I just had a somewhat angry chat with a boy who felt that this was directed squarely at him.
He has reason to feel that way. Some of the circumstances described there directly fit his actions, and actions speak louder than words.
But the problem with seeing yourself in blind items is that you tend not to expand your worldview appropriately. While the circumstances of that item fit his actions, they also exactly fit the actions of at least two other local boys this year. They loosely fit probably a dozen more with slight variations.
Actions speak louder than words, so when you say you'll do things that you had no intention of doing, you don't get to be hurt when others call you on your bullshit. If you screwed up, fix it. If you were misunderstood, clear it up. If you were lying, apologize and stop lying.
If you're just a jerk, it doesn't matter, because you're not going to change any of it anyway.
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