Nice guys aren’t nice. They’re desperate.
Desperate for anyone to like them for being the person they think will be liked.
They consistently change skins to get acceptance, and when it doesn’t happen, it turns into frustration, disappointment, and regret. (1)
The “nice guys” turn on themselves or worse, turn on the people they were so desperately trying to gain acceptance from.
The cycle repeats. (2)
Nice guy wonders “why” people don’t like him.
It’s because he was never “him”.
He never bothered to establish an identity, convictions, and a personality.
He is a figment of everyone else’s imagination, and it destroys him. (3)
If you’re trying to please somebody, by being nice, it won’t work.
You’ll constantly be on alert, constantly be morphing to fit the person you like, and it’s exhausting.
When you finally let go of all the crap and stop pretending, a weight will then be lifted. (4)
You now navigate your life on your terms. You stopped “people pleasing” and decide that come hell or high water, people will accept you for who you are.
And if they don’t, let them go. (5)
You have more important things to worry about than whether someone likes you or not. (6)
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