I’ve heard the phrase repeated on a number of occasions and I’ve used it myself. And I’ve lived it. It’s not only an idiom but it’s also a proverb. What does it mean?
Dictionary.com states …
“The better we know people, the more likely we find fault with them.”
Sadly, I’ve found myself in such a situation after getting to know someone. It happened a number of years ago. I found myself involved with this great friend who was so much fun. She was so pretty and well put together fashion wise. She attracted attention wherever she went, not from overtly trying to get it, but just by how she moved with such confidence into a room or a party or pretty much wherever.
As her friend I was included in this whirl of vibrancy. And it was exciting. Until it wasn’t. I won’t dissect the friendship other than to say once I began to know her better some undesirable, in my opinion, motives began to crack through this carefully contrived face.
I extracted myself from the friendship and moved forward. But sometimes I still think about her and smile about the early days of the friendship before I really knew her. Live and learn.
Until the next time.
Another interesting topic….I think everyone will experience this in their lifetime…I have a few times …the longer you know someone I think the truer individual’s personality comes to surface not necessarily a bad thing but sometimes just not what we want in a friendship…also they say we all have a dark side ….hmm!!
We won’t go there !! Lol! 😊
Ahh...yes, the old "don't judge a book by its cover" advice. And it's worthy advice that we all learn at some point. Happy Holidays to you!