Actions speak louder than words, though words can set my temper ablaze just as prudently as an action. Do you all notice that we are all pretty good at keeping our emotions in check with the big issues? Like when someone does us wrong we take a step back (to evaluate and plot revenge) and process our emotional state as to not jump straight to fury. Fury can be counter productive. So why is it the little things that push us to insanity; like killing one another over a meal or a parking spot... makes no sense. Perhaps we're all trapped in a "this is the last straw syndrome?"
Redditor wanted to hear from everyone about the little things in life that can turn us front Jekyll to Hyde in seconds by asking.... What is the smallest thing that makes you lose your temper immediately?
Don't Touch!
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Things not staying where I put then. For example if I hang a towel and it just immediately decides to slide off, or I put my spoon down in my ice cream, but because it's still almost full the spoon just tips over and falls out. Like, you're inanimate f---ing objects, don't just f---ing up and decide to do some random BS that makes me have to go and pick sh!t up or clean the floor! Stegaosaurus
SHUT UP!!!!!
Someone trying to talk to me while I eat at work. Come on, just let me have this 10 minutes to myself. Knoife
Ohhh my god THIS is the stuff that makes me see red. Example:
Me: finally sits down for lunch after being on my feet for 4 straight hours, just wanting to be left alone so I can eat in peace and silence
Coworker (every F**KING time without fail): "Whatcha eating?" comes over and peers at my lunch, then decides to start this WHOLE a** one sided conversation about her cooking/her kid's eating habits/her opinions on whatever I'm eating/etc and bothers me for my entire lunch break
Me, thinking: :) Ah yes. This is exactly how I envisioned my one singular 10 minute break going. Awesome! girlquartz
I need GREEN!
Hitting back to back red lights. wonderwine
Best is when they turn red in front of you to maximize the delay. Then there is the red light to let one car through. _AlreadyTaken_
Supermarket Rage!
Grocery store etiquette. GTFO of the middle of the aisle! This can't be your first time shopping! theoretic_lee
Or people that just bust out of the aisle with their carts into main paths without stopping/looking. Do you merge onto roads without yielding while you drive too? FrankDaTank787
Lord give me Strength!
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When a car pulls out right in front of me and then goes 20 mph under the speed limit anyway. why?????? just wait then. cherrypie3
Do not drive in Arizona. Probably Florida too.
It actually annoys me less these days because every single time the person is 70+ and probably actually didn't see me coming when they made a right on red and immediately moved over three lanes to go very slowly in front of me. I just go around them and practice O-ming. ms_eleventy
STOP LAUGHING!
Bumping my head on something when I stand up. It takes me by surprise and pisses me off. dignified_fish
Ohhhh makes me so mad!!!! And if my mother is around, she will immediately make fun of me and laugh. Even. More. Rage. sbllke
Always wait 8 Seconds!
This morning, I got a bag of popcorn out of the vending machine at work. Opened it too fast and shot popcorn all over the floor. For a good 7 seconds, I thought about just going home and quitting my job from bed. JeffMatthews410
I'm the same way except it's more like "wow how mildly inconvenient, what if I just end my life right now in the break room?" then I laugh about it and go on my merry way lol. njm_nick
How would I know this?
When someone can't grasp that something isn't as obvious to me as it is to them, simply because I can't read their minds, I don't know their whole life story, or I don't have the same educational background, or the same interests. Marawal
I dare you to push again....
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When standing in line at a store and the person behind you is ramming into you with their shopping cart or standing waaaaay too close. Seriously, personal space, you pushing me wont make the line go any faster. username-done
You hear me!
I always say loud towards them "Are you gonna pay for my stuff?" Cashiers always laugh at that dumb people. Almost every time person turning all-red and is going back pushing other "hurry" people creating a slow-motion mosh pit behind. "Almost every time" because once a grown man (40-50yo) pretend he did not hear me, and turn his face away from me to cashier. Cashier backed me up and repeat question, and that man starts slowly stepping back while his face quickly becomes red. skyfireee
Sandwich Rage.
