Was “kindness” just another term for submission in the face of conflict?
Sometimes keeping the peace is the sacrifice we make to avoid dealing with things in the moment. It’s not necessarily kind, it’s more of a people pleasing tendency that avoids issues and strife. This can also cause resentment if tucking your emotions away is the cost of peace, and do you really have a good relationship with that person if it’s based on false niceties as to not upset them?
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