The Rules to Break

RULE TO BREAK

Some people are just difficult

Some people seem to be downright unpleasant. Maybe they’re always winding other people up, or they won’t stop bragging about how smart or clever or sporty or rich they are. Could be that they like stirring up trouble and passing on things told to them in confidence. They end up losing friends over it – or not acquiring friends in the first place.

So why do they do it, if it means very few people like them? No one likes to be unpopular. I’m not talking about the people who have plenty of friends but you’re not one of them. I’m talking about the people who know they’re unpopular, but still keep boasting or niggling or irritating regardless.

There has to be a reason, you know. People don’t act in a ...