A man with a high level of unhealed trauma & rigid defense mechanisms can only survive in a relationship where he is allowed to dominate & be coddled. The second you firmly establish that you are an equal, independent, self-sufficient woman who will not enable his pathology, you become incompatible with his disorder. The relationship will end, it is inevitable.
According to psychology some people will actually never reach out and speak to you again because they don't have the maturity to cope with the fact that they did you wrong and you didn't deserve it. Since they lack accountability, they will create a made-up narrative about you so they don't feel bad about themselves.
things that don’t mean anything:
- i love you
-meeting their family
-being with them at their lowest
-taking about the future
-calling for hours
-genuine caring about them
If a relationship can be ruined by simply having a conversation about your emotions, standards, or expectations, then it was never a relationship worth being in
People lack accountability, then say, "You could've talked to me." No, I couldn't. You don't listen.
You deflect. You twist everything into an attack and then play the victim. Conversations with you aren't healing, they're exhausting, draining, and emotionally suffocating. Every time I try to speak, it feels like walking through a maze of blame where my words are used against me, my intentions questioned, and my emotions invalidated. I end up questioning myself, doubting my own perceptions because nothing I say lands without being turned into some justification for your behaviour.
You don’t need a perfect partner. You need someone who can regulate their emotions, admit when they fuck up, & actually sit with uncomfortable conversations without shutting down, flipping it on you, or throwing low blows every time shit gets real.
“Men suffer in silence."
No, they don’t. They treat everyone around them like dogshit.
They externalize their feelings onto the women closest to them, usually.
people lack accountability, then be like “you could've just talked to me”. no, i couldn't. you don't listen. you deflect. you gaslight. you make me feel like i'm the problem for bringing it up. so no, i stayed silent to protect my peace, not because i didn't want to fix.