One of the hardest things to accept is that people can care about you and still hurt you.
Human beings are complicated. Someone can have good intentions in some situations and still be selfish in others. They can love you and still struggle to treat you the way you deserve.
That's why understanding someone doesn't mean you have to excuse everything they do.
You can recognize their struggles without ignoring your own pain. You can forgive someone without giving them the same access to your life.
Maturity is learning to see people as they are, rather than forcing them to fit the image you created of them.
You can understand someone's reasons without accepting their behavior. Both things can be true.
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