In the new episode of *Men in Crisis*, we talk about a pattern that many of us are familiar with: Someone treats us disrespectfully, ignores us, or doesn’t take us seriously, and instead of addressing it, we find reasons why that behavior is somehow understandable.
“He’s just under a lot of stress right now.” “I’m sure he doesn’t mean it that way.” “My boss is just incredibly busy.” We often find excuses more quickly than we find the courage to honestly express how the other person’s behavior makes us feel.
Yet the real problem often isn’t the other person, but rather our desire to avoid conflict. We hope that things will resolve themselves instead of standing up for ourselves. We keep waiting, even though a direct conversation is long overdue.
We’ll discuss why low self-esteem and an aversion to conflict often prevent us from setting clear boundaries. And why relationships, collaboration, and communication usually only change once we’re ready to openly express what hurts, frustrates, or weighs on us.
Perhaps that is precisely where the uncomfortable truth lies: People often don’t treat you badly because they want to. They treat you badly because you show them that they can get away with it.
New episode of” Men in Crisis“: Why we so often excuse bad behavior, and why real change usually begins with an honest conversation.
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