Don’t sleep on us sweet individuals. If we’re sweet, it’s because we’re often internally strong enough to do away with all the peacocking that others do. Here are common misunderstandings about sweet people.
He is kind of flirty in text, but then he invites friends on your date. He kissed you last time you hung out, and is ignoring you tonight. When you just tell him you want to know what the hell is going on, he may bail—he wanted the freedom to not tell you what was going on, in case something “better” came along. F*$# him.
When you do say no, don’t take time to feel bad. Don’t apologize for saying no. Train yourself to just do away with that nagging feeling that you did something wrong simply by saying no to something you didn’t have to do. That bad feeling is actually just the negativity of the other person—the one who was being bossy or selfish—rubbing off on you.
If you grew up in a house with dictatorial and domineering parents, you might be drawn to pushovers. Your romantic partner is like your new family and you want your new family to be nothing like your original one. You never want to be told what to do again.
You feel anxious hanging out with these people, because you know—deepdown—that they’ll do something to disappoint you during the interaction and that you’re about to feel taken advantage of.
Signs You Are Too Nice Some people believe there is no such thing as being too nice. Those people are too nice. If being nice to somebody else requires you to be mean and disrespectful to yourself, then if you think about it, you’re not being nice—you’re just the one getting the bad end of […]
Don't beat yourself of, just become aware of the persona you're putting out there.
You might think stepping back in these situations makes you patient, calm, understanding, wise and all that but newsflash: plenty of women speak up at these times and not only do their men not run, they respect them for it! Here are 8 times you’re probably being too understanding of your man.
Being a pushover is a lot of work, with little rewards. After years of being taken advantage of because of a penchant for trying to make everyone happy, this author finally woke up.