Avoided

—u/Klutzy_Dirt_923 “I had a roommate for a bit in my 20s. He tied his self-worth to his job performance. He’d come home sad or angry that his project wasn’t moving quickly enough. We were at a bar together once, and I heard him crash and burn with a girl who seemed interested because he kept being self-deprecating and complaining about his job instead of talking about anything…