When I bite into a delicious sandwich and all the insides fall out of the other end. I call this Sandwich Rage. yakshack
I get so mad at this, especially if I'm super hungry. It's like the sandwich is procrastinating on being eaten. Aegis12314
Don't Give IN!
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When an adult throws a tantrum to get what they want and succeed.
For example, when someone tries to return something without a receipt and the manager says they can't accept their return, so the person starts making a scene and the manager gives in.
Nothing pisses me off more than people getting away with stuff when they know they're in the wrong. velour_manure
0 to 100!
If someone shushes me or puts their hand in my face. I go from 0 to 100 in no time. SpikedBubbles
I have friends who say pause as in "wait, what" but never as a way to shush me. That's f**ked. NewfounderTC
Phones Off!
People using their brightest screens on their phones to check texts and social media during movies in a theater. Analytica0
People checking social media during a movie drives me insane. It's two hours of your life. Just sit there and watch the goddamned screen. If you can't do that, stop going to movies. gizmodriver
SILENCE!!!
When someone's talking and trying to give instructions, but everyone else is just talking among themselves. Maybe it's a hold out from my military days, but nothing makes me flip faster than this. I was constantly on a hair-trigger when I left the military to pursue a degree because of the sheer disrespect some kids show to the professors. pan0ply
Mouth Shut!
When someone chews loudly beside me, especially if they chew with their mouth open. CleverNameAndNumbers
Or slurp. That just annoys the hell out of me. iknowthisischeesy
Don't Steamroll...
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Talking over me. I get that it's a cultural thing for some people - in some families you never get heard at all unless you talk over your family members - but doing it in regular conversation is just enraging.
Also condescension. Call me "son" or "honey" one more time, a**hole. FuzzyElf47
Oh Betsy....
A lady in our office would leave the bathroom with the roll of toilet paper hanging down into the garbage can. We moved the garbage can and mentioned it to her many times. Now, the toilet paper goes all the way to the floor. Last time I brought it up all she replied with was "You don't have kids yet so you are going to have to learn for that to not bother you." Yeah I don't have kids but just because you do, it doesn't give you an excuse to act like a kid here at work, Betsy. LightHouseMaster
Damn keys...
When I throw my keys on the table and the slide off then I try again and they slide off again and I just say screw it and leave them on the floor. adamrocks84
Get out of my Way!
People taking up the sidewalk and walking too slow. Immediate rage. thoawaydatrash
Similar but driving, someone wanting to see what lane is going to go faster so they sit in both, so no one can pass them.
Bigger frustration when they're the only car blocking you from getting to that light that you're trying to turn right on.
Biggest frustration is when you're trying to get to that light to turn right, and they think you're trying to cut traffic, so they block both lanes. notdazzer
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I can't think of anything hilarious at the moment. Make us LOL.
Lady
Shocked Oh No GIF by Yêu LuGiphy"I have this friend, love him to bits, but his wife has a tendency of just constantly showing everyone pictures of their son at every social event. At the start it was understandable, but now I'm just like 'Lady, it's been two years; they're not going to find him.'"
UnoriginalUse
at 9am...
"Not the most morbid but I love Anthony Jeselnik’s story about his neighbor who has Alzheimer’s. 'One of my next door neighbors is a 90 year old man suffering from Alzheimer’s. And every single morning at 9am he knocks on my door and asks me if I have seen his wife.'"
"'Which means that every single morning at 9am I have to explain to a 90 year old man suffering from Alzheimer’s that his wife has been dead for quite some time. Now I’ve thought about moving. I have thought about just not answering my door in the morning. But to be honest, it’s worth it… just to see the smile on his face.”
dreagan021
Comedy?
"Why can't orphans play baseball? They don't know where home is."
GW2RNGR
"Why can't orphans play tennis? They get confused when they hear love."
JayDub506
People who make comedy are evil. LOL.
The Darkness
That 70S Show Reaction GIF by LaffGiphy"Dark humor is like food; not everyone gets it."
storm_the_castle
God Laughs?
