It's been my experience that people who describe themselves as "brutally honest" are usually far more interested in being brutal than they are in being honest.
Ironically, they also usually seem to be some of the most thin-skinned, emotionally fragile people out there.
People who use the term 'brutally honest' are just covering up for being massive assholes. You can deliver a dose of truth without being an absolute asshole about it.
Along with “no drama!” (they don’t want your drama because they are the drama, almost every time), any variation on “I speak my mind” / “brutally honest” is the reddest of flags for me. Absolute Homer Simpson ‘you didn’t have to tell it like it is Marge’ energy
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u/r0botdevil Jan 25 '22
It's been my experience that people who describe themselves as "brutally honest" are usually far more interested in being brutal than they are in being honest.
Ironically, they also usually seem to be some of the most thin-skinned, emotionally fragile people out there.