Number 2: You can’t put that kind of responsibility on me.
One of the most toxic relationships that a person can find themselves in is one where the person makes their mental well-being your responsibility. It’s healthy and normal to open up to someone about your issues, and this includes whatever may be stressing you out or any conditions you may be battling through. What isn’t okay or normal, though, is putting the other person in charge of your happiness.
If you feel like the other person is holding their safety over you in order to keep you two together, you should consider this an extremely serious situation. If you have to end things over text, then you should be clear in establishing boundaries first.
Let them know that they can’t make their own life your responsibility and that you can’t be the one to save them. Often, these types of people can lash out when it feels like distance is being put between them and the person they are clinging on to, but you shouldn’t give in to guilting tactics.
Number 1: I don’t feel safe around you anymore and want to be left alone.
In a relationship, sometimes it can take a long time before you feel like you actually know the person. Even then, there are cases of people whose partners completely changed the way they acted years into the relationship, and it’s never your fault if you end up in a particularly toxic situation. If you ever feel like you are in danger, or unsafe around the other person, beating around the bush is not something you have the luxury of doing.
These people will take advantage of hesitation, so try to send a message that you are serious and no longer want to see them. Try telling them that you don’t feel safe around them, or that you will take action if they try to see you again.
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