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any enfjs ever feel that their giving nature and interest in others is taken for granted or exploited?
please tell me stories if you have them.
please tell me stories if you have them.
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Re: feeling taken advatage of/taken for granted
Mon, November 23, 2009 - 3:24 PMOkay so almost 2 years later you get a response, but uh YEAH! It's ridiculous. When I start dating a guy I'll give him the world pretty much from the beginning. So they always seem to take that for granted and expect it after just a short while. Then when I start noticing (ENFJ's are very intuitive even if we can't quite explain it into words) he is taking it for advantage I can become a bitch. I'll just get an attitude problem and start feeling resentful of him. That's how it was with my ex-husband. I obviously would have gone to the end of the earth and back 100 times if he asked me. I took care of everything from all the household chores to the money, to cooking. I wanted to do it. It made me feel good, but he had to show me his appreciation every once in a while. Even just a thank you would have been all I needed really. He stopped showing that appreciating at about 6 months into the marriage. All I asked of him was to take out the trash and take care of the cars. I couldn't tell you how many times I always did what he asked of me the first time, but had to "nag" him as he put it about taking out the trash that had been overflowing for a week. He thought I would never leave and then he started becoming abusive. Yeah I tried to make it work. We ENFJ's will stay with you until we reach a breaking point which takes quite some time. Once I became aware my life could be in danger I left.
How about when you go out with friends? I always want to pay for my friends when they don't have money to go out. I feel bad even if I can barely afford myself. I have a friend that tends to take advantage of that, but I think she's an awesome person and we always have a great time so it's not enough for me to stop hanging out with her.
I'm curious as to what your story is Kitty. :)