"A Holocaust survivor dies and goes to heaven, where she meets God. To break the tension she tells God a joke about the Holocaust, but God doesn’t laugh. The lady shrugs and says 'I guess you had to be there.'"
“'I guess you had to be there' is a common expression used when someone doesn’t laugh at a joke. It means that the comedy may not translate without the context of the situation."
"In this case the Holocaust survivor is saying it, meaning that during the Holocaust God was nowhere to be found. It’s not really a joke about the Holocaust, but the absurdity of belief in a benevolent God. Hilarious right?"
semimillennial
Oh Baby
"How many dead babies does it take to fix a light bulb? More than 3 cause my garage is still dark."
sirnibs3
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Because I don't know what it says about us as people if we laugh. Oye.
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Curious to hear from strangers online, Redditor Liam_Tang asked:
"People who've divorced, aside from adultery, what were the irreconcilable differences that ended the marriage?"
You think you know a person when you walk down the aisle.
These Redditors were in for a rude awakening.
Pet Neglect
"My wife divorced her ex for many reasons, but the final straw was when she went out of town for a few days, and when she got back he had not fed or given water to the dog. The dog lived a long and happy life after that."
– StrangeCrimes
Obsessed With A Crush
"Not me, but I had an old coworker that divorced his wife for spending their entire savings on candy crush and games of the same type."
– Hexis40
Compatibility Musts
"ITT: Intimacy (sex/romance), beliefs (religion/spirituality/politics), kids, and I haven’t seen it yet but it’s coming: finances."
"The big four. You REALLY need to discuss these things in detail BEFORE getting married."
– rabbiskittles
Physical violence is a legit reason for people to peace out of a relationship.
The Flattening
"She threatened to hit me with a hammer."
– michaelrohansmith
Hitting The Bottle
"She became an abusive alcoholic. It was sad but I had to get out."
– diegojones4
Emotional pain is too damaging to recover from.
Truth Hurts
"She told me as we stood in front of the judge ending our 7 year marriage, 'I never loved you, I just wanted kids.'"
– Pinch_Dogs
Can't Fix Angry
"She was beautiful/smart but an angry angry person. I thought I could be sweet to her and 'fix' that. Heh. She kicked the crap out of me emotionally. Wife II has been a walk in the roses for 32 years now :)"
– lowlandr
A change of heart is worthless if comes too late.
"We Could've Had A Nice Marriage
"He could not understand that my wants and needs were as important as his wants and needs. We tried to make it work for 7 years. During that time, for things that were really important to me, I tried explaining logically, asking nicely, begging, crying, yelling, passive aggressiveness... cycled back through all of these options multiple times."
"(If I knew something was important to him, I would do that. For example, he was really into sports, so I went to all his events, even though that is not at all my thing.) When I finally threw up my hands and told him it was time to get a divorce, he suddenly panicked and said 'What can I do? Do you want me to do half the chores? I'll do it! Do you want me to get a job? I'll do it! Do you want me to buy you presents for your birthday? I'll do it!'"
"So, in other words, he could have been doing that all along, but just couldn't be bothered. That made me so angry. We could have had a nice marriage that we both enjoyed, but no, by the time he saw the light, that ship had sailed."
"We are both happily remarried now (to different people) and I joke that his new wife owes me a thank you note. It was his experience with me that taught him to listen to her and take her needs seriously."
– Bluebird-True
"What Can I Do?"
"My ex was exactly like this. I didn't marry him but when I told him let's break up, he went all like, what can I do? Let's get engaged, let's look at houses, etc. Basically all the pre-marriage topics that we should be discussing about after being together for 7 years."
"I got so angry and straight up told him it's too late... I don't need you anymore."
– gudetarako
As much as a couple wants to stay together, unforeseen circumstances can eventually tear people apart.
Very few people can maintain healthy long-distance relationships.
When a new job opportunity takes a significant other away, would you begrudge them for wanting a better position to earn more money? Or is it better for them to reluctantly turn down the opportunity so they could stay with you? Do either scenarios breed resentment?
These were questions I've often asked myself with past relationships, and my answers varied depending on the person I was with.
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