One thing I've learned this year:
People can genuinely care about you and still not have the capacity to love you the way you need to be loved.
That's why self-respect is important. Sometimes choosing yourself means walking away from something you wish could've worked.
Cutting people off feels different now. Itโs not anger, itโs grief. Like dangโฆ I really wanted you here, but your actions showed me Iโm not safe with you.