If you run into an asshole...
...you ran into an asshole. Shrug it off.
If you run into another asshole, you ran into another asshole. Luck isn’t on your side this day. Don’t get too annoyed, it happens, life goes on.
If you keep running into assholes again and gain though... then you’re the asshole. Something about you causes people to act like jerks today, and you probably started it. Apologize, figure out what’s wrong, and fix your attitude.
Crazy exes
Stop right there! Are you telling me despite the odds, you only came across crazy people? Nah, I don’t believe in fairy tales. The common factor in all your failed relationships is you, my friend. Face the truth and figure out why you’re seeking out those troubled individuals, why you’re the one that’s getting them to do “crazy” things, or why you’re labeling their behavior as crazy, even though they’re most likely very reasonable.
On the bus
When you're triggered
Are you triggered by someone else? Something about the way they talk, how they can’t get their shit together, their stupid hobbies, fake laugh, whatever it might be. Then I’ve got news for you: It takes one to know one.
Meaning that you might be pissed off because you recognize some of your own flaws in them. And since you can’t stand those parts of you, you transfer all that negativity onto them. Could be helpful to keep that in mind. Might make it easier to stay calm, identify things you should work on, or learn to accept about yourself.
There’s exceptions, of course. Some people are just so fucking irritating, they’re the perfect example for why we should keep abortion legal.
What’s the main takeaway?
Don’t be an asshole, obviously. Apart from that:
