04/08/2026
We’ve been told our whole lives that real love is something you have to fight for. And we’ve been taught that when things get hard, we’re meant to stay, push through, and prove our loyalty.
We don’t talk enough about how often that phrase is misused, abused, and used to manipulate us in relationships. What about when those “hard times” you’re fighting through are being created by the person who is asking you to stay?
We need to discuss the difference between a relationship going through a storm due to life circumstances and one where one person is the storm. If you’re constantly confused, constantly questioning yourself, constantly trying to “get it right” so things can finally feel peaceful, that is not an example of love growing.
You are slowly being conditioned to tolerate what you once knew you deserved better than. And you don’t even realize it’s happening. You just think: “I just have to try harder, and we’ll be okay.”
It’s not okay to be married to the storm; don’t weather it for a lifetime.
Don’t.
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