--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I'm not on good terms w/certain people…" description: "\"I'm not on good terms w/certain people anymore and I'm sick of being the bigger person all the time by fixing it. So I give up.\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/anonymous-1_being-sick_i-m-not-on-good-terms-w-certain-people-a_1681644.jpg" --- # I'm not on good terms w/certain people anymore and I'm… ![“I'm not on good terms w/certain people anymore and I'm sick of being the bigger person all the time by fixing it. So I give up.” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/anonymous-1_being-sick_i-m-not-on-good-terms-w-certain-people-a_1681644.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/anonymous-1_being-sick_i-m-not-on-good-terms-w-certain-people-a_1681644.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e61/anonymous-1_being-sick_i-m-not-on-good-terms-w-certain-people-a_1681644.jpg) > “I'm not on good terms w/certain people anymore and I'm sick of being the bigger person all the time by fixing it. So I give up.” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Continuously being the peacemaker can lead to burnout and resentment. **In simple terms:** Being always nice exhausts you. Key Takeaway Set boundaries, prioritize self. Themes relationships selfrespect burnout Mood tired reflective Type advice emotional When to use this quote - family gatherings - work conflicts - friendships Key Concepts codependency emotional labor assertiveness Questions to Reflect On - When is it okay to stop fixing? - How to communicate limits? 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I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Being sick quotes > [The thought of you makes me sick. 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I need to remember how it feels to be loved again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francine-chiar/the-thought-of-you-makes-me-sick-i-can-t-even-bare-to-begin-i-need-to/) [Francine Chiar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francine-chiar/) > [Having an eating disorder doesn't show ‘strength.’ Strength is when are able to overcome your demons after being sick and tired for so long.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/demi-lovato/having-an-eating-disorder-doesn-t-show-strength-strength-is-when-are/) [Demi Lovato](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/demi-lovato/) > [Worst thing about being sick: loosing your voice so you can't sing without sounding like a dying frog...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guardian/worst-thing-about-being-sick-loosing-your-voice-so-you-can-t-sing/) Guardian > [Not being able to do anything because you're sick sucks!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/not-being-able-to-do-anything-because-you-re-sick-sucks/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Sick of being nice and getting it thrown back in my face!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/sick-of-being-nice-and-getting-it-thrown-back-in-my-face/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [There's a phenomenology of being sick, one that depends on temperament, personal history, and the culture which we live in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/siri-hustvedt/there-s-a-phenomenology-of-being-sick-one-that-depends-on-temperament/) [Siri Hustvedt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/siri-hustvedt/) > [When you don't have much and you need to be at work, there's no such thing as being sick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-brooks/when-you-don-t-have-much-and-you-need-to-be-at-work-there-s-no-such/) [Scott Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-brooks/) > [The feeling of being sick, but you're not really sick. You're just sad, upset, unhappy. You just feel like laying in bed all day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-feeling-of-being-sick-but-you-re-not-really-sick-you-re-just-sad/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im so sick of being blue and crying over you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-so-sick-of-being-blue-and-crying-over-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [When I'm sick, I feel like Bella from Twilight; my mouth always slightly open since I can't breathe out of my nose...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guardian/when-i-m-sick-i-feel-like-bella-from-twilight-my-mouth-always/) Guardian > [A Hospital isn't any place to end up being sick.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-goldwyn/a-hospital-isn-t-any-place-to-end-up-being-sick/) [Samuel Goldwyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-goldwyn/) > [You can always go further then you think you can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-can-always-go-further-then-you-think-you-can/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Harriet Tubman didn't have strategy meetings or a movement behind her, she was the movement, she was inspired by being sick and tired of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aisha-hinds/harriet-tubman-didn-t-have-strategy-meetings-or-a-movement-behind-her/) [Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aisha-hinds/) > [If a culture treats a particular illness with compassion and enlightened understanding, then sickness can be seen as a challenge, as a healing crisis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-wilber/if-a-culture-treats-a-particular-illness-with-compassion-and/) [Ken Wilber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-wilber/) > [When she is ill…, Means, I'm pierced with an arrow for couple of days maybe! 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