We've all been there. Someone gives us some hard advice that we really don't want to hear — even if we need to.
U/yookiecookie recently asked the people of Reddit, "What are the hardest pills to swallow in life?" Some of these answers are far too real — and maybe that's not a bad thing:
1. "Sometimes, things just change. It’s nobody's fault, but they change."
2. "Nobody is obligated to be in your life. Years of commitment and love can go up in smoke because someone decided they were done with you."
—u/Elijahb88
3. "Bad people win frequently. Some people in leadership positions are not good leaders. Some who are not in leadership are good leaders. People will take advantage of your hard work. Many people get to where they are because of nepotism."
—u/VStarRoman
4. "Not everything will happen according to your plan."
—u/JascnBriel
5. "Some relationships or friendships are meant to be temporary. Appreciate the memories and lessons they give you, but when the time comes, you have to let go and move on."
6. "Just because something is not your fault doesn’t mean it’s not your responsibility."
—u/Drunkula
7. "Some bells can’t be unrung. And you have to live with the fallout from decisions you made and things you did when you didn’t know this fact."
8. "Life gives you the test first, then the lesson."
9. "Accepting the fact that the person you thought you'd spend the rest of your life with might not be the one."
—u/IAmMyth
10. "If you want a great life, great friends, and experiences, you have to seek them out for yourself and nurture them. They aren't randomly assigned to you, and no one else will take care of it but yourself (of course, also partly depending on other people, but you have to have agency)."
11. "Being cynical is not the same as having healthy skepticism. It doesn't make you seem smart, but rather short-sighted and just angry that the world didn't just award you everything you feel entitled to because you are so gifted."
12. "One's input into a relationship doesn't necessarily mean equal output from your partner."
13. "Not only is incompetence frequently left unpunished, it is sometimes also richly rewarded."
—u/amvoloshin
14. "Some people just want to watch the world burn."
—u/marin94904
15. "The people you love the most in life will die, sometimes sooner than you could imagine, and the only thing that will come close to healing that wound is time."
—u/orange150
16. "Doesn’t matter how fit you are, you get old, and your body starts to break down. It sucks. Hard."
—u/Barrrrrrnd
Agree? Disagree? Have your own additions? See you in the comments!
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.