@tjo7476: Good moments don't necessarily mean someone has the emotional capacity to give you what you need. Can they communicate when things get uncomfortable? Can they take accountability? Can they repair after conflict instead of waiting until everything just feels good again? That's where we get stuck. You get hurt. Nothing gets resolved. Then things go back to normal. Until it happens again and then there's the cycle. Understanding why someone struggles doesn't mean your needs stop existing. Someone can genuinely love you and lack the capacity to build a healthy relationship with you. Because love and capacity are two totally different things. . . . #narcissisticabuse #emotionalabuse #manipulation #empath #HealingJourney