How do you walk away

Jazzy

Well-known member
Valued Contributor
Joined
Feb 14, 2020
Messages
3,283
Location
Vermont
Gender
Female
Religious Affiliation
Charismatic
Marital Status
Single
Acceptance of the Trinity & Nicene Creed
Yes
How do you walk away from someone who you love but refuses to respect your needs and continuously breaks their word to you?
 

Lamb

God's Lil Lamb
Community Team
Administrator
Supporting Member
Joined
Jun 10, 2015
Messages
32,649
Age
57
Gender
Female
Religious Affiliation
Lutheran
Political Affiliation
Conservative
Marital Status
Married
Acceptance of the Trinity & Nicene Creed
Yes
You just have to make a deal with yourself that you're too valuable to waste your time any further and move on. Set up a boundary that you're done with that person and stick with it. Reward yourself with new friends!
 
  • Like
Reactions: Nic

1689Dave

Well-known member
Joined
Oct 17, 2022
Messages
1,871
Gender
Male
Religious Affiliation
Baptist
Marital Status
Married
Acceptance of the Trinity & Nicene Creed
No
How do you walk away from someone who you love but refuses to respect your needs and continuously breaks their word to you?
After the Lord saved me, I had many friends that I needed to steer clear of. Today they are some of my worst enemies. I found that you can always pick 'em up but you can't always get rid of them. In your case, it won't be long until you start seeing yourself as worthless as they do.

They are like a damaged mirror reflecting their distorted view back into you. If it is your husband, you are married for life. But separation is an option in abusive relationships.
 

ValleyGal

Well-known member
Joined
Jul 11, 2015
Messages
4,202
Gender
Female
Religious Affiliation
Christian
Acceptance of the Trinity & Nicene Creed
Yes
Boundaries are so important! They protect your heart. This is a huge topic!

Someone who you love... What does it mean to love someone? Love is the one moral absolute, but what that looks like is fluid. So what are the guiding principles for what it means to love someone? For me, it means putting their best interest ahead of your own. That can look like "I got your back!" even if it costs me. But it also means that I am not going to let someone I love continue to sin against God or against people - including me and their propensity to continue hurting me.

That takes me to boundaries. The purpose is to show respect to self and others, and thus teach them how to treat you. In your situation you might say something like "I choose to share my life, my time and my affections with someone who keeps their word and respects my expressed needs. Because I've asked for (need) and it's just been ignored, I am choosing to end the relationship."

Then you distance yourself. You decide how much to distance yourself, and then see whether or not they start to take your needs more seriously. Boundaries are about being responsible for yourself, and to others, and that includes your feelings. If you need to end the relationship, find a way to grieve and work your way through the painful feelings the person left you with.

Of course it's much more complex than that, but it's a start.
 
Top Bottom