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I’m starting to notice that being friendly isn’t a positive thing anymore I was on /askreddit today, and I stumbled upon this post. Obviously, I was intrigued and wanted to read it to see if I could find tips on improving my selection process and start distinguishing who is trustworthy from who isn’t.

‘What harmless thing instantly makes you think, "I don't trust this person"?’: Reddit debate about small, seemingly harmless traits that immediately signal a person is untrustworthy

We have to accept it, sometimes, we have oddly specific things that we consider deal breakers that not only are way too niche, but are also a bit frivolous. I’m not sure if everyone has these standards or just these people on Reddit, but of course they have the right to hold them.

‘What completely superficial thing makes you not want to be friends with someone?’: Frivolous or irrational reasons that are a deal breaker for a friendship

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Woman starts dating one of her high school classmates’ ex-boyfriends, people give her the side-eye for dating a friend's ex and and is accused of not being a ‘girl’s girl’

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Apparently, asking how much someone makes is the worst thing you can ask Honestly, I’ve never heard anything like this, and I was really surprised to see the comments under the post siding with the offended party

27-year-old man abruptly leaves friend’s birthday party when they ask him how much money he makes: ‘I wasnt enjoying myself anymore. Told the person next to me I was heading out, paid for my food at the front and left’

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Can you believe a mother would behave like this? Mother embarrasses daughter in a store, so daughter plays it off by being petty towards her: 'My mother and her friend just stood there looking stunned.'

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Imagine someone is so manipulative that you end up questioning whether getting mad at them for eating things you bought with your own money and not paying you back for them or replacing them was wrong.

Man consistently eats roommate snacks but gets angry when confronted: ‘He flipped it on me, saying I was being "weirdly possessive" over some stupid snacks and making the vibe in the apartment super awkward’

Having roommates must be one of the most challenging experiences one can have. I've had many roommate experiences, and whether the person is your best friend, a random stranger, a coworker, or whatever you can imagine, living together is tough.

21-year-old woman throws away the stuff her roommate brought to the house without asking: ‘She started bringing home straight-up trash, for lack of better words. It felt like the apartment was the thrift store.’

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Married couple of 8 years get offended when their single friend refuses to ask them for dating advice and goes to another single friend instead: ‘Their relationship is not one that I would want for myself’

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Let’s face it, some people are looking to take advantage of others to get their needs met without reciprocating. The dynamic appears perfect to them as long as nobody dares to point it out or ask for something in return. If that happens, they’ll use any strategy to return to the statu

30-year-old woman expects her 30-year-old male best friend to do every romantic relationship activity with her without actually being in a relationship, so he refuses: 'Well she is now inconsolable, saying I am punishing her for not loving me'

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Apartment resident lends friend their assigned parking spot for free, finds out she's secretly renting it to a coworker for $80 a month, then revokes access and gets his car towed: 'It was way out of line'

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Bridesmaid gets emotional at best friend's wedding, leading bride to accuse her of stealing the moment and ruining the photos: ‘I should have controlled myself better’

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Friend refuses to keep paying rent all by herself after her roommate gets behind on payments for the third month in a row without intending to change the situation: ‘I was tired of being her backup bank account’

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Some people are treating their thirties like they were their fifties; I really don’t get it. I’m not against an early night; I never was and never will be, but is it really that we’re more tired, or have we gotten more proactive in rejecting plans we never actually wanted to do in the first place? As I get older, I haven’t necessarily no

Woman reaches 30 and notices a shift in the way her long-time friends act towards friendships in general: ‘In a years time you won’t miss not being in bed by a certain time but have memories and pictures from a night out with your mates!’

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Woman travelling to another country gets offended after college friend refuses to let her stay at her house because her husband is not in good health: ‘I was ghosted for 2 days straight’

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’m sure it’s not easy to break up with a friend, but that difficulty can’t be the excuse to lead a double life and exclude said friend from every group while pretending to get along. Of course, one can take matters into one’s hands and realize one’s being left out, but when you live under the belief that those are your friend

22-year-old woman secretly looks at best friend's phone and finds a group chat without her: ‘I have been friends with these girls for 10, eight, and five years. I know that this group chat of theirs isn't solely being used for events that I can't attend’

This hits close to home because I had a similar falling-out with a friend last week, and I was in the wrong, so I can understand the feeling of being betrayed when nothing is really happening, but there is still no excuse. What surprised me about this story is that the angry friend hasn’t taken any steps back yet, but well, that might

Woman invites a friend to a concert for her birthday and her other friend is left feeling betrayed: 'She sent me a long message denying any of it, calling my feelings "strange" and "shady," and somehow made herself out to be the victim'