Signs they lack empathy. 

Kathy Read Ok, it reminded me of a movie scene when the villain or the “unknown” is revealed

lol same

Plot twist: she's the psycho

She seems to regard animals and people as equivalent. That's enough for me! Where do I sign up?

iconic

Agreed -More like faking sympathy to get you to believe they are empathetic- however if you are close to them or spend time with them and are paying attention- because it's true that they 'could care less' that they trip up and can be found out.

agreed to that. i fall in the empathy faker category. i don't want the other person to feel stunned if i don't show any reactions to him, so i pretend..i speak with a sad voice and all this shit to get them to believe that i feel sorry for them. but deep down. i don't even care if the world goes on fire. and yes. my best friend is aware of it. iam so happy that he doesn't see it as a deal breaker, knowing that essentialy, i mean no one harm, and there are worse people out there than just a nonempathic person, least iam not a criminal or something

🤚its Super hard when you dont know how it feels. It has made few of my "friends" really mad

If someone fakes empathy they actually do care because they are trying to make someone feel better, if someone didn't care they wouldn't fake feeling sorry for someone because they don't care. I think someone can lack empathy but still care about other people

@@moxchi_ they may not care that much, but they care enough to say niceties

What is revealed can't be unrevealed.

Lolololololol. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Lol

😂

STOP IT RIGHT NOW 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I do this coz i don't want to be rejected

I know "nice" people just like this and sure. They'll give the proper social response. For me they're fascinating yet so frustrating. They're operating from scripts. I wonder what made the human parts of them die? You can share the most heartbreaking story, and they'll just sidestep it with "that sucks" and go on talking about the weather.

@@TheBigdog868 it can be either trauma, or something you're born with. But we're still human. Not a psychopath, no, but sociopaths do still *feel*. Just not the same as everyone else

@@TheBigdog868 I get where you coming from. But you know what it's really hard. Like I would most say thats sucks I'd try to say somthing useful but like if you have never experienced it's even harder for some to feel anything . Like I had to call an ambulance for a person i know very well. Thru were hurt but I didnt feel anything. I Helped and went through the motions . But shit its not like we can help it.. it's scary

@@melissag834 well said

We can't tell how close you were to the others but it sounds like you have 3 gems in your life who are supportive and truly care. Kudos to them and big hugs to you on the loss of your dad. We're never really prepared to lose the ones we love and it hurts so much.

Jillian Mac Knight Some people genuinely feel your pain but do not know what to say sometimes. They probably still would have let you talk about it and actually listen. 😊

Thats real life. You cant just expect everyone to talk about it to you. Don't want to sound harsh but the truth already is. Don't be sad about please, that's just plain silly

Same w/ me.

Villainous Vigilante that's not true. Most humans do have empathy. If u right now got stabbed standing on the corner waiting for a ride and people saw, are u saying people wouldn't give a shit? That's a fucking lie. That's not how humans operate. I think it may be u who lacks the empathy sir. We don't know what to say about a death unless we personally knew those involved, if we don't know, we can't say anything more than "I'm sorry for your lose" and yes majority of the people do feel sorry. It may not fuck up their day, but it'll be a memory. It's u with the problem, not humans

you are so right I was praying so hard to rgain my health and he laughed and told me that God would never help me this is my husband he is verry cold yes feel all alone am finished with this situation

@@renaissance5300 Help yourself, and God will help you

I totally agree with you but I was so debilitated I coulnt see or even swallow or stand up from a tick bite it was horrific and I was dying and he left me alone there in the room I wouldnt do that to an animal or a stranger or anyone but I met someone at a fair and he held my hands tight and told me to pray and I felt something so strong in his beautiful energy that I decided to pray and now I am on my way to recovery never felt good enough to pray felt god was too busy just asked for strength it is so nice to hear from someone who takes an interest in what others have to say and I feel you care @@hellfire92837

I pretend like I care lol is that good enough?

I just cried throughout this whole video. I guess I’ll die alone

Weve all being there.

@@cloudydays6277 Thank you. Yes, too many have been there :(

you cut that person of straight away he is not a true friend never let those people in your life.

@@cinder1989 Thank you for that. Yes, I did cut him out of my life, but you know, it still took me a while after that to do it. I wish I'd talked to someone at the time about it, even come on here and got the advice of people like you. Just having others agree with your inner suspicions is so important. Otherwise, you thrash around inside yourself wondering if it's you. God bless.

That's horrible of them to say that to you.

