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Getting stood upis an awful feeling.
When she decided to cancel, she received a barrage of angry texts for supposedly wasting everyones efforts.
The woman was confused about what she did wrong and asked the AITAH subreddit for answers.
According to psychologistAveril Leimon, the sense of commitment has been eroded.
This happens even in significant events like weddings, where invitations are sent out months in advance.
Leimon points to a couple of factors, which include a possible narcissistic personality disorder.
It results in a lack of emotional literacy, which entails reading and predicting other peoples feelings.
Such behaviors may also manifest in people who werespoiled as children.
They just avoid or ostracise them in the future without explaining why.
According to author and licensed clinical psychotherapistDr.
A mature person would give the benefit of the doubt, which the author did.
She accepted everyones justifications without question and waited an hour before leaving the restaurant.
However, being stood up is hurtful and embarrassing, and as Dr.
Wish points out, you will never know the real reason why theyfailed to show up.
In this case, you owe it to yourself to practice self-care.
Your winning strategy is not to dwell on it or blame yourselfjust move on, Dr.
Wish said in an interview withElite Daily.
The womans decision to skip going out after her friends ruined her night was within reason.
She didnt deserve to be blamed and attacked.
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