The moment you start hesitating to text a man you’re in love with because you’re scared to seeming needy, that’s your sign it’s not a safe space for you emotionally.
Tolerating always turns to resentment. At first, you call it patience, then love. But what it really is, is self-abandonment. Every time you swallow a boundary, excuse a pattern, or silence your discomfort, something inside you keeps score. And eventually, the bill comes due.