Just before the midterms: Has the reno-monster dog-fiend neighbour gone unemployed again to finish the house?

" The most dangerous person to play games with is someone who is emotionally intelligent, has zero desire to be seen or validated, and isn't afraid of being disliked.

You'll lose every time.

The worst mistake is to play with the feelings of someone who is done playing games. You'll be left playing alone.

"The fastest way to embarrass yourself is to think an emotionally mature person will chase you around and put up with your hide-and-seek games.

You'll refuse to communicate, and they'll accept your decision. You'll wait for them to come begging, only to find yourself begging instead.

You'll shut down instead of communicating, block them, disappear on them, and ignore them because you saw people playing those games on social media.

By the time you come back, they will have moved on.

You'll try to gaslight them: 'So you never loved me? How can you move on so fast? You didn't even fight for us?'

And they will calmly respond that they loved you but they also loved themselves. That you lost it when you thought their love for you was a licence for you to drag them into emotional turmoil.

You will claim to have learned, and they will tell you to go apply the lessons in your next relationship.

This is what we're saying: if you want the love of mature and loyal people, grow up. Say what you mean and communicate when you're upset.

They can deal with your anger, and they can discuss misunderstandings. But they can't deal with a dismissive attitude and making them beg just to get a conversation.

The quicker way to lose good people is to assume they'll always be there no matter how you treat them.

They won't." @Benjamin zulu global