The thing you hate most that people say

Let’s make a list of the worst off-putting things that people can say to ruin a beautiful friendship. One by one–the worst first. Please copy so that we can see them in all their terror.

  1. I know you’re busy now.

]Let’s make a list of the worst off-putting things that people can say to ruin a beautiful friendship. One by one–the worst first. Please copy so that we can see them in all their terror.

  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  1. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  10. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  11. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you)
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  10. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  11. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you)
  12. Can I offer you some constructive criticism?
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  10. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  11. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you)
  12. Can I offer you some constructive criticism?
  13. Can I ask you a question? (You just DID!)
  14. You know what YOU need?
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  10. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  11. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you)
  12. Can I offer you some constructive criticism?
  13. Can I ask you a question? (You just DID!)
  14. You know what YOU need?
  15. I’ll keep it in mind.
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  10. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  11. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you)
  12. Can I offer you some constructive criticism?
  13. Can I ask you a question? (You just DID!)
  14. You know what YOU need?
  15. I’ll keep it in mind.
  16. It is what it is.
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  10. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  11. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you)
  12. Can I offer you some constructive criticism?
  13. Can I ask you a question? (You just DID!)
  14. You know what YOU need?
  15. I’ll keep it in mind.
  16. It is what it is.
  17. It’s not you, it’s me.

Oh, damn, somebody beat me to that. Grrr.

  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  10. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  11. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you)
  12. Can I offer you some constructive criticism?
  13. Can I ask you a question? (You just DID!)
  14. You know what YOU need?
  15. I’ll keep it in mind.
  16. It is what it is.
  17. It’s not you, it’s me.
  18. You’ve got a way with words.
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  10. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  11. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you)
  12. Can I offer you some constructive criticism?
  13. Can I ask you a question? (You just DID!)
  14. You know what YOU need?
  15. I’ll keep it in mind.
  16. It is what it is.
  17. It’s not you, it’s me.
  18. You’ve got a way with words.
  19. Been there, done that. (How about being punched in the mouth? Been there? Done that?!)
  1. I know you’re busy now.
  2. Don’t want to hurt your feelings
  3. I’ll be perfectly honest with you: no, you won’t.
  4. I didn’t mean for it to happen.
  5. It’s no big deal.
  6. We need to talk…
  7. Try to see things another way.
  8. Have you tried reaching out to (him/her/them)? Only to choke the shit out of him.
  9. Let’s keep in touch.
  10. I don’t mean to interrupt, but…I’m gonna!
  11. It’s not you, it’s me. (It’s you)
  12. Can I offer you some constructive criticism?
  13. Can I ask you a question? (You just DID!)
  14. You know what YOU need?
  15. I’ll keep it in mind.
  16. It is what it is.
  17. It’s not you, it’s me.
  18. You’ve got a way with words.
  19. Been there, done that. (How about being punched in the mouth? Been there? Done that?!)
  20. No offense, but . . .