According to my friend, I am incredibly giving and considerate. But what she warned me was that because I'm so giving and considerate, I can easily be taken advantage of. Case in point, the last girl I dated took advantage of how giving I was.
How can I not be taken advantage of next time? All I know is how to give.
>>17800533
Well there's an important distinction: If you "give" things/time/attention of your own free will, because you want to, that's fine. But if they start ASKING you to make real sacrifices of time, money, etc, and they're offering nothing in return, they're taking advantage. If you find that you have a "friend" whose friendship is consistently expensive, you're dealing with a whore.
>>17800543
I should've said something more like "expecting" or demanding," rather than "asking." There's nothing wrong with asking for a favor sometimes, I just mean when it becomes a pattern, and if don't seem to be there for you when they don't get what they want
>>17800543
>>17800549
Right. I would always give because I wanted to and I liked her a lot. But she never did anything for me in return. I wasn't expecting it... but it would have been nice to show that my actions were appreciated. I think it might have come from her upbringing and being used to getting what she wanted... She was a very upper class WASP
Try to give more in ways that don't have any financial cost.
You'll still get to feel like a good person, but the moochers fuck off.
>>17800556
Well there's not necessarily anything wrong with that, if the giving was always your idea.