Would you find it difficult to want to converse with...

...the mate of a family member that you DON'T like , while at family function?

I feel sorry for the girl since she just sits there. I think " maybe i should go talk to her" but i can't stand my cousin. He acts like he's better than me, and makes rude comments towards me when no one is around.

I feel like if i start talking to her, he'll come over and say rude crap, which I'm sure would lead to an argument. I can't stand him.

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Dan193 · 31-35, M

I bet he makes his mate feel the same way he makes you feel, or at least to a certain degree. So go talk to them, maybe they need it more than you think.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@Dan193 i dont think so. I think he's just in competition to me. He's a few months older. We had2 classes together. He'd pick on me with the other boys and stuff.

Dan193 · 31-35, M

@iamnikki Did you tell him that you hate him for it? That's usually what makes people think about the impact of their actions on others. Especially if he's kinda familly.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@Dan193 no. But i only see him once or twice a year. Thanksgiving and sometimes christmas. Though im not going over the familys'..

Dan193 · 31-35, M

@iamnikki Idk what to advise you. You could either tell him that u really hate him for the way he treats you, but u wish that someday he'll come around, because you're family. Or just keep doing what you're doing, 2 days a year it's not that much, but the anticipation that you'll have to see him, still sucks.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@Dan193 yes it really does. Thanks though