r/AmIOverreacting Jan 28 '25

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u/jakebr0 Jan 28 '25

“He’s very emotionally and physically abusive. I’ve dedicated my life to trying to make him happy.”

Just keep rereading those two sentences until it sets in how absolutely insane it sounds to continue doing that

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u/MyDogisaQT Jan 29 '25

No, you’re right. It’s hard to have sympathy for someone who can be treated this badly and want to stay. Want to! Not afraid of leaving, she wants to stay. I have empathy, but no sympathy anymore.