Breaking the cycle means no longer accepting dysfunction as ‘normal’ or just how families are. The first step is calling abuse, abuse. Calling neglect, neglect. Name it. Heal from it. Create a new story for your own life.
No one changes for someone else. "I'll become the man you need" or "I'm doing it for my kids" is glorified in movies because we're sold codependency as love. People change for themselves after they hit rock bottom. Change for others doesn't last.
Kit Connor didn’t queerbait you
Taylor Swift isn’t queerbaiting you
Harry Styles isn’t queerbaiting you
Misha Collins didn’t queerbait you
REAL PEOPLE CANT QUEERBAIT YOU! It’s a term used in media literacy. No actual person owes you any clarification on their sexuality. PERIOD.