So sorry for your painful experience @Nina - hoping you moved on and found peace.

He’s a narcissist

Yep, my husband did the same last may. all the love i had was gone that day. I saw the devil in his eyes.

My partner just sat there and watched me have a severe anxiety attack didn't even ask me if I was okay yup true story

@@bplatonova what did you do ? did you divorce? have you met someone more caring?

not necessary. i lack empathy, but i don't make fun of other people's feelings, because i care so much about not looking like rude or asshole. so i pretend that i care. i pretend that i feel bad for what they are going through. but deep down i don't.

@@carlosmarkus8491 do u wanna change though?

Angie it doesn’t work like that.

I lack empathy, but it's less of a "I'm gonna make fun of you for this" and more like a "Jeez that's too bad😐.......... Welp, I'll see you later." When my grandmother died I only cried once and years later I now feel a fraction of what my mom was feeling at the funeral. I looked at her dead body in the coffin, I saw her the day she died, I saw her the day before she died, I saw my family's reactions and they were devistated. But guess what. I felt NOTHING. And I regret not expressing my love for her like a normal person would, but I still love her. I cried once then, and few times recently. Mainly because I was sorry that I didn't have the personality to show her how much I loved her while she was still alive. I couldn't help it, it's just the way I am.

Or maybe he's tired of your bullshit. No one has time for your mood swings and shit. If you've received abuse then why are you even in a relationship

Thank you for this comment. I definitely have empathy, but I'm really bad at expressing it. I just bad at expression in general. Although I think you shouldn't judge people based on your gut instinct. It's not always right.

Omg YES!!!!! I just learned how to pay attention to my gut with people because energy NEVER LIES!!!

@@diphenhydramine6072 then you are a stoic character, don’t be ashamed of yourself

Good suggestion- thanks Marie!

I’m not arrogant or selfish. I just don’t care if something bad happens to you. But my parents always taught me to be kind and help others so I do. However they say I’m being disrespectful when I try to tell them how I feel about something so I don’t tell people that their loss doesn’t matter to me.

@@lollipopproductionstm1256 this so such a mood

@Pr.incorporated your comment is so confusing??? Who's shoes are you talking about???

@Pr.incorporated that's completely wrong though.

Sorry -

When people treat you that way, treat them with compassion in return and you'll see that those people actually possess empathy and the ones that still behave the same way you'll know are true aspds or psychopaths.

Deborah Armstrong - or tell you that, "you did this to yourself"? Infuriating, frustrating and very hurtful. You're not alone. /hugs

Maybe they thought you weren't hurt. Like when you fall over and people will laugh unless you're like "fuck I'm in pain" Unless it was emotional pain then my bad

Deborah Armstrong my family

Laurie Jean cringe

What the hell do you mean awkward? That shit was intimidating af

Yep sounds one sided. I had one like that for 10yrs. Got rid of her now

Whilst being clue less is the natural response. I still ask “Can I do something for you ?”, because often times Idk what to do and am not sure of how to make the person feel better.

I can relate to that the friendship part when it comes to people who lack empathy.

You're so welcome @mwilk!

Bingo!

@@FinelyRevealed I hope it wasn’t your husband Michelle!

Batzarro perfect right

Is that normal ? Does it make me a bad person if im not empathic with another person ? Am I being mean then and am no longer empathic ? Sorry for the ramble 😅

@@wolfieboy683 You cannot empathize with everybody, some people have different/opposite views than yours eg pro abortion vs anti abortion

Either way they're toxic to be around.

Yeah I think empathy towards a person can change a lot depending on how someone views that person, it doesn’t mean you’re completely apathetic but in almost all cases I think there is virtue in trying to see things from the point of view of another person, even if they hurt you

You made the right choice, and dodged a bullet.

I am the matrix!

It had me tickled

I totally agree,I am so caring about people + so much for animals , hard to understand how they dont

Thanks for the feedback John- and yup re the rollercoaster- very well put!

Hi @Shy Regardless of whether you are being sympathetic or trying to creae an atmosphere of empathy for a friend- it is asking a lot of someone to listen to the same story repeatedly.

