The way others treat us is indicative of the way we treat
ourselves. A sure way of discovering: what behavior pushes your buttons?
A woman meets a guy online, after a few emails and text
messages he invites her out. Her work and other situations prevented
this date to occur. He became pushy and disrespectful. She apologized. His behavior
worsened. She hung in there. She believed she had to be nice. He was “a goon”. When
she had heard enough she left.
I asked her when she knew he wasn’t a good match. She said
early on, she felt funny. Rather than listening to that feeling, her inner voice,
she went against herself. This is disrespect. By disrespecting herself she gave
this guy permission to disrespect her.
The Goon is the Messenger.
This situation is a teaching tool. Yes, it could have been avoided
had she listened to herself, however there’s a notion some of us have to learn by
having the experience.
-Glenda
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