Like many others here I generally attempt to avoid it at all costs, because my life isn't so dull that I need to artificially induce drama into it to make it seem worth living. There are some people I know who can misconstrue my deadpan gallows humour, so I typically just censor myself around them to avoid confrontation. If confrontation does ensure then I usually try and nip it in the bud at the start before it can do any longterm damage, and I've had pretty mixed results. Then of course there's always my nuclear option where I just cut off contact with the person, which I try to reserve, but have used multiple times. I don't know if it's because I'm more introverted than some, but I just don't seem to have that big a deal with cutting off connections if I don't think they're working out for me.
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