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The "Nice Girl"

The downside of being the "nice girl."

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The "Nice Girl"
Paige Wagner

Being the “nice girl” has its perks. Making a lot of friends, being trusted with secrets, getting offered many fun and exciting opportunities, and so on. However, being this person can lead those around you to misuse your kindness and take advantage of you. Once you show one act of kindness you will automatically be labeled as the “nice girl” to everyone around you. Don’t take it too harshly, it happens to everyone.

Being the “nice girl”

Allows certain “friends” in your life to believe that they have the right to use you as their personal helper. They use you for every possible thing, no matter how critical or insignificant it may be. They will ask you to do their work, solve their problems, get involved in situations you wish to avoid, spend your money on them, and stop what you’re doing to serve them, but you can’t say no because of your label. And you don’t want people to view you negatively, now do you?

Being the “nice girl”

Makes you attempt to place everyone's problems upon your shoulders. Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice to care for those within your life, but to such an extent it can be dangerous. Everyone knows that their problems are also your problems, and that apparently gives them the right to use that to their benefit. However, if you ever ask for help, they’ll only help to some extent or do so only if it conveniences them. They will make you feel as if you need to solve their problems because “that's who you are.”

Being the “nice girl”

Shows people that you will be there no matter what. They could talk negatively about you to your back or even to your face, they could put you in horrible situations, use you for their gain, or show you that they care for you just to break your heart. They will lie to your face because they know you won’t question it, guilt you into doing things you strongly go against because it’s what’s best for them. But you can’t say no, you can’t question them, you can’t stand up for yourself, because then you are the bad friend; the bad person.

Being the “nice girl”

Leads to unnecessary tension, broken trusts, broken friendships, heartache, unneeded stress, distress upon your physical, mental, and emotional health, unfair or dishonest words, and all in all, hell that nobody deserves. If you’re the “nice girl," observe your surrounding, observe those around you, because once these things start happening, there’s no going back. Either get out while you can, or continue to live your life feeling how you do; which isn’t how you want to, is it?

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