Dealing With One-Uppers

An empathetic approach

I’ll just come out and say it: I know everyone hates one-uppers because they come off annoying. Whatever you seem to share about, they need to come in with their own over-the-top story that trumps yours. It’s unattractive, exhausting, and vapid.

It wasn’t until recently when I attended a wedding that I finally started to understand what one-upping was about…