I think this image says a lot. I presently know someone who’s allowing a not-so-significant other govern their life choices. Anyone on the outside can see it’s a relationship that shouldn’t last; if it does, it will cause considerable harm to the one I know. But how much can you say to someone that doesn’t want to hear anything? How often can you point out the imbalance of priorities before you just stop being able to care?
The thing is, when we’re left standing on the outside of a friend’s relationship, there’s only so often we can voice concern before we realize how little influence we really have. It’s so much easier to walk away than it is to stay and try to tolerate the intolerable.
Life’s too short to be anyone’s consolation prize.
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Sometimes, though, and as hard as it may be, you have to let your friends fall on their face, and just be there to help them back up.
Granted, I dont mean if someone keeps running back to the same person who continues to hurt them, but some lessons need to be learned the hard way.
I only jump to the devil’s advocate position because I happen to be in a situation where Im the person doing something that a couple of my friends strongly disagree with, and I feel they’re going a bit overboard with it.
Your picture is quite telling
Jenna.
Sometimes our friends might see something that we miss!