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I don’t like it when people manipulate your words, which sometimes happens in the tabloids.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 August 2022 source ↗
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What trait do you most dislike in other people?Originally asked
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View all 193 →Ingratitude. Taking advantage of others.
I don’t like fake people, impostors.
Coldness, selfishness.
Their frankness and honesty.
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My younger self. I told myself so often that I was not good enough, that I was not smart enough, that I was not interesting enough, that I was boring and ugly. I wasn’t kind to my body, and I did and said things to myself that I would never do or say to a friend.
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As someone who had a laugh.
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I can’t say no. I am a people-pleaser, and it means that I burn myself out because I take on too much.
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