relationships are really just, someone's actively participating in your eternal battle with yourself
@C0redump darkmode!
one view could be karma, the Hindu version not the other version. another could be psychological compensatory mechanisms, like you said, a sort of self-hurt. another could be a traumatized nervous system that's susceptible to being preyed upon by unscrupulous people. I think there are many ways to look at why we fall into destructive relationships.
how are you doing now? β€οΈ