When Your Friends Observe the Warning Signs You Overlook: A Dating Reality Assessment

It is frequently asserted that external observers perceive dynamics more distinctly than individuals entrenched within a relationship. I can now assert, with excruciating clarity, that this is unequivocally true. My friends and colleagues perceived an aspect of my partner that I was entirely oblivious to: they considered him unsettling. I disregarded their concerns at the time, attributing it to their insufficient familiarity with him. In retrospect, I recognize that they were correct from the f...