Questions tagged [toxic-people]
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How to avoid former friend who is being creepy?
I have a guy friend who likes me romantically. I already turned him down through his friend (he asked a mutual friend to ask me if I like him, I told him no, and his friend told him my reply). After that he started being more and more creepy. He…
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How to address a formerly toxic player in my community that we caught using a sockpuppet account?
There has been a very toxic person to the community of a multiplayer Minecraft server I'm a moderator on (I'll call them Mr Toxic from now on). Apart from using really irritating cheats (the cheats that Mr Toxic used really broke the game for other…
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How to "break up" with my toxic parents/family?
this is quite a long text but I think it is necessary to get an insight of where my motivation is coming from and why I want to "break up" with my parents.
The Fight I
A couple of months ago there was a huge fight between me and my parents:
My…
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How to politely ask a friend not to play online games with us?
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of friends and I have started online gaming a lot more frequently as a social activity instead of the usual going to the bar / playing sports / pool etc. This is great as we are able to talk to each…
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How to deal with a toxic group leader?
So I'm in this group of friends that have been around for a few years, over a few interactions I have developed a toxic relationship with one of the people in this group. I have tried to talk to him about becoming friends again and that whatever I…
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How to address an online gaming community about our decision to allow back a player who used to be toxic?
There has been a very toxic person to the community of a multiplayer Minecraft server I'm a moderator on (I'll call them Mr Toxic from now on). Apart from using really irritating cheats (the cheats that Mr Toxic used really broke the game for other…
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How to Deal With A Manipulative and Pretentious Person
17 year-old male living in the U.S. here.
I have a "friend" (Let's call him X) who I've known for 4 years and known well for 2 years. He is probably the most pretentious and manipulative person I know. Sometimes it is genuinely fun to hang out with…
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How to talk reasonably to a stubborn person without turning them into a disaster?
My best friend, Liz, is shy, introvert and has anxiety. Sometimes she asks me when I have free time to accompany her to parties, shopping and doing stuff so she feels more comfortable with me around. I like to be there for her.
There's this friend…
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How to make my friend realize he is a toxic person and he really has to change?
I'll try to make this as short and clear as possible.
Background
I've known this person for about 8 years but I wasn't as mature and perceptive when I first met him as I am now.
We used to talk, play video games and hang out a lot, I stopped talking…
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Getting along with group of friends after quitting smoking hookah?
Some information upfront: I'm 21, our group of friends is between 18-21, we're all from Germany.
Problem is, all of my friends and I meet up frequently to smoke a hookah (pretty common here in Germany), which I try to quit at the moment. Works to an…
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How can you get closure from ending a toxic family relationship?
My cousins (all in the same family) and I bicker, a lot. I don't like that they tend to harass my grandmother when she shares political posts. When this happens, I tend to call my cousins out for their behavior.
Recently, my grandmother shared…
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