Sometimes the truth can be difficult to swallow. Someone recently asked, “what are the truths people don’t like to hear?” Here are the top 23 answers.
You Can’t Make Someone Love You
“Sometimes, people just aren’t supposed to be together, and you can’t make someone love you, no matter how much you want them to. Trust me; it’s a super hard pill to swallow! But after choking on it for a few months, I finally got it down.”
“Yeah, definitely a hard thing to get yourself to understand. I used to think if I cared more or if I did this more for someone, they’d love me or care for me. It doesn’t work like that, though.”
They Probably Won’t Leave Their Spouse For You
“He’s probably not going to divorce his wife for you. And if he does, he will be cheating on you too, if he isn’t already.”
“Maybe not, but you might get stuck with a horrible person if she ever finds out.”
“He’s never going to leave her. Of course, he isn’t. You’re right, you’re right. I know you’re right.”
Even If You Do Everything Right, You May Still Lose
“I have learned this the hard way and am currently working on being less of a people pleaser and saying no, and working on setting boundaries.”
“It’s not about winning; it’s about getting back up after life kicks you in the nuts.”
“Somehow, this is by far the one that hits the hardest for me; so true but so harsh.”
A Lot Of Things Are Actually Your Fault
“Who is this ‘Your’ person that I can pin my blame onto?”
“I’ve dealt with a few people who don’t like taking responsibility for their actions. They are some of the worst narcissistic monsters imaginable.”
“Knowing I’m the cause of most of my problems has been the single biggest reason I’m the happiest person I’ve ever met.”
If Everyone Around You Seems Wrong, It’s Probably You
“If one person you meet in your life is a jerk, they’re probably a jerk. If everyone you meet in your life is a jerk, you’re probably the real jerk.”
“Exactly. It’s the same thing as saying that all your exes are crazy.”
“If you seem to smell dog poop everywhere you go, it’s best to start by looking at your own shoes.”
Appearances Do Matter
“Even outside of dating. I’ve noticed that people who have a lot of friends are generally attractive.”
“Absolutely. Pretty privilege is real.”
“It applies to everything you do in life that involves people looking at your face or knowing what you look like.”
Opinions Are Not Scientific Facts
“Unless your opinion is based on scientific fact. But, then, it stops being an opinion.”
“The purpose of science is to make informed decisions that can benefit someone. That requires some subjectivity.”
“Even if it is, that doesn’t necessarily make the opinion itself objectively true. The conclusion can be flawed even if the premises are accurate.”
Nobody Cares About Your Life As Much As You Do
“So true – no one will ever care as much about your wedding/children/new home/vacation, etc. as much as you do – act accordingly.”
“People who try to make their kids everyone else’s problem are a new breed of terrible.”
“Nobody cares that much about your wedding. In fact, five years from now, you won’t care about your wedding either.”
You Cannot Save Everyone
“Sometimes they don’t know who they are without their trauma, depression, addictions, and anger. Being miserable feels safer.”
“Not everyone wants to be saved or is looking for a solution to all their problems; sometimes they just want to pour their hearts out.”
“Indeed. You can’t save people from themselves.”
You’re Not As Smart As You Think
“People hate realizing they’re actually dumb. I don’t think anything upsets a person more. Denial is much easier.”
“Even if you are average – half of the population is smarter than you.”
“I’m not dumb, but I got hired by a company that has an exceptional workforce. In comparison to most of my colleagues, I’m stupid, and it sucks.”
You Must Take Responsibility For Your Actions
“You are free to do whatever you want. You are NOT free from the consequences of what you want.”
“There are few occasions with zero consequences for anything other than the most mundane of actions. And it may not be immediate, and it may not be public. But there is always a price to pay. Your own mind will haunt you if nothing else will.”
Life Isn’t Fair
“Nor was it even ever meant to be.”
“Life isn’t fair, and it never will be. It can be improved, though.”
“If it were fair for everyone, it would be fair to no one.”
You’re Not Special
“Most people are mediocre, average, or worse (in terms of themselves and their lives). A lot of people are not special either or particularly interesting. There is nothing wrong with it, but a lot of people also have a hard time accepting it.”
“I’ve been much happier since I’ve accepted and embraced my mediocrity.”
Your Grandparents Had Sex
“Plus, your grandma probably used to be slim and hot.”
“For those of you thinking it was when they were young, you clearly haven’t heard about how endemic STIs are in retirement communities.”
Being Overweight Is Unhealthy
“We have more data on this than we know what to do with. Study after study links obesity with poor health outcomes. Remember the age-old adage – there are fat people, and there are old people. But there are no old, fat people.”
Struggling Isn’t Necessarily A Bad Thing
“Discomfort is not always a bad thing or something that needs to be fixed or avoided at all costs.”
“So true. Working through discomfort helps you grow as a person.”
“So long as the struggle doesn’t wreck you, yes. I’d rather be mediocre and comfy than some elevated person who is struggling to even do the basics.”
Alcohol Is An Actual Poison
“Delicious, delicious poison. But yeah, you’re absolutely right.”
“This was a hard one for me to accept, but I did eventually get there.”
“When someone responds by saying oxygen is poisonous in high enough concentrations, I find it crazy that they compare drinking booze to literally breathing. If that’s your comparison, I think you need help.”
8 Billion People Don’t Care About You
“My dad always told me that most people in this world don’t care about me. The only people we can depend on are our loved ones. Sounds harsh, but it reminded me not to expect anything from most people because most people owe me absolutely nothing.”
“We only encounter a slight fraction of all the people in the world, and an even slighter fraction of them would loan us a buck to save our lives.”
People Don’t Want The Truth
“They want you to say what they want to hear. Research has been conducted on this. Most people actually prefer somebody telling them what they want to hear (even when they know that it’s not true) as opposed to being truthful with them. People also respond more favorably to the fakers than those who are authentic.”
“Honesty without kindness is brutality. Kindness without honesty is manipulation.”
Watching Media Is Not Research
“True. And listening to the government-controlled news and their studies, especially where the creators of the thing are the same fact-checkers and article writers for the thing, is not doing research. It’s not even trying.”
“What if I just watched a YouTube video of someone reading a scientific paper?”
You’ll Be Judged On Your Poor Grammar
“I’ve lowered my standards of judging to spelling, actually. My god, it’s bad on this site; we used to be so smart. Do they not see the red lines?”
“True, but I think that it says more about the person judging. I say that as a person who realized how problematic it was to do that and made a conscious effort to stop.”
You’re Not An Empath
“You are not an empath, just incapable of dealing with anybody else’s emotions.”
“My roommate’s like that. She’ll burst out in anger against me, then blame the “negative vibes” I give off for making her stressed. She says it is because she is an empath, but that’s not really what being an empath is. My theory is that other people’s negative emotions make her very uncomfortable, and she can’t cope, so she gets angry.”
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