The older I get, the more I realize...

[SelfMadeMan]

Originally Posted by Deviant

That most people don't like you nearly as much as they say they do and will stop being your friend over the most minor infraction, so hang on to the true friends. Cherish the ones that'll be there through the rough patches, and let the rest go. Life is far too short to waste on pseudo friendship.

Ohhhhh so true!

I've learned that you are ultimately responsible for what you allow others to do to you. If you allow others, regardless of who they are, to continually disrespect you and treat you poorly, then you are just as much to blame for the hurt it causes.