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“instability, the discomfort of the relationship—feed back into the low self-esteem and self-doubt that triggered the over-involvement to start with. The only way out appears to be deeper enmeshment, getting so close to the SOP that those blowups won’t happen. Soon the cycle hums, fully in place, with both parties pedaling as fast as they can.”
― Robert Hemfelt, Love Is a Choice: The Definitive Book on Letting Go of Unhealthy Relationships