The longer you spend in a bad situation, the more normal it feels.
You get used to the arguments and the tension and the tiptoeing around.
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Updated 4 years ago,September 16, 2021
Toxic relationships will make you think about dating differently.
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They will slowly transition you from a romantic to a skeptic.
They will make you wonder whether true love exists, whether happily ever after exists, whether loyalty exists.
When youre in a toxic relationship for too long, youre going to get a warped view of love.
Youre going to misunderstand what it means to be in a relationship.
Youll start to mistake jealousy and short tempers for passion.
Youll mistake little acts of love as the best you could possibly get.
The longer you spend in a bad situation, the more normal it feels.
You get used to the arguments and the tension and the tiptoeing around.
A part of you assumes every relationship has the same problems.
Most people justhidethose problems.
They dont talk about it, but that doesnt mean it doesnt happen.
These are the lies you tell yourself.
They help you feel less alone, less confused, less upset.
When youre in a toxic relationship for too long, you change into a completely different person.
You lose your naivety.
You lose your innocence.
You lose your faith in others.
You become someone tough, skeptical, closed off.
You dont want to be stupid enough to trust again.
You stop thinking of first kisses and puppy love as romantic and start thinking of them as foolish.
You feel bad for the new couples who dont see pain coming.
When youre in a toxic relationship for too long, it hardens your heart.
If youre in a toxic relationship for too long, you might lose your faith in others.
You might question whether any relationship is meant to endure years, decades, a lifetime.
You might find yourself deciding the single life is easier, less risky, less painful.
Toxic relationships have the power to change everything about you from your personality to your beliefs.
They could turn you into someone you dont recognize.
They could turn you into someone you dont even like.
