15/11/2025
✨ Online Self-Development Book Club ✨
🟢 The Let Them Theory - Mel Robbins 🟢
‘Chapter 18 - Let Them Show You Who They Are’
💔 Ever find yourself explaining someone’s behaviour … for them?
🤷🏼♀️“He didn’t mean it.” 🤷🏽♀️“She’s just going through a phase.” 🤷🏻♀️“They’ll change once things calm down.”
Yeah ? Then this chapter is for you. 🫵🏼
Chapter 1️⃣8️⃣ focuses on relationships & how many often ignore people’s true behaviour because they’re attached to *potential*. 🫣
It’s a powerful reminder to observe, not override, & to trust patterns over promises.
💭 Ask yourself … Have you ever fell for the story/ hope/ idea you make up about someone, or was it their true self & their behaviours you fell for?
People are constantly showing you who they are, but most people are too emotionally invested to believe them. 💔 People stay in painful dynamics because they’re attached to *who they want someone to be.*
And of course, it’s human nature, to want to believe people will grow, change, step up. ❤️🩹
Many cling onto the version they *hope* exists. Replay the good moments as proof. Explain, & excuse what’s in front of them, because seeing reality clearly can hurt. 💔
But as Mel reminds us, growth can’t be forced.
👉 You can’t make people fit the story you’ve written about them.
👉 You need to observe what they consistently show you.
When you learn to trust what you see instead of what you hope, you make space for healthier, more honest relationships & for your own peace of mind. ☮️
When someone shows you their values, priorities, or limits, believe them, even if it’s not what you wanted. 🫶🏻
🎤 “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” - Maya Angelou 🎤