“I no longer have patience for certain things, not because I’ve become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hurts me. I have no patience for cynicism, excessive criticism and demands of any nature. I lost the will to please those who do not like me, to love those who do not love me and to smile at those who do not want to smile at me. I no longer spend a single minute on those who lie or want to manipulate. I decided not to coexist anymore with pretense, hypocrisy, dishonesty and cheap praise. I do not tolerate selective erudition nor academic arrogance. I do not adjust either to popular gossiping. I hate conflict and comparisons. I believe in a world of opposites and that’s why I avoid people with rigid and inflexible personalities. In friendship I dislike the lack of loyalty and betrayal. I do not get along with those who do not know how to give a compliment or a word of encouragement. Exaggerations bore me and I have difficulty accepting those who do not like animals. And on top of everything I have no patience for anyone who does not deserve my patience.” _ Meryl Streep
I have written a blog post about criticism here earlier.
Some people openly criticize you. They might say, "I do not mince words" or "I am very frank". But evaluate whether you you want to stay with negativity or walk away.
For example a plain jane girl I knew, who would never really take care of herself in any which way (health, fitness, beauty, fashion), would always remark seeing my carefully done nail art- "Yuck!"
It clearly sounded so full of jealousy. A remark of a loser who could not take care of herself.
What was the best thing for me to do? Walk away and also continue to enjoy life, that is beautiful.