Katharina Buczek
“9:14 p.m. went down to the kitchen for a glass of water. 9:15 p.m., stopped to pet the cats before heading upstairs. 9:18 p.m., made it back upstairs and sat on the right side of the couch.”
It’s One Person’s Way Or The Highway
“One partner always gets their way. For me, it was ‘easier’ to bend over backward than to deal with the whining and complaining if I stood my ground.”
“Easier is in quotes because it was only easier in the shorter. In the long-term, it made life hell.”
“Yes, this is exactly what happened when I experienced a toxic relationship! It’s not that I was okay with what she did; it’s that it was easier to just let her have her way and move on.”
“Sadly, in these sorts of relationships, the person who cares the least has the most power. You could bend over backward trying to please the other person, and it might keep them around in the short term, but it doesn’t change the fact they don’t really respect you.”
“You know in your gut that if you ever actually stood your ground on any issue instead of giving in to them, things would end there and then.”
