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How Toxic People Show Their True Character With Actions, Not Words
Once you are aware actions are everything and words mean nothing.
It was a brisk morning on February 23rd, 2018. I had just finished driving the day before and was tired.
Earlier the previous day, my girlfriend at the time and I argued. Well, not really an argument, but uneasiness. We’d been dating for two months.
She contacted me in a dramatic fashion as usual. Her yard was a mess, and her neighbor who was selling his house-made comments about it. He blamed his house for not selling on her disaster of a yard.
She contacts me in a panic. I couldn’t help myself; I snapped. I was already tired of all the drama she brought to every situation.
She ended up hanging up on me.
I called her back and offered to come and help clean her yard with her.
I “thought” she was newly divorced and trying to figure shit out. So I chalked it up as that and offered help.
She was very cold towards me and told me NO! She hung up on me, saying she could do the yard herself.
I let her be.
I got home that night, went for a walk, and sent her a text. It went unanswered. I didn’t think…
