themselves. Why should they? They’ve
got you to fund their pity party. Tough
love is still love.
4. GIVE PAINFUL PEOPLE
THE HEAVE-HO
Sometimes, no matter how much work
you do on yourself and how forgiving
you are and how skilled you get at letting
it go, there’s just no way around it: Some
people are just too committed to their
own dysfunction. They’re painful to be
around. You’d rather cover yourself with
the fleas of a thousand camels than go
out for a cup of coffee with them.