Ever since I grew up and started thinking on my own, instead of following the imposed norms of behavior, etc., I realized that it doesn't matter if he is a friend or an acquaintance, a random guy on the street, a boyfriend, family, uncle, aunt, grandmother, strinka - if you don't like it for some reason - right, godfather, in the eyes and two options: either by talking you reach a consensus and clarify something, or you end the relationship with this person. In the case of the family, when there are gatherings and holidays that are not worth missing because of 1-2 people, you just ignore them. In most cases, they are cruelly insulted and make scenes, but let them expose themselves. You have already told them what is wrong with you and there is no need to force and hypocrisy. It's stressful for you, and you're lying to the other side. There's no point. For this reason, I quarrel with most of my relatives and family friends of my parents (and I did not choose them after all). I have not died of grief and loneliness, there are many other quality people in whom it is worth investing your time. In this sense, I do not tolerate bad treatment of people I value. If they insult them, they insult me. Separately, I find it greasy in front of your relatives, but behind their back to hiss like a snake, for extremely pathetic and invertebrate behavior. I have such a pathological case with a cousin who is an extremely vicious and insidious creature - she always tries to say something nasty and insulting even for no reason. To say a witty remark or nonsense - tc, pure stupidity. Of course no one can stand her, but they invite her to all the holidays and gatherings, because she is the "family", you see ... But when she is not there, they make it for 5 stotinki. Nobody dares live. ;) An even closer example is my native mother - an infinitely good and noble being who comes to stupidity. By "stupidity" I mean beating her own brother many years ago and continuing to defend him because he is her brother or her closest friends to use her because she is kind and helpful. I've told her a thousand times that they get on her head like that, but I don't know what else because of the old days, because of the family ties. Emmy, break your head then, but stop complaining when you feel used. So what I want to say is to relax and appreciate your peace and mental health. You can only win by taking the nasty people out of your life, which isn't so long anyway that you have to worry about which aunt will sulk there. Personally, it gives me great pleasure to be honest - it cleanses my mind and soul. Focus on quality people, invest your time in them. Unfortunately, the term "family" rarely corresponds to our idealized notion of it.
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If I can stop contacting them, I do. But if they are from family or close friends, I just "pour one by one" and express my point of view of perception of the world. In the end, everyone has a different opinion, understanding of the world and we can not make him be broad-minded, but sooner or later he understands his "problem". If they don't want to hear my opinion or tell me that I live in delusion, I just stop, otherwise there is a risk of beating them. : D To the author: Beware of negative people!