The lunch started normally enough. Then Jennifer launched into her third story about her toxic ex—the same ex she’s been “completely over” for two years. Around the table, I watched our friends’ faces subtly shift. Mark started scrolling through his phone. Sarah suddenly remembered an urgent email. David developed a fascinating interest in his salad. … Continue reading "People who constantly bring up these 7 topics are emotionally draining everyone around them (and don’t even kn...
