Survival

He was abusing you...

and you were trying to heal him.

Read that again.

You weren't being loved -

you were being conditioned to tolerate pain,

to excuse what should've never been acceptable.

You carried empathy where boundaries were needed,

and gave understanding where accountability was missing.

That wasn't a relationship...

it was survival disguised as love.

And the moment you see it clearly,

you realize you weren't weak - 

you were just taught to endure what you never deserved.

He was abusing you...and you

were trying to heal him.

Read that again.

You weren't loved.

You were trained to tolerate pain.

(Side note: Doesn't totally apply, but food for thought)