You can tell how much someone loves themselves by how quickly they remove themselves from situations that don’t serve them.
I always say this: people know what they’re doing.
So when someone shows you who they are, please believe them.
Disrespect and abuse rarely start loud.
Most times, it starts small. Subtle. Easy to excuse.
People test you ,to see what you’ll tolerate, what you’ll explain away, what you’ll swallow in the name of peace.
The moment they realise you have boundaries, that you won’t accept rubbish, that you’re willing to walk away… they retreat.
Not because they’ve changed.
But because they know you’re not the one.