I was upset last night not just because my friend was being obnoxious but more so because I wasn't standing up for myself. This morning I was still upset about it and wrote some rules that every person should know but going by my friend, some people don't.
Rule 1: If we are talking about a personal issue of mine and a 3rd party joins us, don't ask me in front of the other person if it's okay to continue our other conversation. If I didn't conintue, then it's too personal to talk about in front of outside company.
Rule 2: if a 3rd party joins us and you have to talke in code about a personal issue of mine (or yours) in front of the other person, then the issue is not to be discussed at the moment. Be patient and wait to talk about it when you can speak freely.
Rule 3: If you have to ask me in front of the 3rd party if they know about a certain story that I told you, then it means they don't. if I didn't bring up the story, then I don't want to talk about. And if they don't know about it, that means I didn't want them to know.
Rule 4: If you have to whisper to someone in front of other people, then that means you shouldn't discuss the subject at that time. If it can't be discussed with everyone present, then wait until you have privacy to talk about it openly. Doing this is just plain rude!!!
I don't know if this happens with anyone else's friends but these rules should be passed around to keep respect within friendships.
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