Hey😅 I feel sorta similar, but more in a sense that I just don’t know how to resonate with other peoples problems. So I find it hard when people get emotional around me and I don’t know how to act or what to say. I am also increasingly beginning to lose my sense of empathy, and it’s not that I don’t understand how bad the problem might be, I simply just can’t feel anything. And usually find the subjects boring and want it o move past it.🤷‍♀️

I'm the same as you . I have aspergers and it comes with a lack of empathy sometimes. I act like I feel something, but the truth is , I don't and depending on the situation I might not care in the slightest. However I react in the expected way, because I know that it is the right thing to do. I rationalize others feelings a lot in order to be able to give the expected response. I cannot feel what others are feeling, but if it is a really bad situation and I know the person, I can logically understand why they feel the way they do. This does not mean that I do not care for others at all. I can feel afection towards others or value their role in my life. I'm someone who values the things others do for me. If someone helps me a lot and seems to value me and my friendship, I'll be loyal and do my best to help them back. I have a very strong moral code that I stick to no matter what. Sometimes its quite hard to navigate this because I can slip up and have the wrong response if I'm in a mood and later, when I'm feeling normal again it can clash a lot with my moral code. So I feel guilty. But it is a guilt more related to me, as if I have failed myself. The only way I'll have a bad response is if you've hurt me in any way.

I enjoyed reading your response. And I appreciated your deep level of honesty on your inability to care about another person's feelings at times. Even highly empathetic people can definitely experience that after repeatedly being exposed to the same trauma again and again. I think alot of medical workers are experiencing this right now with the pandemic and the high number of deaths and suffering. Sometimes there is a need to pull away and recharge ourselves with something enjoyable and affirming before we can begin to feel and express our empathy again. It's like recharging a battery or power source. So, almost every person on the planet does know what it feels like to not be able to feel or be empathetic at times. And we can then sometimes even feel guilt when that happens to us. Empathy for me is easy to compare to a physical touch. We all (I think) benefit from a pleasant soothing physical touch. It creates a connection and a bond between people. It tells you that you are not alone. But instead of being a physical touch, empathy, for me, is an emotional touch. We feel the other person's feelings for a moment and we care about those feelings with them. And frequently each person then leaves that moment feeling less alone. Feeling connected to another in a way that is beneficial and soothing. It lessens and weakens pain and shares joy and strength. I wish you could feel it. I think you might enjoy it if you could experience it. Those of us who do feel it consider it a very helpful and important part of human interactions. However, we all have areas in life where we lack one thing or another that someone else has. If you are able to feel joy or accomplishment and satisfaction... If you can experience curiosity and wonder or fascination, then you can still have a great and rewarding life. And as long as you are able to live your life without causing enormous suffering for others, you deserve that freedom to experience all the good life can offer. You may not be able to feel another person's pain or joy and they may not understand why you don't/can't. And things might get awkward and uncomfortable sometimes because of those differences. But I do hope we can all try to understand that we don't always get to choose everything about ourselves. And we should try to show kindness to one another frequently. It has the power to make all of our lives better in so many ways.

The fact you are asking if you are a sociopath/narcissist is a good indicator you are not. We all can have narcissistic tendencies though. Bring overwhelmed by others could mean you are a sensitive empathetic person. One who may require meditation, to find inner peace after other interactions. and find your own internal stronger boundaries. Narcissistic sociopaths don't give a lic at all about anything, or anyone else, but themselves.

Jezebel's often fake empathy . They are good at being the do gooders.

yeah. i can't feel empathy. when someone is hurt, i don't feel a thing. but i only pretend that i feel bad for them. just to look normal. deep down i don't.... i really really hope i was a normal person

@@carlosmarkus8491 why would you want to be normal?

No you don't your full of shit

@@carlosmarkus8491 sounds like you might be a bit of a psychopath

you have no idea just how much it is

So sorry @deborah

:(

Thank you for sharing this valuable information.

You're stupid. Empathy is a natural occurrence.

That's very empathetic of you.

TheEternalPie YES. It's learned. compassion, sympathy, and understanding is not

TheEternalPie you said the truth.

Hi @Heavy Thanks for the kind words - just sharing some lessons to try to help others.

Blue Jay people that don't care to learn or feel empathy deserve to die.

@@vice2versa maybe a little extreme

super empathetic statement there...

And what makes you think you are the supreme authority on what is the purpose of all life? And why do you think you have this divine knowledge to be able to say who is or isn't worthy of others? Maybe you had a terrible experience with someone who lacked empathy, maybe you had many experiences like that, but it doesn't make sense to put ALL people that have less empathy than you would like in the category of horrible and mean people.

@@rittov320 they can be pretty dangerous tho, since they don't care so they would abuse others for own gain. They can live but I prefer them out of my life. You need to respect that.

