I think everybody is just so desperate for love that we bypass red flags in the hope of fixing things down the line

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imo people's empathy is often their own worst enemy and keeps them in relationships they shouldve left a long time ago, or never got into in the first place

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I blame Disney and Fairytales

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The urge to be helpful to someone who they perceive to need it

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I agree. My friend stayed with a man for about a year to constantly complain about how he doesn’t believe in climate change, asks for sex too much, says racial slurs, is dumber than rocks, doesn’t compliment her, etc etc. I’m sorry but I can only empathize to a certain extent

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book smart rarely translates. many people can’t read people or think critically about actions or read subtext. They tend to not like the people who can do those things which is why you’ll hear “that’s not true! she/he is not like that!” or “why don’t you like them?” being said to the people who are aware

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I’ve just been traumatized too much and have a lot of PTSD so I felt more comfortable being with men who treated me horrendously bc I knew the outcome. But eventually there’s a mindset you have to get out of in order to no longer be in those situations.

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it’s not victim blaming it’s common sense 💀💀

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I was raised by s verbally and emotionally abusive father so for a long time I told myself “at least he talks to me” whenever a guy treated me like shit

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