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JASN_DE@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
Apparently you meet very shallow people.
masterspace@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
erin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Nothing irks me more than the “sharing your unasked for opinion at any time is just telling the truth” crowd. Come on. You must know the difference between honesty and integrity for the sake of good communication and being insensitive because it’s “the truth.” You’re not being honest, regardless of the truth of your beliefs, you’re being a dick if you tell someone they’re not attractive without being asked.
If someone asks, “Am I attractive,” not fishing for compliments but asking for an opinion, you wouldn’t be a dick for saying “I wouldn’t describe you as conventionally attractive,” or “you aren’t my type, so not to me.” You would still be a dick for saying either of those things to someone who didn’t ask, or delivering your answer in an inconsiderate manner. Truth doesn’t make your words right. You can be correct and still very wrong.
masterspace@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
[deleted]erin@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
Can you elaborate? What is “honest and open” about being rude to someone for no reason?
Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
Honesty is telling the truth to people. Openness is feeling free to express yourself. Empathy is considering other people’s perspectives and taking their feelings into account. People should practice the last one before impulsively acting based on the first 2. It’s called being an adult member of society.
masterspace@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
[deleted]Pandemanium@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Your personal judgements about others are not “an elephant in the room” that needs to be talked about. They are not objective facts. Ask yourself, when you think someone is unattractive, why is it so important to you that they know you think they are unattractive? What do you think you are accomplishing by bringing it up?
SolOrion@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
It’s not about being open and honest. It’s about that not being relevant. Your opinion on how someone looks isn’t relevant, helpful, or necessary unless it’s directly asked for.
There’s nothing awkward, nervous, or repressed about not going out of your way to open your mouth and make someone feel bad about themselves. You can simply not fucking say something that crosses your mind.
“Brutally honest” people are incredibly annoying. They think they’ve discovered a social cheat code so they can get away with being an absolute ass because they’re just an Honest Person™.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 weeks ago
beating around the bush
everything that could possibly be sensitive
Being nervous and awkward
avoiding the elephant in the room
self consciousness
You’re literally strawman-ing what I said. Empathy is considering others. It really is that simple…
Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Sounds like someone didn’t check their empathy before posting honestly!
relation_anon4238@thelemmy.club 4 weeks ago
My friend is blunt, my dad is rude
samus12345@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Being shallow and being honest are not mutually exclusive. At all.
relation_anon4238@thelemmy.club 4 weeks ago
My dad included 😭
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Oh goddddd the dad thinks his kid needs to chase hotter dudessss I’m gonna die
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 weeks ago
“My son only accepts the HIGHEST QUALITY DICK, I taught him to know his worth!”
SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 weeks ago
I feel sorry for people who don’t have good hygiene.
volvoxvsmarla@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
My mom and sister used to say my husband looks like he just got released from Auschwitz so I feel you 🫠
Maybe it’s because your dad wants you to get a perfect person. Someone who is nice and loving and interesting and attractive and successful and rich and a good cook and volunteers and whatnot. My guess is not that they would prefer you to have someone handsome and unloving instead, but someone who is both handsome and loving. Because to them, you’re perfect. So they want you to have the (what they assume would be) perfect match. Most of this is probably not an active thought process but just some subconscious thinking.
Pacattack57@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Set boundaries with your parents please. It’s not ok for them to disparage your future spouse.
relation_anon4238@thelemmy.club 4 weeks ago
It’s just dad and a friend, thanks :) 😊