Can I ask for some advice here? I’ve already burned several bridges. I had a friend of decades text me last night saying “Please Respond! I don’t know what to think of your silence...”
The thing is she refuses to respond to me when I show her irrefutable evidence or ask very pointed and uncomfortable questions. Occasionally she’ll say “We should talk about this in person.” Which will NEVER happen. Or she jokingly tells me she doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry at my statements.
I realized through all of this that these people don’t love and trust me the way I assumed they did... they way I love them.
I love her dearly, but I just can’t keep pouring out my soul just to be belittled. What do you guys do???
Don't talk about it with them. They dont want to hear it. We aren't doing them any favors shoving it down their throats. Live and let live. Be the example. Not a mouth piece.
Another tip is to learn the art of remaining neutral. I have leftist friends I can totaly get along with because Im so good at remaining neutral.
Its not my true stance, and they know that, but I am able to see their point of view, or at least a neutral one, and pivot the conversation from there.
Them: "What do you think about Ukraine?"
Me: "both sides are garbage."
Them: "Fair point"
Vs
Me: "Putin is a white hat here to save us and Ukraine sells babies to global sex trafficking rings underground huurrrrraahh."
A little dramatic but thats really how we can come off with this stuff.
Can I ask for some advice here? I’ve already burned several bridges. I had a friend of decades text me last night saying “Please Respond! I don’t know what to think of your silence...”
The thing is she refuses to respond to me when I show her irrefutable evidence or ask very pointed and uncomfortable questions. Occasionally she’ll say “We should talk about this in person.” Which will NEVER happen. Or she jokingly tells me she doesn’t know whether to laugh or cry at my statements.
I realized through all of this that these people don’t love and trust me the way I assumed they did... they way I love them.
I love her dearly, but I just can’t keep pouring out my soul just to be belittled. What do you guys do???
Don't talk about it with them. They dont want to hear it. We aren't doing them any favors shoving it down their throats. Live and let live. Be the example. Not a mouth piece.
Another tip is to learn the art of remaining neutral. I have leftist friends I can totaly get along with because Im so good at remaining neutral.
Its not my true stance, and they know that, but I am able to see their point of view, or at least a neutral one, and pivot the conversation from there.
Them: "What do you think about Ukraine?"
Me: "both sides are garbage."
Them: "Fair point"
Vs
Me: "Putin is a white hat here to save us and Ukraine sells babies to global sex trafficking rings underground huurrrrraahh."
A little dramatic but thats really how we can come off with this stuff.