Being the “nice girl” often comes with a bad rep. It’s said that nice girls have difficulty saying no, can’t put their own needs first, and lack self-confidence. They are told that they need to stand up for themselves and stop being so “nice.”
However, since when was there anything wrong with being nice?
While it’s important to hold your ground and not let other people stomp all over you, there’s nothing wrong with being the “nice girl.” In fact, the world needs more nice people like you.
If you are the nice girl, it’s time to embrace it!
Being nice, or even "too nice," is a part of who you are, so you shouldn’t let anyone try to change you. There are enough people in the world who shut people down and create hate; nice girls have the power to spread kindness and compassion.
Being the “nice girl” doesn’t have to mean that you can’t stick up for yourself or care about your own needs. It simply means that you put effort into making other people’s lives better and you know how to appropriately sacrifice your own needs for others. You think about other people before making decisions and you can rationally balance how taking the time to be nice, in exchange for maybe a minute or two of your own time, is worth it in the end.
So, “nice girls,” keep being nice. Who cares what they say?
We won’t finish last.