These things may need to happen before you leave an unhealthy relationship: You may need to give up trying to think of ways to fix something that can’t be fixed. You may need to get tired of talking to your friends about the same problems. You may need to get tired of having values that you aren’t honoring. You may need to ask for what you want, see it happen temporarily, and notice that the changes are short-lived. You may need to figure out how to exist without this person in your life. You may need to realize that the bad outweighs the good. You may need to be honest with yourself about how
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