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People Are Sharing The 'Harmless' Habits That Actually Make Someone Insufferable, And You Might Be Guilty Of Some Of These
Last week, Reddit user ZumbaRoy took to the popular Ask Reddit page to ask, "What's a 'harmless' habit that actually makes someone insufferable once you notice it?"
Obviously, I had to know if any (God forbid) applied to me; and, I wanted to see if I'd witnessed any of these in the wild! So, I decided to round up some of the best answers, so you could be entertained by this, too:
1."Asking a question, not listening to the answer, then later contradicting what you just said."
—u/Turtleballoon123
"I've had it come full swing. Doesn't listen to me, contradicts what I said anyway, then feeds me back my own comment as 'advice' soon later. So fucking annoying."
—u/Tokijlo
2."Constantly one-upping your misery. You say you're tired, they haven't slept since 2014. You say your coffee's cold, they've been drinking regret for years."
NBC / Via
—u/These_Detail_7360
3."Never ever agreeing with you no matter how trivial or inconsequential. You will make a point and they will go, 'Well actually...' It's like they have to be right all the time, and it's exhausting to talk to people like that."
Warner Bros.
—u/porcosbaconsandwich
4."Hinting instead of asking direct questions."
NBC
—u/caseofthemondays81
5."Never asking questions back."
—u/Glittering-Paper4516
"I've definitely had to work on this. I now notice how common it is for people not to be legit interested in each other."
—u/psycharious
6."People who can't stand to go a minute without hearing their own voice."
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—u/Entire_Teaching1989
7."Those who make being contrarian their whole personality."
—u/Immateriumdelirium
8."Always feeling like they have to play the devil's advocate."
—u/candyspyder
9."Wanting others to notice their needs without ever actually expressing them. We aren't mind readers."
—u/Suitable_cataclysm
10."Complaining constantly."
—u/sleepingbeauttee
"Or even just never having anything positive to say. Every sentence seems to be, 'I don't like XYZ.' Why can't we look more for things we enjoy and are grateful for? Don't make disliking everything your personality."
—u/Obliviousobi
11."Someone once told me I have an annoying habit of interjecting myself into conversations with my own experiences of whatever thing they are discussing, rather than just listening. I've since made a conscious effort not to do that, and now I notice when others do so."
Pop TV / CBC Television
"So hey, step back, listen, and then if you have something to add do so when the other person has had their moment!"
—u/zerbey
"I have done this assuming that it's a bonding opportunity to relate over shared experience, but I guess most people don't think this way."
—u/Status-Arrival-3757
"There's bringing up a similar thing to relate and show empathy, then there's bringing it up to highjack the conversation and making it about oneself.
It really never goes away, does it? Every time it's a consideration. Thank you."
—u/The_Mr_Wilson
12."Not being able to sustain a length of time without mindlessly being on their phone."
—u/ouuspicymami
13."Mean comments disguised as a 'joke.'"
—u/bumblebeebubbley
14."Lying about things that don't matter, either to one-up someone or just for attention."
AMC
"I have several examples, but just off the top of my head I used to work with a woman who brought her dog to work — he was delightful, she was not. We're all dog lovers and I was having a conversation with another coworker about foods that are toxic for dogs. Every food we mentioned (onions, garlic, grapes, coffee, etc.) she chimed in to tell us she feeds those to her dog 'all the time.' Umm no the fuck you do not. It was like that with her daily."
—u/peaceandprisms
15."Loud eating. Nothing makes me angrier than hearing mouth-smacking noises like a llama."
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—u/spirit_cat83
16."People who say something and you didn't quite catch what they said so you ask them to repeat it and they say 'nothing.' Especially if they're naturally soft-spoken and it happens a lot."
—u/stampedes
17."People who only talk about themselves, and who pivot conversations to always be about them and their life."
—u/defnotajournalist
18."Interrupting during a conversation."
—u/Major_Smudges
19."Leaving random half-drunk cups all over the damn place, claiming that they aren't done with it even though every cup they've used was completely left alone for days. Put the damn cups in the sink. Holy shit."
—u/AscendedViking7
20."When they ask, 'What are you doing on Tuesday?' instead of saying what they want first. You don't know if it's 'I have an extra ticket to a concert' or 'I need you to help me move a sofa.'"
—u/Cultural-War-2838
21."It's hard to have conversations with people who are chronically hasty/impatient/jump to conclusions. They love to interrupt you when you are in the middle of answering the question they asked — and the worst part? They don't even realize they're doing it."
—u/JustSoil3557
22."People who constantly sniffle instead of, you know, getting a tissue and BLOWING THEIR DAMN NOSE!"
—u/KZorroFuego
23."I hate unsolicited advice, especially when it's constant or judgy in nature."
—u/alainadm
24."I have a friend who always wants me to guess stuff. 'Guess who I saw?' 'Guess what I did?' And not in a rhetorical sense; she ACTUALLY wants me to guess. No, just tell me."
NBC
—u/ProximaeB
finally: "People who can't make a decision. Where you wanna eat? I don't care. When you wanna hang out? I dunno I'm free whenever. What movie do you wanna watch? Doesn't matter."
"Like OMG, can you pick anything?!
It's even worse when it's their idea. I'm hungry let's go eat! Okay, what do you want? I don't care!"
—u/LillyGirl7
What do you think? Are there any "harmless" habits I missed? Feel free to dish them all down in the comments — or, write into this anonymous form! I love hearing your thoughts.
