Hope you don't mind me sharing this with my daughter. We just had a conversation yesterday about emotional and physical abuse. She's 20, trying to save the world, and it's bringing her down in the process. The emotional abuse is what I see now. From the current ex "I don't know if I can be with you, because you're too good for me, and these other girls keep trying to get with me. I don't wanna be with them, but I am not sure if I can stop myself" two days later, after coming back crying for her take him back "I'll kill myself if I can't be with you! You're all I've ever wanted!!" Meanwhile he's cheated yet again with at least 3 different girls.... I've told her it's not telling what kind of disease he's going to give her! And is dangerous. She deserves so much better!
I think in life, we all have a need or want to be needed or wanted....but these toxic relationships aren't the answer. Oh to be young and yet have the knowledge of the 40yrs I have now...the differences in choices... wow!