I Quit Being Convenient
What happens when you stop being the backup plan?
Being the backup plan is a slow, quiet humiliation. It doesn’t explode. It erodes. One ignored call at a time. One “maybe later” that never happens. You tell yourself you’re being patient, understanding, loyal. You’re not. You’re being available. There’s a difference. I stopped being Plan B with people a long time ago, and recently I stopped being Plan B at Domino’s too. Turns out the pattern was the same.
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