People Are Sharing Advice They Regretted Ignoring That Turned Out To Be 1,000% Right

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“When someone shows you who they are, believe them.” —u/LadyofHoss

“And believe them the very first time.” 

—u/bErSICaT

“The first time it’s said, it sounds harsh. Later, after a few burned bridges, wasted years, or ‘I thought they’d change’ situations, it landed like a fact of physics. That I can’t change anyone.” 

—u/mintleeaf