They did not feel even a small amount of love for you, even when they claimed you were the only one who ever made them feel this way. No, the entire time they were just closely observing you, patiently waiting for the fun to start. Did you notice that as soon as you fell in love and became comfortable in the relationship, that’s when the emotional abuse started? From there, you spent the rest of the relationship frantically trying to revitalize the soul mate they once pretended to be.