it's all in the semantics, evidently

[timepiece]

Is there anything quite as depressing as being told (essentially), "at this point, you're not being optimistic; you're just in denial."

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[libwitch.livejournal.com]

Did you reply back: And youre not being a realist, but a jerk?

[timepiece]

Oh, no, she wasn't. She didn't word it like that at all, that's my summary. Hers was a lot more "you need to realize" and "you can't keep telling yourself it'll be fine" and "you need to actually do something instead of continuing to wait." All of them legitimate points, honestly.

[libwitch.livejournal.com]

Ok, so its more of a "you are succumbing to inertia."

And thats not good. Some things won't change themselves.

[timepiece]

Yes. Where "succumbing to inertia"="being unwilling to admit there is actually a problem"

[libwitch.livejournal.com]

and actually I have a friend of mine who seems to think her who life will..except she also can't be an optimist about it. drives me nuts