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fornorald, blckwngdorcl, and Tim, we were talking about various things, and Rob's name came up somehow. Kinda out of the blue, Tim looked over at me and said, "When you were dating, does he treat you the way he does now?" I just kinda smiled and said, "Much worse." He gave that nod of his and said, "Wow." Then he said something to the effect of, "So why is he still around?" I basically said that, for a long time, it didn't occur to me to be treated the other way, and it wasn't until recently that I decided it wasn't in my best interest. And that when I had asserted myself, he had gotten mad at me, and we didn't interact socially for about 6 months. I clarified that Rob had also said that I placed entirely too much emphasis on his opinions, and he wanted me to learn to find my own, so he was giving me space to do that.
And you know what? Both of those things are true. I guess until last night, I just hadn't put it in those words. And I'm not quite sure what to do about that.
fornorald, blckwngdorcl, and Tim, we were talking about various things, and Rob's name came up somehow. Kinda out of the blue, Tim looked over at me and said, "When you were dating, does he treat you the way he does now?" I just kinda smiled and said, "Much worse." He gave that nod of his and said, "Wow." Then he said something to the effect of, "So why is he still around?" I basically said that, for a long time, it didn't occur to me to be treated the other way, and it wasn't until recently that I decided it wasn't in my best interest. And that when I had asserted myself, he had gotten mad at me, and we didn't interact socially for about 6 months. I clarified that Rob had also said that I placed entirely too much emphasis on his opinions, and he wanted me to learn to find my own, so he was giving me space to do that.
