One of my milder vices is reading advice forums for a lil' boost. It usually helps me keep my own problems in perspective, and reminds me that humans will excuse a lot from those they love/live with: sometimes for lack of financial/mobility options, but often also because people are more afraid of being alone than in toxic scenarios.
Our desperate need to belong does pretty bonkers things to our brain chem, eh?
Here's tonight's reminder. The solution to her problem is a real mystery, I know!
More of a nightmare scenario than the plot of most horror films I watch! 🙃
To me right now in this time and space I would never be with someone like that.
But I'm not her. At least she is thinking that something might be not quite right.
That's another plus of forums like these. I see *so* many stories from people describing the behaviour of their partner, whom they insist is "amazing" "90% of the time", before listing a series of red flags so long you could use them to mark a marathon route...
But at least they're asking questions!
I also like reading these forums because they're filled with everyday humans trying to help each other out of tough spots.
That's a nice boost amid all our rotten news at times.