How to deal with jerks in your life that are still living in the past?

If they are bothering you… you can report them to the universities harassment councilor…if they aren’t bothering you then you can stay away from them… I’ve been harassed in university and I wish I had reported them..or at the very least told someone

I wouldn’t have any dealings with them at all. If they push it let the authorities deal with it. Sounds like they are not worth your time.

One situation in which it is vital to report bullying is if it threatens to lead to physical danger and harm. Numerous school & University students have died when stalking, threats, and attacks went unreported and the silence gave the bully license to become more and more violent.
Sometimes the victim of repeated bullying cannot control the need for revenge and the situation becomes dangerous for everyone.
Adults in positions of authority, parents, teachers, or coaches can often find ways to resolve dangerous bullying problems without the bully ever learning how they found out about it.
If you’re in a bullying situation that you think may escalate into physical violence, try to avoid being alone. Try to remain part of a group by walking to lectures etc at the same time as other people or by sticking close to friends or fellow students during the times that the bullying may take place :-/

It would be in your best interest to try to avoid crossing paths with these two, whenever possible. If the cousin is some sort of sociopath, he may, in his dinosaur brain, decide that you’re still fair game for an assault.

You ignore them. Some peoples lives are so bereft of meaning that they attempt to project their misery on others. Don’t fall into their trap.

Make sure that you walk between classes with other people.

Don’t let them find out where you live.

Open a can of whoopass and bitch slap them both.

Bullies want to provoke a reaction. I must say, I’m surprised they still have the bully in them, but some people never grow up.

It doesn’t sound like they touched you, and I doubt if they will on campus. If they are interested in bothering you, I’m sure they could find you—perhaps even in the campus directory.

What I think is the best thing to do is to utterly not see them. Block them out of your mind. Don’t hurry up; don’t slow down. Just realize that they aren’t really there at all. I doubt if they will bother you since there will be a lot more people on campus to see what they are doing. I really don’t think you should give them any more time in your thought queue. It’s really not worth it.

Leave then in the dust.

This is a question that popped up in my suggested questions in relation to the question I asked. I would just find it humorous that they are have grown zilch while I have down so much. I would find it very humorous that they are still their 12-yea-old selves and not associate with them. I would find a mature group of people and hang with them.