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<h2>We&#39;ve all known a toxic person, but how do we spot them in the wild?</h2><p>We love to use the word &quot;toxic,&quot; whether it&#39;s to describe a person, a gross meal, or a bad outfit. But sometimes, we don&#39;t realize that something...or SOMEONE in our lives is toxic, until it&#39;s already too late.</p><p>Take tips from the from this recent <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/vg5bx0/what_is_a_dead_giveaway_that_someone_is_a_toxic/">Reddit</a> thread when a user asked the internet, &quot; What is a dead giveaway that someone is a toxic person?&quot; to identify a toxic friend, significant other, or coworker right off the bat!</p><h2>1.</h2><blockquote> <p>They can&#39;t be happy for you when you achieve something and they instead complain so the attention gets turned to them. - kadarine</p> </blockquote><p> </p><h2>2.</h2><blockquote> <p>They never apologize, never own up to their actions, gaslight you, and gatekeep things. - Delicious_Statement5</p> </blockquote><h2>3.</h2><blockquote> <p>They talk near-constant sh** about others and also share the deeply personal stories their other friends told them in confidence. - simplyintentional</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>4.</h2><blockquote> <p>Always talk, never listen. - Noggin-a-Floggin</p> </blockquote><h2>5.</h2><blockquote> <p>When you just met someone a few minutes ago and they already talk to you and act as if you are the most perfect, amazing, funniest person who ever walked the earth. - Marj_5</p> </blockquote><p> </p><p> </p><h2>6.</h2><blockquote> <p>The very moment they find out what you do for work, they start trying to get you to play some sort of work-related angle on their behalf.</p> <p>You work at the movie theater - what kind of free tickets do you get?</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>You work at a restaurant - yo, you can get me free food, right?</p> <p>You work at the community college - can you get my kid accepted?</p> <p>You work at a software company - hook me up with an an interview! -ManifestsDestinyChild</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><h2>7.</h2><blockquote> <p>People who continuously air their dirty gossip laundry on social media. Yikes and away! They&rsquo;re advertising how toxic they are to the world. - SnooPeripherals6557</p> </blockquote><h2>8.</h2><blockquote> <p>They refuse to acknowledge the beauty and goodness in life unless it suits them and then they wonder why they alienate those who care most for them especially. It&#39;s truly sad! - WNFJPLinguaphile</p> <p> </p> </blockquote><h2>9.</h2><blockquote> <p>Anyone who can list off every single one of their character flaws to you like they&#39;re THAT self-aware. - JackJustice1919</p> </blockquote><h2>10.</h2><blockquote> <p>They ruin your wedding and make it about them. - ms_98</p> </blockquote><h2>11.</h2><blockquote> <p>Someone who is rude to someone who is just doing their job. I went on a date last weekend and the dude was yelling at the delivery guy over the phone and I was like STOP the dude is just doing his job omg never felt so uncomfortable...but the food was already paid for so I sat there in silence. - itsmegeorgialee</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><h2>12.</h2><blockquote> <p>If someone is rude or condescending to service staff on a date that was always a hard pass. -eymang</p> </blockquote><h2>13.</h2><blockquote> <p>When they say all their exes are crazy. I always wonder what exactly made them crazy. - daisychain0606</p> </blockquote><h2>14.</h2><blockquote> <p>Says &ldquo; I won&rsquo;t be your friend if you don&rsquo;t do &hellip;&hellip;.. for me&rdquo; - Key_Conversation2230</p> </blockquote><h2>15.</h2><blockquote> <p>When they have no love for themselves OR ONLY love for themselves. When anything they find funny is at someone else&rsquo;s expense. OR, if they have dead eyes. - Goodideaman1</p> </blockquote><h2>16.</h2><blockquote> <p>Someone who makes it a point to say that they haven&#39;t had any friendships or relationships last more than a short amount of time, while in the same breath saying that those people were the problem, not them. - LloydBriar</p> <p> </p> </blockquote><h2>17.</h2><blockquote> <p>People that never stop talking and get mad when you try to give your opinion on the current subject saying &quot;you&#39;re interrupting me&quot;, then proceed to change the subject without allowing you to give your thoughts and opinions. - Nice-Law-3617</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

17 people share the most dangerous tell tale sign that someone is 'toxic.'

We&#39;ve all known a toxic person, but how do we spot them in the wild?We love to use the word &quot;toxic,&quot; whether it&#39;s to describe a person, a gross meal, or a bad outfit. But sometimes, we don&#39;t realize that something...or SOMEONE in our lives is toxic, until it&#39;s already too late.Take tips from the from this recent Reddit thread when a user asked the internet, &quot; What is a dead giveaway that someone is a toxic person?&quot; to identify a toxic friend, significant other, or coworker right off the bat!1. They can&#39;t be happy for you when you achieve something and they instead complain so the attention gets turned to them. - kadarine  2. They never apologize, never own up to their actions, gaslight you, and gatekeep things. - Delicious_Statement5 3. They talk near-constant sh** about others and also share the deeply personal stories their other friends told them in confidence. - simplyintentional 4. Always talk, never listen. - Noggin-a-Floggin 5. When you just met someone a few minutes ago and they already talk to you and act as if you are the most perfect, amazing, funniest person who ever walked the earth. - Marj_5   6. The very moment they find out what you do for work, they start trying to get you to play some sort of work-related angle on their behalf. You work at the movie theater - what kind of free tickets do you get?   You work at a restaurant - yo, you can get me free food, right? You work at the community college - can you get my kid accepted? You work at a software company - hook me up with an an interview! -ManifestsDestinyChild 7. People who continuously air their dirty gossip laundry on social media. Yikes and away! They&rsquo;re advertising how toxic they are to the world. - SnooPeripherals6557 8. They refuse to acknowledge the beauty and goodness in life unless it suits them and then they wonder why they alienate those who care most for them especially. It&#39;s truly sad! - WNFJPLinguaphile   9. Anyone who can list off every single one of their character flaws to you like they&#39;re THAT self-aware. - JackJustice1919 10. They ruin your wedding and make it about them. - ms_98 11. Someone who is rude to someone who is just doing their job. I went on a date last weekend and the dude was yelling at the delivery guy over the phone and I was like STOP the dude is just doing his job omg never felt so uncomfortable...but the food was already paid for so I sat there in silence. - itsmegeorgialee  12. If someone is rude or condescending to service staff on a date that was always a hard pass. -eymang 13. When they say all their exes are crazy. I always wonder what exactly made them crazy. - daisychain0606 14. Says &ldquo; I won&rsquo;t be your friend if you don&rsquo;t do &hellip;&hellip;.. for me&rdquo; - Key_Conversation2230 15. When they have no love for themselves OR ONLY love for themselves. When anything they find funny is at someone else&rsquo;s expense. OR, if they have dead eyes. - Goodideaman1 16. Someone who makes it a point to say that they haven&#39;t had any friendships or relationships last more than a short amount of time, while in the same breath saying that those people were the problem, not them. - LloydBriar   17. People that never stop talking and get mad when you try to give your opinion on the current subject saying &quot;you&#39;re interrupting me&quot;, then proceed to change the subject without allowing you to give your thoughts and opinions. - Nice-Law-3617 

We&#39;ve all known a toxic person, but how do we spot them in the wild?  We love to use the word &quot;toxic,&quot; whether it&#39;s to describe a person, a gross meal, or a bad outfit. But sometimes, we don&#39;t realize that...