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Around two years ago, I was with some people that I was friends with at the time. She knew about some history that I had with one girl and how I felt about her and all of that background stuff. Anyway, we were at a show thing and the girl that I didn't really like sat in front of us with her friends. I wasn't too fond of her friend and I didn't know the other one. I think sometimes you have to be honest with yourself about people with whom that you don't get along. Not everyone is meant to be friends -- and it turned out that the girl that I was with and I were not meant to be -- and not all personalities match up.

That being said, there is never an excuse for you to be unreasonably mean to someone just because you don't get along. I find that you just avoid their company, and if you are out with them in a group, to just acknowledge them in an adult fashion. Being polite to someone you do not like does not make you a fake person; it makes you a polite adult. That's not a typo. I really want you to understand that line and take it with you when you exit out of this window.

To finish off the story, the girl that I didn't like and I had a chat about the thing that we were watching while my friend watched me as if she was so upset. It was like I was supposed to avoid speaking to her, to ignore her, act like she wasn't even there.  You cannot ignore your problems or the people that you do not like. You can treat them like actual people and be polite to them when you see them. I remember leaving with her and she said, "I didn't realize you were fake. You were being so fake just then, acting like you liked her." I hope that that girl realizes that being fake is not synonymous with being polite to people that I don't like.

catch you later,

Karleigh

"Surround yourself with people who make you hungry for life, touch your heart, and nourish your soul." // unknown