roguewave said:
FreedomFromLiberty said:
I also don't really trust people who don't seem to be aware of their own feelings, or don't appear to have feelings.
Yeah, because how can you trust someone with your own feelings if they lack emotional intelligence?!
Or emotions at all. I've been running into people who seem to ape emotions in order to fit in, and take advantage of we who actually have feelings. They aren't concerned with our feelings beyond how to manipulate them to their advantage.
I have very serious trust issues after encountering a LOT of these people over the last ten years. Anyone who claims to be my friend before proving it is instantly suspect.
Most recently a woman at work did her best to act like my friend, and then during the work day engaged in some very offensive domineering and aggressively manipulative behavior that totally repelled me, so I froze her out and tried to keep my distance, but she just kept after me trying to fake friendliness, and following me around, working next to me all she can, and trying to get close enough to run her honeysuckle on me again.
So after a decade of these types I really do prefer loneliness and solitude to their treachery, and I long to have another good dog, as dogs are on average much better people than humans.