Of course I know what it means, but I think some people may have different definitions, or I’m projecting and I myself am grappling with my decisions
“Oh no, don’t cut people off, don’t burn bridges!”
But what if being around them brought me such an acute level of pain and suffering that distancing myself was seemingly the best option?
(Instead of say, screaming, verbal lashing out, hurling insults, etc.)
Sure, maybe cutting someone off is not the best choice
But if this person was so tone-deaf, had zero self-awareness, and never apologized for anything, like at one point I felt justified I guess, to just up and leave a friend like that
There’s still time. I’m not the bigger person by doing this, by any means, I know. But I think it can’t be worse than saying “every moment with you became agony, your very speech was torture to my ears, and you are very patronizing and condescending to not just myself, but everyone around you; you are a user”
Because then *I’m* in the wrong, I guess
It’s just another day