“Why Playing Nice Isn’t Always the Best Choice: 6 Surprising Moments When Being the Bigger Person Falls Flat”
Strike a balance between accommodating others and preserving your own essence. It’s essential to stay true to yourself while navigating relationships.
Being the bigger person means acknowledging your needs as much as you acknowledge those of others.
6) When resilience becomes endurance
Resilience is often confused with endless endurance. Being the bigger person is sometimes equated with the ability to endure hardships, toxic behavior, or unfair treatment without complaint.
However, this isn’t resilience. It’s self-destruction. Endlessly enduring negative circumstances without taking any action for change can lead to emotional burnout and even physical health issues.
