Originally Posted by
Snaps
I was going to say, before I even saw this, just don't hang around them. Don't be afraid to cut off a bad relationship. A good flower must be pruned in order for it to grow beautiful. To become the best, happiest person you can be, you need to avoid those who put you down, and spend time in the sun with others who lift you up. As Prue Leith puts it simply, "Don't spend time with anyone you don't like."
This was hard for me to learn at first, a few years ago as a young adult, as I wanted every relationship in my life to work. But, in looking at people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s, striving to make certain relationships work and ultimately failing, I finally agreed with that wisdom, that's easier just to find people you naturally click with, than it is to try to change someone and make them who you want them to be.