Same

Because u have experienced lack of empathy maybe

True me too I try to be more empathethic I try to hug people and its hard its just weird to me

It can be an important defense mechanism in response to extreme circumstances. You can work through your circumstances with a therapist.

its like im telling myself "theres nothing i can do so why do i need to feel like that,i don't like that feeling" so i just keep a poker face everytime because im selfish...i put myself first than other people..i don't care about their problem its not like i can do anything about it..i have my own problem..thats why i realized that i only feel a bit of empathy with people that i know or just hang out with in general.

Can you give an example of this?

Pretty much every “empath I’ve ever knew. People use that term to strengthen their superficial charm.

ZHERO ZHERO those are usually book empaths. They love the idea of empaths. I’ve meet many. They intern turn around and ridicule you and treat you awful and then say they are the victims. They use the the empath language to gain victims. True empaths are true gifts in your life.

:( People like that will drain you. They are bad energy.

Orixá Rose it’s amazing how the patterns emerge so similarly. I’m sorry for your losses and the many times those close to you were not there to see, hear, or understand you.

Thank you for the comment Damonplay and sorry for the suffering you endured. Demonization is not intended- just awareness. There are degrees of these things and it seems you are on the positive end of the spectrum.

+FinelyRevealed Ok thank you. As I said it depends. We can still have morals through our upbringing. It gets problematic when children that are like I was have no one to teach them about it. Then only the punishment of the law can prevent them from comitting crimes. Unfortuantely there is no reversing this process without a very long therapy and with time you actually like this state. It's hard to explain but you are getting used to it and then you think hiw can people always be so emotional and let those emptions guide them. It seems really negative telling it like that but when you experience it first-hand it's totally different

Dämonplay It depends. You can not feel empathy either because you haven't experienced those feelings or because you literally cannot experience those feelings. If its the latter it means you are a bad person, a narcicist or a psychopath

I can relate, i often find myself understanding how people think/feel but not really feeling for them. However, a lot of morality rests on how people feel and perceive life, and if you can't feel that, how can you tell what's right and wrong?

David B man that shit was right on bro 💯

HI @Lorrie - the answer would be yes either way- you take the advice to get away or you accept the situation and if the other person is not autistic or otherwise affected such that empathy is diminished or not there- then your odds are increased that you are or will be abused. The good news is that you know and so now you have a choice.

I thought you were writing a poem. The fuck dude?

Sounds like you could use some counseling or at a minimum some space from this person. Until you separate you will continue to have these types of questions because you are being influenced. There is a test you can complete - google it and it will help you. Good luck to you @latte !

Hey, maybe you should look up BPD. I have it, it's a possibility.

Pls dont listen to people who think you have some personality disorder. Its known people with mental health issues will project unto you. You said yourself you feel empathy sonetimes. Truth is to feel bad everytime something bad happens to others can be draining. Youve been through some things so you filter what you empatise with i do it too otherwise id be a daily emotional wreck. Nothing wrong with you dont overthink it, if your bf is pointing fingers it may be good to separate from him to see things clearly. Goodluck

Thank you for contributing to a greater understanding.

FinelyRevealed your never gonna shock us out of it.

FinelyRevealed if you just say all apathactic then all gonna is thraumatize aspies

That's how I am on the whole. The exceptions I can count on one hand.

lol, i know people that have these problems, they dont reveal themselves to strangers, and they hate having a medical history reveiling them, ur just confused, people who lack empathy are scared people

HI Jean- well we need to just 'skip' them for these types of discussions if we want any feedback etc. You'll only hurt yourself. sorry.

yes, just last year i realized my husband had no empathy. 10 years it took me to see this

Bahahahaha

I have been where you are now so I absolutely can relate . But please try not to blame yourself for taking so long before being able to perceive, process and finally realize the very difficult truth - that for some reason what you thought was a loving relationship actually was an abusive one.😔 Instead please be grateful and proud of yourself for having the inner courage and enough self-love to write your feelings down and communicating them to others.Well done! You have now managed to take the very difficult but absolutely necessary first step towards healing and a life with truly loving relationships💖💖💖

Thank you for sharing Danielle- you just helped someone. You will make it through this!

I thought it was cool!

HI @JJ maybe - there are many who lack it these days- childhood trauma etc. Also hyper reactionary things like sensational media etc can wreak havoc on the central nervous system and make some shut down. Maybe we build that back by starting with kindness.

devote their lives to helping others. Some people will get their photo's taken when giving generously. The rest of the time, they wouldn't donate a dime to a bum.

boring

Thank you for your candor. Every person has a place and a gift to share.

