Do some people make your head spin?

@JudyEv (388422)
Rockingham, Australia
July 6, 2026 6:42pm CST
I’ve talked about how we used to host couch-surfers and also couch-surfed ourselves once or twice. We have kept in touch with a few and one is a German lady who now lives just an hour away. She drives us crazy mostly but she doesn’t have a lot of friends so we seem to be it for the moment which is fine really. I'm just venting a little. Everything is black or white with her. There is no grey or middle ground. She is also very adverse to spending money which is good thing if you’re on your own. But she goes over and over the same problems and asks what we think but then it’s ‘what if this, what if that’ till our heads are spinning. She has bought a house in Mandurah and moved in a few weeks ago. We went down recently and Vince was able to help her with a few small tasks that she couldn’t manage on her own. That’s where I took the photo of the gardenia. Isn’t it just perfect?
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@LadyDuck (508935)
• Italy
7 Jul
This photo is beautiful and that lady, well, she is German, everything is black or white for them and I know how much Swiss Germans are adverse to spending money.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
We excuse a lot of the things she does by just saying 'Well, she's German!'
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@LadyDuck (508935)
• Italy
8 Jul
@JudyEv There is nothing you can do to change the mentality of a population.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul
@LadyDuck That's true so we make a real effort to just go along with her. But we do have our limits too and don't let her push us too far.
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@rebelann (118747)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Jul
Beautiful shot. Some people are just a wee bit off and of course it's people like you they latch onto.
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@rebelann (118747)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Jul
I've noticed you like to help others, thats a sign that you are compassionate people. Giving people vague ideas rather than direct suggestions is always the smart way to do things @JudyEv
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul
@rebelann Thanks for the kind words. I just have the feeling that, if things didn't go well, she'd be saying we told her to do whatever.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
Yes, that's true. We do try to help when we can but we also don't give direct suggeestions.
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@GardenGerty (170621)
• United States
7 Jul
I was admiring the photo. It is good she does not live any closer, she might get on your last nerve. Then she would be without friends to listen.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
I'm glad you like the photo. I thought it was very lovely. Thankfully, she mostly is a FIFO (fly in fly out) worker so is only around one fortnight in a month. We're just really glad she doesn't live next door!! lol
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@AmbiePam (127391)
• United States
7 Jul
That really is a gorgeous flower. At least something special came out of your visit for you.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
Yes, I did get a nice photo from the visit. I feel a bit mean complaining about her but we do help where we can.
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@BelleStarr (61668)
• United States
7 Jul
It is perfect indeed. Yes many people make my head spin.
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@BelleStarr (61668)
• United States
7 Jul
@JudyEv lol now that I am off of my Zoloft I have zero tolerance. My daughter says I need to start taking it again since I now have no filter. lol
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
It's surprising sometimes how little it takes to put you on edge.
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@Fleura (36169)
• United Kingdom
7 Jul
Our lodger Antonio has a tendency to over-analyse everything, and to look for hidden meanings in the simplest things. For example Little One thought that the word 'compost' written on the lid of our compost bin in the kitchen had faded too much, so she re-wrote it and added a few decorations; he then had to ask whether this was some subtle message that perhaps they had been using the bins incorrectly and it was a passive way of getting the message across... My partner does tend to do this too, which is maddening but not to quite the same degree, thankfully. At our little beginners' music session last week Antonio, who is learning the violin, was trying to analyse a particular new piece of music. After we had our first attempt at playing it he started going on about how, part way through, there was a key change to A minor but it sounded like G major (or something along those lines) and the particular notes that gave these impressions.... The rest of us just stood there thinking 'What is he on about?' I had to tell him to just stop analysing it!
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
This lass spends hours working out if, say, one electricity company is cheaper than another when the difference is sometimes only 50c a month or whatever. It drives us round the bend.
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@snowy22315 (212967)
• United States
7 Jul
That's a beautiful pic. I think I am one who makes heads spin.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
Quite likely I do too. I wouldn't be surprised. lol
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@snowy22315 (212967)
• United States
7 Jul
@JudyEv Really? I wouldn't think that of you. You seem rather calm and level headed. You could vote me most likely to be in a quandry.
