Forsooth! The Dragon-Slayer!
I'm still just as socially inept as I was decades ago. I try to convince myself otherwise, demonstrate that I scour about with the locals and 'friends' on frequent occasion. That I am more sociable than I was in time's past, but every so often I get something to slap the truth in my face and wake my delusion. And yet, even in my ignorance to the nuances of social life and associating with people other than from my imagination, I find that my baser truths remain. I am an honest liar. I am a manipulative compassionate. I am not as rough and aggressive as I present in general facade. So should it come to any surprise that people confuse my outward presentation for something negative? Should I be misunderstanding to my character traits being attacked while those same traits in others are completely oblivious and ignored by my attacker? Should I tolerate such a thing? I find that while my answer is no, that I should not tolerate such insanity... I just don't give a damn....