More thoughts on the self-absorbed.

[randomness]

Self-absorbed people have a tendency to launch into conversation about themselves assuming you already know key points about themselves that they have never told you. This more often happens when they're seeing you again after some absence. It never occurs to them that you wouldn't know, because it's so important and obvious to them. This can make conversations with them confusing.

Sometimes, they get offended at you for not knowing things they haven't told you, because your not knowing them means you clearly didn't care enough to pay attention to things they didn't tell you. But this is a somewhat more extreme case.

(Thanks to cmeckhardt for helpful changes in wording.)

Comments

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Yes!

(And that could easily be "and", as well as "or".)

So many people are offended when one hasn't been keeping up with the pearls of wisdom they've posted.

"Haven't you been reading my LiveJournal!?!"

[bloodstones.livejournal.com]

But why *haven't* yuo been reading my livejournal? :) Although really, you should, I just posted a poll about cavemen and astronauts. Who doesn't like cavemen and astronauts?

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Who doesn't like cavemen and astronauts?

Together, or separately?

[bloodstones.livejournal.com]

I suppose together in this context. The poll is about who would win in a fight.

[thespian.livejournal.com]

I haven't been reading your livejournal.

[r-ness.livejournal.com]

Clearly. :)

[thespian.livejournal.com]

ain't nobody here but us chickens.