Uno Carb I'm diagnosed with ASPD as well,but my diagnosis isn't because of a different brain structure like with you I suffered horrible abuse when I was young so I'm a sociopath. I can have more emotional depth but we're pretty similar emotionally. You should visit Quora it's a answer site ,there are a couple of psychopaths as well I also write on it. You should check it out if you're intrigued.

Hady Swag You are extremely ignorant and you have no knowledge of psychology. He's not a criminal because he didn't break any crime,do you even know what a criminal is? Antisocial personality disorder is a variant brain structure that some people are born with,it cuts of some emoticons and blunts the other's. Go open a book on psychology or stop talking about things you don't know.

@@DrHappy-hk4hl stop lying

Read down in the comments- some people lack empathy based upon other circumstances or conditions that are out of their control.

THIS POST, how many years till this recognition becomes mainstream?

Thanks for sharing that observation Victory

Wowitz Expert You do; if you didn't, you would feel sorry for not having it, because you would personally believe that there was nothing wrong with not having it. (Which there isn't)

You may have an emotional block which stops the empathy to reach the awareness.

HI @Park Thank you so much for this. When we share we can spread understanding and through understanding come together. We are preparing a video on helping cultivate empathy and how we have different types of empathy. Watch for them and hope they help.

I'm in the same boat, except worse. I feel horrible guilt that I don't feel the sadness people around me have and I feel very disrespectful. It happened when my grandmother died and it happened again today when my grandpa dies. I had respect for him and he was a nice grandfather but I just can't seem to express what other people do, I cant cry much like other women and even men in the family do. The sadness almost immediately passed away and I picked up my phone to play a game because what else? I'm of no use of comforting others because I can't sympathize with them. So here I am looking up what the heck is wrong with me. To be quite honest i doubt i can do anything about it. I was like that since childhood..

It really isn't by choice. Everyone wants to call it narcissism or you are just a horrible person.. It is a emotional trait we lack..

Seems that you have cognitive empathy. Have you read about it?

Have you ever actually tried to research and develop your empathy ? It’s reasonable when people are confused and upset by someone else’s lack of empathy, just because you struggle with an undeveloped part of yourself you can’t really put the fault on others for being surprised/upset/ confused at behavior that doesn’t seem right.

Aleta Sykes white people?

Nazi's?

the BT-1000 ?

Bomberman lol proved her right

white people lack empathy

good for you

I only give empathy to people because I want something out of it. I’m quite the same to you, I only do so when people expect me to. My grandmother died and I remember my mom crying I understood why she was sad but I felt nothing. When friends are talking bad about themselves or are sad, I only cheer them up because I have to, not because I feel empathetic to do so. I fake a lot of emotions, I can be really witty and funny, just so I fit in and isn’t this dull shell of a person. I tend to lie and manipulate people, I feel only a slight bit of remorse when I do so. I often overextend events in my life to make me more interesting. I’ve done this many times before, I really liked this twitch streamer so I decided to make a seperate account to bully them and use my main account to come off as the hero. I can almost lie my way out of everything situation I am in. Or make me seem slightly better if I did something. For example; I hit my sister as a act of anger, I managed to manipulate and lie my way out of getting in any trouble, my sister got into more trouble even though she hardly did anything. But something I don’t understand is that I show such compassion to animals, and cried when my dog died more so then both my grandparents that died in the same month. This girl who’s mother had died stole something from me and I couldn’t care less I got angry and felt so much hatred for her, and I still do even though she had just lost her mother. I never cared I felt no empathy towards her or anything. I often will give things to people in need only because I want to make myself look like a better person, it isn’t a act of empathy or anything.

Thanks for contributing @Colonel yes, there are a variety of conditions that can contribute to lack of empathy among other types of traits or lack thereof.

I keep laughing every time Hillary Falls. No empathy for vampires here either.

HI @Ryan Thank you for your kindness.

It seems to be a matter of degree and also awareness. Your awareness probably aids your interactions a lot.

well it's like this,we all CV h3n through something,whether I ts been physically abuse sexually abused, incest,everyone been through something,and they are dealing with their issue,they might not know how to deal with certain situations,so you will have to be understanding and patience,everyone have they own issues ok,and it's called forgiven, because no one is perfect.

Mallory Johnson I kind of feel like this today about my wife. It's a trend of her. It just makes me feel alone in the relationship.

