How to be a good person without being a doormat
in Psychology ·
Melissa Cruz3 said:The answer? You can't.
There's an old saying that goes something like, "Jerks get ahead while the good guys get stepped on."
So, unfortunately, it's probably better to be a jerk than to be nothing at all..
I don't think that's quite right.
You can be a good person without being naive.
At the end of the day, maybe you can actually achieve something through honesty—don't fall for the alternative.
If someone acts dishonestly right out of the gate and "succeeds," who knows what kind of act they're putting on.
Besides, intimacy and a real relationship are privileges you really should earn—by being an honest person.