I won’t even pretend. I’ve done it. I’ve been there. I’m not writing from a high horse. WHY DO WE GO BACK? WHY? We knew it was a disastrous and toxic relationship. We knew we weren’t at our best. We knew it was unhealthy. BUT WE WENT BACK. WHY?
Deep down we all long for community, to belong to a tribe. Single, childless, armies of kids, married, divorced, widowed, rich, poor…it doesn’t matter...
When I was single I allowed my desire for a partner to take over my world. I let go of my “non-negotiables” and overlooked the warning signs. My priorities significantly suffered; School, Theater, Work, Integrity, Values, Friendships, Family. The things that I would have said were important to me at the time were forgotten and cast into the shadows. I gave away who I was for someone else...
