When would a person be considered a "push over?
I'd say a 'pushover' is someone who, being aware, lets people walk all over them or their beliefs/moral values. You can be a wholehearted and nice person but not a pushover if you are genuinely kind, but at the same time firm with your opinions. If someone were to disagree with you, instead of being passive or appeasing towards what they say, be opinionated and speak up.
Are you a pushover......?
What? You gonna tell me I got out trash-talked by a pushover? Oh no, no, no!! Take it back!! Answer to your question: Never have been, never will be.
Would you consider a pushover the same thing as an easy going person?
An easy-going person has limits; a pushover, not so much. .
How can someone who is a pushover overcome the tendencies to do what others want me to do?
Sounds like you need some assertiveness techniques to help you.MOODJUICE - Being Assertive - Self-help GuideMOODJUICE - Being Assertive - Self-help GuideAssertiveness is the ability to stand up for ourselves and to say how we feel when we feel we need to. It includes:Expressing your own opinion and feelings.Saying "no" without feeling guilty.Setting your own priorities i.e. choosing how you spend your time.Asking for what you want.Being able to take reasonable risks.Choosing not to assert yourself at times when you feel it would be better not to say anything.I would say you have to look a bit more deeply into why you feel you are a ‘pushover’ and who are these ‘others’ you are talking about.If the others are a member of your family then the situation has to be dealt with in a different way than if it is friends. Friends you can actually walk away from if you are feeling put upon. Colleagues at work you cannot too. When you are used to saying
Am I a pushover girlfriend?
Everytime my boyfriend and I get into a fight I always feel guilty. even if I felt like he disrespected me and I refuse to talk to him, when he doesn't talk back to me either i feel like it's my fault he isnt apologizing. like i overreacted over something. but in reality I know i only want whats best for our relationship and would never get mad over something unnecessary. but a part of me just wants to tell him that im sorry i got mad just to stop the ignoring each other game. but how will he ever learn he made a mistake??? blah. am i a pushover for not standing my ground when i feel disrespected?? help. please.
How to stop being a push-over?
I am a female in my 20s and I have been a pushover my entire life. However, for the past year I have been less of a push-over, but I am still not all the way there!!! I have told off a lot of people and stood my ground several times within the past year and I am so proud of myself. But I am STILL being used by people!!! I'm a very sad person because I feel like people still only talk to me when they need me. For example there is a girl in 4 of my classes who texts me everyday several times just with questions about homework or for answers on online quizzes. I was nice at first but now it's annoying as ****. I've been taking more than an hour to answer her, and once I do answer I say " i dont know...haven't looked at it yet." I even started ignoring her in school. This whole situation just showed me that I still am a doormat :( How do I stop being a pushover completely??
My boyfriend calls me a pushover. am i one?
Are you sure he loves you? To me, it doesn't seem like it. You say that he's not a good boyfriend from what others tell you so maybe its better for you to move on and find someone who isn't a jerk about everything? With him having a constant need for controlling everything.. how can you ever be in control? Not every guy wants to be in control or wants their partner to be in control. I would respect my elder too unless they were WAY out of line. It's just respectful not to. He's hard on you because he is a jerk! Not because he loves you. If he loved you HE wouldn't act the way he does. He is trying to control YOU! "If you don't do thins I'm going to break up with you?" That's bs and you know it.