Yup. I had a very naive perception of DV until it was me getting abused and by the end I lost my sense of reality & had to ask โhow tf did I get hereโ?
โ donna summer singing โshe works hard for the moneyโ acapella in her backyard with her two daughters: brooklyn & amanda, 1984.๐ชปโหโฟหยฐ
The burnout from constantly being expected to be the "mature one" is a red flag. If you are the only one exercising responsibility, empathy, and respect, you are in a toxic relationship because you are an unpaid babysitter. In any healthy relationship, maturity is not a solo act.