Anita, I’m not angry with you disagreeing with me ~ not at all!

The way I see it as, we are not living in the Middle East, yet we still have to lock our doors and be aware of our surroundings.

I had a friend Alan whose favorite expression was, “Well, it’s better than a kick in the azz!”

Offering the solution of thinking ~ even for a moment ~ that everyone’s equal and on the same side…. Is, for the OP (Original Poster), better than a kick in the azz for mental health! I’d rather have her seeing the good in fellow beings ~ her being one of them! Better for her than stagnating in a cloud of depression/defeat.

And her BF dumping her for another girl? Well, he wasn’t the Real Deal. The Real Deal is a man who would lay down his life for you!

Yes, sometimes we have to be “wise as serpents” and fight back! But if we “live” there 24/7, that will wear us out.

Blessings