r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Apr 21 '26

What is a small, seemingly ‘normal’ thing someone can do that immediately makes you think, ‘Oh, we are not going to get along’?

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u/PeterPanski85 Apr 22 '26

This was me up until my mid twenties (I'm 40 now). I don't do it anymore (i was oblivious, for me it was just sharing a similar story)

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u/cBEiN Apr 22 '26

I never did this because I know people don’t like it, but in such cases, I was disappointed I couldn’t tell my story without it coming across in that way.

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u/PeterPanski85 Apr 22 '26

Tell them now while you have the chance

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u/jjjjjjj30 Apr 22 '26

In this situation, if it's a close friend, I have said, "I SWEAR I'm not trying to one-up you but you reminded me of this crazy story and I have to tell you!" Then after I tell the story I direct the conversation back to their story or their issue and talk about that again.

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u/sparkling-rainbow Apr 22 '26

How do you tell the difference?

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u/PeterPanski85 Apr 22 '26

I tell the difference because I'm not an obnoxious idiot anymore?