing myself to become a bitter and angry person.

I've never held a grudge longer than a couple of days. I just eventually forget about it.

My NT sister, however, she can remember things I did to her when she was 4, and still be pissed at me for it.

most of the people are good at holding grudges
but i am not
maybe due to aspieness
i had cut off with my brother and mom because of their stupid behavior
but recently i reconciled and have been diplomatic with them

My biological father holds grudges for decades, in a way that I think is particularly typical for AS.

I tend to pick and choose grudges, but I don't keep many. I've had people say that the grudge I hold against my legal father is toxic, but I think letting a psychopath back into my life is toxic.