[Jacklyn]

I have this person in my life who is extremely talkative and aggressive in her mannerisms. Every sentence begins with "I" or "My". She is not a good listener. She can relate anything that anyone says, to a situation in her own life. If I say something like "I like decorate my house". she'll be like - Oh that's nothing, you should see how I love buying things and there's this table cloth that I saw at Target and I bought it and then it didn't go well with the decor, so I returned it and blah blah blah.

I find it quite annoying being around her, but since she is related to me, circumstances make me meet her atleast once a week. She has an opinion about everything and she absolutely needs to voice it.

Have any of you been around interesting people like this and how do you deal with it, especially if absolutely cutting them out of your life is not possible?

Thanks for listening!
-Jacklyn

[MaggieMoo]

My sister is EXACTLY like that!! She was not supportive during my IF journey. And when she opens her mouth, she never stopped to think that she is hurting not only me but others around her. During family gatherings she would have a story to top someone else's. It's so annoying.
After she told me that I needed to get over my m/c, I made the decision that I had to get away from her negative attitude. I just can't deal with it anymore and it has a negative effect on me and my family. She is not worth it anymore if she is continuing to treat others like that. Our situation is unfortunate but I have come to terms with my decision not to have my sister in my life. She doesn't respect me and the fact that I have feelings too.
Good luck with your situation! I hope it gets better for you.

[sarah16]

I have an old friend like that, everything I say she has done bigger and better. I actually don't know why we still hang out.

[tulip23]

That must be really a pain..to have someone who is always so agressive and opinionated.I guess,may be ignoring what she says or actually ending ur conversation with something like "As always, I am sure u must have some better experience to share" or "how can we end without having your opinion" might give her a hint.