Wondering if you'd give any of the people described a second chance? These people being friends, not family or romantic partners.
Person 1- Regularly picks up calls on speaker phone when with a group of friends, thus broadcasting your conversation without your knowledge. Continues to do this in spite of being asked not to.
Person 2- In an argument, says they want to slap you so hard that you get knocked unconscious and learn to do as you're told. Never actually gets into fist fights, but the threat happens whenever this person is angered. Note, this person is easily angered when not "obeyed" because they know better and can "fix you".
Person 3- On two occasions, has eavesdropped on conversations, knowing full well my hatred for invasion of privacy in this manner.
Person 4- Tells a mutual friend who is suicidal that they should just go kill themselves already if they're going to be selfish like that.
These are all people I've actually known and, despite them being great in other ways, I've chosen to cut out of my life due to these behaviours.
I've been told I'm being unreasonable (particularly regarding nos 1 & 3- both of whom I feel don't value privacy and the lack of ethics bothers me). Wondering if I'm the only one who would rather be alone than put up with tit like this from supposed friends?
ETA: I've been told to give them all a second chance because people make mistakes, but these are people in their late 30s-early 40s, so I can't understand their behaviour at all. Really interested to hear if others think I am being unreasonable or would do the same as me. Open to correcting my actions if I'm in the wrong.
Person 1- Regularly picks up calls on speaker phone when with a group of friends, thus broadcasting your conversation without your knowledge. Continues to do this in spite of being asked not to.
Person 2- In an argument, says they want to slap you so hard that you get knocked unconscious and learn to do as you're told. Never actually gets into fist fights, but the threat happens whenever this person is angered. Note, this person is easily angered when not "obeyed" because they know better and can "fix you".
Person 3- On two occasions, has eavesdropped on conversations, knowing full well my hatred for invasion of privacy in this manner.
Person 4- Tells a mutual friend who is suicidal that they should just go kill themselves already if they're going to be selfish like that.
These are all people I've actually known and, despite them being great in other ways, I've chosen to cut out of my life due to these behaviours.
I've been told I'm being unreasonable (particularly regarding nos 1 & 3- both of whom I feel don't value privacy and the lack of ethics bothers me). Wondering if I'm the only one who would rather be alone than put up with tit like this from supposed friends?
ETA: I've been told to give them all a second chance because people make mistakes, but these are people in their late 30s-early 40s, so I can't understand their behaviour at all. Really interested to hear if others think I am being unreasonable or would do the same as me. Open to correcting my actions if I'm in the wrong.
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