not necessarily saying she *had* to but it was quite frustrating that even when i was tight on my own money i was still buying stuff for both of us, because that’s what a good, nice person does. so to see her come back with loads of food from her mom and i maybe had a few things in the fridge i could afford at the moment, it didn’t make me feel great and that i was a ghost in my own apartment. i was constantly trying to supply us both, and the kindness was not returned.
Frankly, the kindness should’ve never been given. Let this be a lesson to not overextend yourself. Nice ppl aren’t just buying people food for no reason, dumb people do. Easily manipulated people do. Ik it sucks to find out ppl won’t go as far as you will for them, so use better discernment. WAIT before doing things like that.
I hear you, but I don’t think kindness makes someone dumb or easily manipulated. I chose to be generous because that’s how I care for the people close to me, especially someone I considered a best friend. It’s disappointing when that energy isn’t reciprocated, but the takeaway for me isn’t to stop being kind—it’s to set boundaries earlier and match the energy I receive. There’s a big difference between being kind and being a doormat.