how constantly being the "bigger person"sent me straight into my villain era.
and why being avoidant of conflict is ruining your relationships and is a slippery slope for losing all earnestness.

anytime someone tells me that they “took the high road” or decided to “be the bigger person” and let something or someone go unaddressed, unchecked, and run rampant- i know that deep down, there’s a compromise that they probably didn’t want to make in the first place.
we’re so afraid of confrontation nowadays. we mute, block, remove each other…
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