The dark side of being too nice.
7 disturbing truths about overly nice people (and how to defend yourself):
7 disturbing truths about overly nice people (and how to defend yourself):
1/ Their "niceness" isn't honest.
Overly nice people prioritize niceness over honesty, leading to mistrust and resentment in relationships.
Overly nice people prioritize niceness over honesty, leading to mistrust and resentment in relationships.
2/ They're manipulative.
Overly nice people use their "niceness" to manipulate by luring you in.
Overly nice people use their "niceness" to manipulate by luring you in.
3/ They're annoying.
Lacking personality and the ability to challenge or engage with you, overly nice people can be both irritating and boring.
Lacking personality and the ability to challenge or engage with you, overly nice people can be both irritating and boring.
4/ Martyr complex.
Sacrificing their own wellbeing and breeding resentment, they demand your praise for their selflessness, turning passive-aggressive when you don't give it.
Sacrificing their own wellbeing and breeding resentment, they demand your praise for their selflessness, turning passive-aggressive when you don't give it.
5/ They're not fully human.
Constant niceness is a façade, hiding suppressed negative emotions that may eventually erupt on you.
Constant niceness is a façade, hiding suppressed negative emotions that may eventually erupt on you.
6/ They could be on drugs.
Unfazed, always-nice people might be self-medicating to the point of emotional numbness, causing harm to themselves those in their path.
Unfazed, always-nice people might be self-medicating to the point of emotional numbness, causing harm to themselves those in their path.
7/ People who insist they're nice, rarely are.
If someone constantly claims to be nice, they might be overcompensating for something they aren't.
True niceness is shown through actions, not self-proclaimed labels.
If someone constantly claims to be nice, they might be overcompensating for something they aren't.
True niceness is shown through actions, not self-proclaimed labels.
Authenticity and trust are needed in any relationship, making constant niceness a red flag.
A balance of kindness and authenticity is more appealing.
A balance of kindness and authenticity is more appealing.
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