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@FourWalls (87794)
• United States
7 Jul
I tend to over-analyze everything…but I don’t impose it on others. I bore/annoy/infuriate myself with it. Glad Vince was able to help her some, too! That is a gorgeous flower.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
We avoid giving any direct suggestions as I think she might be quick to lay the blame on you if something went wrong. Glad you like the flower.
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@Juliaacv (57526)
• Canada
7 Jul
It is such a beautiful bloom, great shot. She sounds like somebody that one can only take in small doses.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
That's exactly what she is. We sometimes make an excuse to put her off for a few days.
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@wolfgirl569 (140630)
• Marion, Ohio
7 Jul
Some people can drive you nuts while being very sweet
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
That's so true.
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@sallypup (69897)
• Centralia, Washington
7 Jul
That's a lovely bloom. You're the lady's calm spot in a worrisome world.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
I suppose we are. We really try to be accomodating without actually telling her what to do. That wouldn't be a good thing.
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@just4him (323150)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Jul
I know people like that. Yes, they make your head spin. I'm glad Vince could help with things she couldn't do herself. The gardenia is beautiful. I'm glad you said the name of the flower.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
Sometimes flowers just seem so perfect. This was one of them. It's nice to be able to help people.
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@AliCanary (4927)
7 Jul
My gosh, that really is a lovely gardenia. I have a big bush of white ones in the backyard. They smell heavenly, but they are usually in various states of disrepair, lol
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
The rest of the flowers on this bush were in disrepair too but this one is just perfect.
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@AliCanary (4927)
7 Jul
@JudyEv Oh, that makes me feel better, lol
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@teamfreak16 (46746)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jul
Your entire second paragraph literally described my ex entirely!
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
I've sorry if I dredged up bad memories!!
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@teamfreak16 (46746)
• Denver, Colorado
7 Jul
@JudyEv - Not at all, but I was reading that and I was like, "Is she German and I wasn't aware all that time?"
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@DaddyEvil (178602)
• United States
7 Jul
It's a beautiful flower. Uhm... I may not be as nice as you are. If someone drives me crazy, I avoid them. I'll still talk to them if they catch me when I'm out and about but when they bring up the same old stuff, suddenly, I've got an urgent need to be elsewhere. I'm sorry she's such a pain and hope she makes some new friends soon, for your sake.
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@DaddyEvil (178602)
• United States
7 Jul
@JudyEv At least she's not constantly there to bug you. And yes, there are nice communities of geo-caching people. Hopefully, she'll fall in with a few of those people.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 Jul
She works away two weeks out of four so it could be a lot worse. She is right into geo-caching so we're hoping she makes new friends in that area.
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@rakski (161583)
• Philippines
14 Jul
Tha flower is really pretty. I don't think I can deal with her like you do
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@rakski (161583)
• Philippines
15 Jul
@JudyEv I'm sure she will be busy soon
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Jul
We've more or less accepted that we'll have to put up with her. It's not so bad really. She isn't working at the moment but once she gets a job she'll probably be away every other fortnight.
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@Daljinder (23188)
• Bangalore, India
9 Jul
Earlier, I used to get upset or lose my temper with such people, but as I age, I tend to keep my interactions limited with them. Really, they used to make me want to bang my head against a wall. So, now I preserve my energy for other things.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Jul
I think a lot of us tend to get a bit more mellow as we get older.
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@Daljinder (23188)
• Bangalore, India
3 Aug
@JudyEv It's true.
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8 Jul
the photo of the flower is too good. There are many people who really make the head spin. Thanks Judy for the lovely share
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul
I'm glad you enjoyed the photo. Gardenias are very lovely.
@thelme55 (79802)
• Germany
7 Jul
Pretty gardenia! Well, she is German and I know exactly what you meant. I have a lot of German friends.
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul
It seems to be an inbuilt trait with them. I'm sure many cultures have their own characteristics.
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@thelme55 (79802)
• Germany
8 Jul
@JudyEv So it seems.
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@valherma00 (5450)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
7 Jul
it's straight from the dreams, so perfect, the photo. maybe cause she lives alone, could be that or it's her personality. i live alone now but i fear it will be like this forever and solitary does strange things to people. i think you have every right to vent
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@JudyEv (388422)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jul
You do get used to living on your own so that could be part of it.
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• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
13 Jul
@JudyEv but it's not easy. you are lucky for not being alone in this life.
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