On having a filter

I met someone not too long ago, and normally, I would come away from such an event with nice things to say about my interaction with a new friend or acquaintance. However, on this rather unfortunate occasion, I was squared up against someone who lacked a filter. You know those people I'm talking about...

If you know me at all, you know that I absolutely love meeting new people, and that it's easy for me to get comfortable with, and open up to others. I understand that my strong personality may sometimes come off as obnoxious, but I would hope that I'm never perceived as mean or arrogant.

The reason I say this is because when I was around this person, I felt more timid than I have in a long time. When I meet new people who are quiet, I make a conscious effort to get them to open up a little. For the first time in a long time, I didn't want to say too much in fear of what may come out of their mouth- such a know-it-all

This may sound dramatic, but it was pretty brutal, some of the things they said- it was really off-putting. I mean, I had just met this person, and they were already running their mouth in a manner I couldn't believe. I don't get how a person could be like that...