Whats the Morality in Basic human decency when it leads people on?
I was humanly Decent to someone I loathe on behalf of my spouse & now they keep reaching out trying to be besties? I'm talking very basic human decency. Nothing extra.
- "Beth" is a family member me and my spouse both dread being around. They are self centered, a neglectful parent, and expects everyone at the gathering to watch her kids while she drinks. I stopped going to these gatherings all- together, but a family member passed away and everyone was expected to attend this remembrance "party".
We attended & she immediately B-lined over to the table i was sitting at with his aunt. She asked me some questions about getting the kids together & going to the beach and I politely declined. She asked questions about my future plans and what I like to do in my free time & I would provide dead ended answers that were kind; but short as not to further conversation. I also did not show curiosity about her life, as I knew she really wanted me to ask her about her new job.
Somehow, with me giving bare minimum kindness & kind of gray rocking- she ended up texting me 5 different days! It's a small annoyance, but morally I can't flat out tell her why we don't vibe, because it would start a whole drmatic blowout in his family. In my family, we don't tip toe. We tell people we aren't vibing, and just dip. I really do feel that basic human decency is misleading to dull folks & I feel a dilemma in not just telling her we don't like her. I'm trying to be selfless and just keep grey rocking on the behalf of my husband and the other family members that he does care for.