25 Sep Study Finds That Your ‘Meanest’ Friend Actually Has Your Best Interests At Heart

I used to be close to someone who would regularly put me down, repeatedly claiming that it was for my own benefit. This person had been in my life for a long time, so I stupidly put up with it.

Looking back, their behaviour was unacceptable, and I’m glad they’re no longer around. They claimed that they were being cruel to be kind, but nothing they did ever benefited me in the long run.

Sure, I’ve got relatively thick skin, and it takes a lot to make me angry, but I don’t think that enduring years of put-downs under the guise of it being for my own benefit was worth it. Life’s too short to be mean.

However, science has now proven that our meanest friends actually want the best for us. Whilst I find this hard to believe, I’m going to present you with the evidence and let you decide for yourself.

Speaking from experience, it’s best to surround yourself with people who treat you kindly. They’ll encourage you to believe in yourself, rather than making you feel like sh*t at every available opportunity.

However, this new research, first published in Psychology Science, claims that those who make other people feel negative emotions do so because deep down in their black hearts they think it will be beneficial…

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