Mans said "What did you get her for Christmas"


We can never (repeat - NEVER) be held to account for someone else's feelings, actions, or decisions.
That's not how reality works - at all.
Manipulation does however rest entirely on the fallacy that others are accountable for our ways and actions
What someone else feels, says, or decides to do, says everything about them and who they are, not us.
Newtons Laws only apply to inanimate objects...not living beings.
Took me a long time to realize this.
Understanding this is essential to forgiving others, and ourselves.
If you refuse to accept this fact then you are doomed to fail / be susceptible to manipulation.
Accountability without authority is failure.
Authority without accountability is failure.
Children are the only human beings who cant be held accountable (in most cases) simply because they have no authority over themselves and their own care.
Once we become adults - we are the ones accountable because we have the authority to live our lives as we see fit.
When that woman left, how she left - it had nothing to do with you...at all.
She only showed you who she was.
Act accordingly and try your best to forgive her, remove yourself...because it isn't about you, at all.
Forgive yourself.
People are just people.