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Cake day: July 11th, 2023

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  • No.

    Its problematic if you set a boundary and the other person keeps pushing when you’ve said no and asked them drop it. Also, they don’t have a right to that information and it has no materiality to them anyway but those are not necessary for you to set a boundary and insist they respect it

    If you can’t say no to her about something this simple, it will be worse when actually real and complicated life shit happens and you need to say no while the relationship is out of practice in accepting and honoring it when such tests and situations arise.

    It really is that simple. You refuse to play the game (which you have no way of knowing if it is or isnt a game or test so its pointless to risk it anyway) and you offer yourself as you are now and ask that she does the same as she is now without looking back

    Orfeo et Erudice is a good example of why you never look back lol

    Edit: just want to comment on the lying part. Lies suck because they hand over control of your entire being over to someone else that you low or high key will feel the need to comply with to avoid detection. Its the cheapest and shittiest way to deal with a situation because it basically means you’re willing to sign over your autonomy and freedom and being authentic over to someone else whom you felt you couldn’t answer or respond to truthfully.

    The truth is, you don’t ever have to lie if you choose not to, you can always say some form of I can’t answer that or its none of their business or you will talk with them about it in the future when you are ready.

    Lying sucks on all sides of a relationship and its better to just refuse to answer or politely decline than ever have to track a single other lie again. Lying makes you a slave to people you wouldn’t otherwise defer to and that makes it just terrible. If you’ve lied to someone you love, try to find a way to save face and bury it and move on so you’re not worried about it. You can unilaterally decide not to address it in the future and that may be better but closure should always be the highest ideal you work towards.









  • Don’t engage with people like that. This is one area you must be selfish and refuse to deal with others who bring you down, regardless of their reason. You can’t burn yourself up to keep others warm and expect to thrive and feel decently.

    Just let them know you cant talk to people who make you feel like crap and unpredictably and block them so they can’t impose further. Try not to worry about why or empathizing because you need to focus on keeping your ship afloat and house in order and do that requires you to respect yourself by not harming yourself and exposing yourself to toxic others. Thats a good way to become distrustful and self-sabatoging if you allow people like that into your sanctum of influence

    I’ve made a practice of this for myself (doesnt matter if its family or friends or otherwise) and I’ve definitely been on the receiving end and today I understand why and everyone is honestly better off for it. Your time is not charity and you are not a punching bag, try to act thusly