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How hosting games can become people-pleasing

Every game night ends with me cleaning up while everyone else leaves, and I'm getting resentful but I keep hosting because I'm afraid they won't stay friends with me otherwise.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When we do things primarily to secure others' affection, we often end up feeling used rather than loved.

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