Till this day a part of me hasn’t fully healed from a woman who dumped me because I was a little emotional about my birthday and needed alone time for a day. Prior to that we’d have calls that lasted for hours. I made choices and steps that I hoped were clear enough to her just how serious I was.
All it took was for me to be down for her to realize that we weren’t compatible. She was so determined to emphasize her boundary that she left no room for negotiation or understanding. That experience just told me that I had no control or leverage even from the start. It was all her dictation and control and I was always an inconvenience away from being removed.
I don’t know why we’ve turned to people who are so determined to prove just how cutthroat we can be.