Protecting Your Peace Is Not a Betrayal
There is a specific kind of ache that comes from loving someone and needing distance from them at the same time. It doesn’t announce itself as clearly as anger does. It shows up as guilt. As the voice that says maybe I’m the problem. As the exhaustion of staying available to people who cost you more than they give back — and the fear that naming that cost out loud makes you the villain of the story.
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