i feel lucky for learning sort of early-ish in life [like, half a year ago] about.. other people needing to respect my boundaries, toxic relationships aren't worth spending much energy to fix, i'm not being harmful for existing as myself, etc...
i guess treating relationships as disposable...
that feels powerful.
and it means i can't be hurt..?
tangentally, i am not sure when i'm expecting or asking too much from other people. i need a lot, it seems. and with time i've been much less tolerant of people not giving me it.
but at the same time, how i look at it is usually not seeming like a big deal for asking of -most- people? it all seems harmless.
except for my damned family who insists on me being demanding and selfish
i guess this is all based on hurt that hasn't healed yet anyway:
relationships are disposable because
i'm disposable.
or something close to that.