When he starts making you feel like you have to explain how you'd like to be treated...
Run woman run!
The biggest tell is when they start apologizing for how YOU took things. Not how they acted, how you responded/reacted. That is the first test. How far can they lure you into their egocentric world...
Can they get you to apologize for listening to your instincts...
That's the breakdown they're hoping for.
Because they don't want to be accountable. They don't want to put in effort. They don't even really care what you have to do or say. If you look closely, they don't even respond to what you have to say. It's all about them, their mood, and protecting their ego. It's about what you give to them.
I have allowed myself to be a doormat in the past. It will not happen again.
The biggest tell is when they start apologizing for how YOU took things. Not how they acted, how you responded/reacted. That is the first test. How far can they lure you into their egocentric world...
Can they get you to apologize for listening to your instincts...
That's the breakdown they're hoping for.
Because they don't want to be accountable. They don't want to put in effort. They don't even really care what you have to do or say. If you look closely, they don't even respond to what you have to say. It's all about them, their mood, and protecting their ego. It's about what you give to them.
I have allowed myself to be a doormat in the past. It will not happen again.
