“It’s like giving constant reassurance to someone who will never be satisfied.”

"One might think I just sound bitter, but she’s done this several times before. It was a pattern. I was just dumb and blind."

"Some lessons do not need to be learned."

"This reminds me of my ex who was obsessed with wanting to be a victim of cheating. I spent pretty much every second with him outside work. I would reassure him constantly and that still wasn’t enough. He’d scrutinize every action — if a man spoke to me about anything, he tried to turn it into a reason to get angry. I never gave him a single reason to be worried. He just wanted to worry and punish me for it. 

"Labels and theories can be helpful, but what matters more than anything is a person's behavior. It doesn't matter what label or diagnosis you attach. Shitty behavior is shitty behavior and shouldn't be tolerated.

My partner and I both have our own baggage. And we thank each other for being brave enough to accept love, even when neither of us can fully understand why we deserve it."

"Why is it almost always the mediocre, ugly guys that go absolutely bonkers when you give them a chance! My dumbass has done this three times, and each time, they’re absolute assholes once they think they’ve 'locked you in.'"

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