But let these same people be asked for understanding, grace, and patience when the struggle they willingly signed up to assist with turns out to be more than they bargained for. See how quick they resort to drastic action; further harming the person they claim to love in the process. Then comes the defensiveness and the feeble attempts to “justify” their actions.
I realised in 2022 after I dumped someone I loved that I wanted absolutely no parts of this cycle any more. They’ll claim I traumatised them to save face publicly when privately, the messages we exchanged tell a completely different story. They *knew* what I was going through. They *knew* I was in a bad way and demonised me for it.