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Old Nov 28, 2022, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Fuzzybear View Post
I think some people misinterpret kindness for ''weakness''. Those people are very foolish. But setting boundaries with people who only want us to listen to them and are unable or unwilling to reciprocate - they are, or come accross as, both needy and ''greedy'' (if this occurs on multiple occasions) is I guess, essential to our well being.

I've said ''no'' to people in a gentle way and been attacked. Those people are worse than ''needy''..
My neighbor does seem to think I'm weak. She is a strong person, herself, and a bit overbearing in her manner. She goes to a nearby gym a lot to work out and convinced me to join. But I don't go as faithfully as she does. So she says that I need "to do something" more than I'm doing. She tells me I spend too much time home alone by myself and that I need to get out more. She says, "You have to be strong." as though I'm some kind of wimp. She asks me why I'm not dating anyone. She says I keep my curtains drawn too much. Living in a first floor triplex apartment, I feel like I'm in a fish bowl being observed and judged. I guess that's her way of giving me attention, but it's of a negative kind.
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