Mallory Johnson self centerd bitch

While it's good to see you are aware of your lack of empathy, someone like you is the last person I would go to with a problem or for understanding. My default perspective on someone like you would be to view you as a cold person and having gone through many personal tragedies, I tend to call out cold people on who they really are and I don't hesitate to let others know who and how these people are. I basically go to "war" with cold-hearted types.

Hi @g yes with the same person and multiple examples of the same type it would seem to be easy. It depends upon the nature of the interaction and number of contacts and of course awareness of these behaviors which is what these examples are trying to show.

Thanks for the suggestion Scott! Your little girl is very lucky to have you as her dad to teach and protect her.

Lol chair spin with cat in lap with pinky in her mouth. Now that would be funny! Just saying!

Terrible video

I think having an ability is superior compared to not having it. Like having sight compared to being blind. No offence to anyone. I'm not saying it's fair either. If you don't have it it's not your fault.

Hi @Navi and thanks so much for sharing this. We are in unusual times and sometimes it may feel like your 'feelers' are broken from being stretched through media and some people who seem to want you to stay in a reactive mode all the time. Neutral is a very good place to be in order to observe and learn and reflect.

You could be right Stomdey's!

Thanks @Taylor for this- it is so helpful! Unfortunately there are people who lack empathy and 'play' like they do sometimes and they have ulterior motives. If a person is being given one too many 'benefits of the doubt' - recognizing that the person lacks empathy can help uncover or recognize people who are harmful. You are correct- the empathy factor alone is not determinative of anything as others with certain other conditions - autism etc have shared. Thank you so much.

HI @Tom Thanks for sharing.We are doing a video training on this that may help.

Luke bennett was your childhood ok or did something happen during your teen years? one thing I'm learning is no child is born to hate. I myself loved my lil brother but from the lack of love from my mother and the way she held my brother on a pedestal made me lack love and self-esteem it wasn't until I was a little older that I realized she herself lacked empathy when I displayed the same characteristics of her attitude. what I gained from that understanding was a lot of what we go through not necessarily determines what we become but morely molds us into the state of mind we end up living in. I use to be happy and get excited until I'd get whooped for being to happy and excited which lead me to never show signs of them again. and sad reality is I still suffer with it. I agree with you when you see someone going through pain as of karma but like the comment above said I'll show more empathy for an animal before a human and I'm guessing it's because an animal is doing what's natural in it's nature upose to humans (were a mass majority are fuckin ignorant and selfish) could make me lack it. my opinion. don't mean to write an essay 😂

Same bro, I could care less if a friends family member just died, just give him a fake hug and pat his shoulder. He should be ok.

Shrooms = empathy. Research it. Seriously.

@@lunatisaidthat what's with the Who Hurt You?

Boo! hahaha

The chair turn is some theatrical intent. Her dress is a little odd.

HighSpeedNoDrag I actually like her dress, it futs her very well and compliments her skin tone aswell.

She is attractive and Intelligent.

This is a great way to address the turn. Lighthearted, then you move on to what's important.

Yes. What feeling person doesn’t already understand this? We do not need to be told these everyday truths. Waste of my time.

You are so welcome Ez! You are exactly who the video was made for- it is a trick situation and when you 'see' what is going on it makes all the difference. ps sorry about losing your parents.

Empathy is something that is most closely aligned with direct relationships- As with all emotions it's variable by person and degree. It connects us to each other. This video was to give people ideas on when something seems 'off' with a person that they are getting close to or think they are already close to- that if there's a lack of empathy and no explanation such as a kind of autism or condition that they know about in the person and they discover that there is no empathy then they should probably choose another person.

What you say actually resonates a lot with me, I think most people are like that, possessing a conditional empathy so to speak. Think about it, if humans had unconditional empathy then we would have never survived because we would be too soft and caring all the time but then again if we had no empathy then we would have never survived either because we would have all killed each other a long time ago. Humans need empathy but not unconditional empathy, To understand human psychology we only have to turn our eyes to the chimpanzees, look at them sometimes they help each other sometimes they fight, sometimes chimpanzees show empathy and sometimes they are ruthless, just like us.

Bomberman "Give me a D"

Nature Girl Uh no. I'm not saying I go out of my way to run over an animal but sometimes you have to in order to avoid killing everyone in your car by pulling into a tree and then there's really no point in beating yourself up about it.

DreamBeatsBakery the fact u created a scenario that would not likely happen to justify and assert your fictitious dominance shows you could be a narcissist...to create a scenario out of the blue and say "this is why I act blah blah blah" shows I could never be cool with u...very mean