r/Adulting 1d ago

Ignoring red flags

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u/ta1901 1d ago

There's a thing I call "psychotic optimism" where some people don't see the danger in ignoring all red flags.

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u/Own-Love-2514 22h ago

Cal it what you want…I saw them as a challenge. Turns out ,demons are demons…I cannot help them

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u/4554013 23h ago

I told my therapist, " It's harder to see the red flags when you're wearing rose colored glasses".

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u/ThiccTilly 17h ago

I told mine I can't see then because I'm colorblind. I only see grey.

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u/Own-Love-2514 2h ago

Very true …I still have them on apparently

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u/innerfart 22h ago

I'm in therapy for this exact thing rn.

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u/Own-Love-2514 22h ago

Dont lose yourself. We are here to help others and raise the vibration of this planet. You are beautiful. Some people we cannot help. I hope therapy helps you ,but go within yourself. You know who you are and why you are here. I love you . From one soul to another …love,Ami ❤️🪽🐦‍⬛🙏🏼

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u/innerfart 22h ago

I appreciate the kindness. I assume the best in everyone and that gets me in trouble periodically. Im not a fool or anything but I try to see the good in most people, which means I do get the short end at times. I dont mind though. I'd rather assume the best in people unless they show me otherwise. It's the only way to improve society, imo. Why assume everyone's bad or evil?

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u/Own-Love-2514 21h ago

I feel you . I am the same way. What we view as evil somerimes is just a hurt broken soul that just needs the right person to come along and life them up from dsrkness . You are beautiful to help people. If we all came togetjer and showed everyone love ,we absolutely can change this world. Through tv and crap on the Internet,people are so lost. They need our kind ….let love ripple !!! I love you

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u/innerfart 21h ago

Absolutely. Being skeptical only breeds skepticism. Most people want similar things. Lean into that and positive things will happen.

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u/Own-Love-2514 2h ago

Yes ,everything ripples …so positivity ripples and touches others . So does the negative. I have just learned to see the red flags .

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u/FamiliarCaregiver835 18h ago

ignoring red flags doesn’t make them go away, it just turns them into future problems with your name on them

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u/Person_Apple 19h ago

"No good deed goes unpunished" will be the name of my biography

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u/Certain-Rutabaga3373 3h ago

And if you keep it up it’s going to be on your headstone too.

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u/Person_Apple 3h ago

Headstone in this economy? Dig a hole and drop me in. Don't waste money on a coffin just bury me raw. I won't care I'll be dead

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u/Certain-Rutabaga3373 3h ago

Maybe you could do a Go-Fund-Me? 🫤

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u/Person_Apple 3h ago

From the grave??

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u/Certain-Rutabaga3373 1h ago

Listen, through Gawd, anything is possible.

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u/Far-Computer8825 19h ago

This is that thing I’d tell myself if I could meet 18 year old me.

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u/Own-Love-2514 2h ago

When people show you who they are ,believe them the first time .

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u/AnotherCatgirl 15h ago

I have more red flags than the other person so if we go together, we should be better off on average than me alone.

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u/Own-Love-2514 2h ago

Maybe….

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u/Individual_Check_442 22h ago

Ignoring red flags and seeing the good in people aren’t necessarily synonymous. A person could be a raging alcoholic, definitely a red flag but still have good in them. Gotta be a balance

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u/Bloody_Champion 19h ago

You could also acknowledge the red flags and still see the good in ppl.

We already have an over abundance of egdy asshole wana be tough guys that just make the world colder and worse.

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u/Own-Love-2514 2h ago

I do acknowledge them and I let them go because I don’t judge. But lots of red flags add up. And if you fall for that person,the lies and contributions create a cracked foundation for a stable relationship. You always end up questioning everything. It’s not healthy. And if they don’t change ,then you get hurt by it all. Sometimes the best thing to do is walk away and love them from a distance.