“Why Playing Nice Isn’t Always the Best Choice: 6 Surprising Moments When Being the Bigger Person Falls Flat”
1) When compromise becomes self-compromise
We’ve all been there. Mid argument, mid disagreement, or in the midst of a tense situation. The advice rings in our ears, ‘be the bigger person’, ‘let it go’, ‘compromise’.
But what happens when this compromise starts eating into your values, your self-esteem, and your happiness?
There’s a danger when compromise transforms into self-compromise. It’s when you start to bend and twist your needs and wants to such an extent that they become unrecognizable, just to maintain peace or avoid conflict.
