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So You (target) Think You Are Special
You Think That You Are So Special...
Edited by Tavia
written by <script>e_gen("heartless-bitches.com","Annesthesia","Annesthesia")</script>Annesthesia
(In
memory of the machinations of a borderline controller, with condolences
to all the other women who came before (and will come after), and once
thought THEY were special too...)
updated Sept, 2001
. . . that it won't happen to you. He'll be different with you.
You two have a "connection," a
rapport that he
didn't have with his ex. You have more things in common, similar
personalities. He's pointed out all the ways that you two are so alike
-
it's just uncanny. You are so lucky to have met him at this point in
your life. He says that he really appreciates you for who you are - and
he's the first person to really do that, isn't he? Sure, he said the
same things to *her* when he got together with her (and then grew to
hate
so many things about her), but it's different with you. He couldn't
possibly be operating from scripts anymore. And it's so nice to finally
have someone YOU
can lean on, isn't it? It's hard being on your own, building a career,
managing a household,
and doing it all yourself. All of a sudden, here's this guy offering to
help in ways that
no one ever did. Knowing all the things you have been longing for and
wanting in a partner. He couldn't
possibly be hooking into your heart-felt desires and hurt places and
pretending to be the answer,
because he knows that's where you are vulnerable. He couldn't be
pretending to like the things you like,
and want the things you want, and be the person you have been looking
for, because it's part of his patterns. Just because he did that with
the women that came before you, doesn't mean he's doing that with you.
He's really sincere this time.
He's told you all his deep dark
secrets (at least, all the ones he thinks can win him sympathy and
attention). He's acknowledged how he behaved badly in the
past (even though it was brought out by who he was with). You two must
have a very special connection for him to be so open and "honest".
And he seems to be remorseful, so that must mean he won't do that kind
of thing
again, right? Not with you. You're special. So what if he told his ex
the same
kinds of deep, dark secrets, opened up in the same way? So what if he
exhibited the same kind of remorse for things he did to partners before
HER?
So what if he told her all the same sob stories and pretended to be
working on his shit with her?
So what if he lied to his therapist and others? He really means it this
time, with you.
He says things are going to be
different with YOU. Even though he SAYS he accepts responsibility for
his actions,
he also says that it was really things in HER that brought out his bad
behavior. He's not going to be like that with YOU. Sure, he said the
same things to HER, but this time he'll be different, because
he's told you how YOU are different from her. (So what if he's told
other people how you remind him of HER? That doesn't mean he's
following the same old patterns, targetting the same types of women.
That doesn't mean that he'll be turn abusive with YOU at some point...)
He's such a sweet, wonderful, helpful guy, it MUST have been something
in HER that caused him to act badly, right?
So what if he was busy cutting
her down behind her back with their mutual friends while
he was telling her she was the "best thing that ever happened to him",
and that
he had "never loved anyone as much as he loved her"? That doesn't mean
he still has the capacity to be manipulative and dishonest
and cruel. He was just confused, the poor man. And besides, he won't be
like
that anymore, with the right woman to love him and dote on him. She
just didn't give him the kind of attention he really needed. But YOU
will. So he'd NEVER do that to YOU.
So what if it was less than a year after breaking off with his ex before
he got together with you? It's not like an abuser should spend a few years
in therapy, and work on his stuff
before getting involved in another intimate relationship, right? I mean, after over 4 decades
abuse and being an abuser, he can get himself fixed up enough
to stop harming others in a just few months, with the right woman to rescue, er, "help" him.
And those stories of how his ex-wife emotionally abandoned him... He's just had it so ROUGH all his life!
He told you how she didn't even try to keep the marriage together or say that she wanted
to try to salvage their relationship when he said he wanted to separate. She
was just so unfeeling! The poor man - here he was trying so HARD and all
- seeing a counsellor and everything! It couldn't possibly be that SHE
was so emotionally beaten down by his behavior that she was RELIEVED when he wanted to
leave... He couldn't have been emotionally abusive and dishonest with
HER too! If his ex-wife didn't trust him, it had nothing to do with HIM and his
behavior - it must have been HER issues.
So what if he USED YOU to break
a trust with a woman he was already
seeing? It's not like they were actually *partners* or anything! She
was
just convenient for hurting his ex (he set her up really nicely to do
that a couple of times), getting attention, an ego stroke, and
occasional sex while he
was waiting for the *right* woman to show up. Since you came along, he
doesn't need her anymore. He's got YOU to feed his ego.
And breaking her trust was a convenient way to ensure that he wouldn't
have to bother with her anymore and could focus on YOU. He did it so
carefully too. (He knows that it's the series of "gentle" cuts that
leave the most stinking wounds.)
That way, SHE would be the one saying she didn't want to have anything
to do with HIM, and he could blame HER for why they can't still be
friends.
Isn't he clever? What a creative way to get rid of someone when they
are no longer useful!
And if this most recent woman doesn't want to see him anymore or even be friends with him, it must be because she is
jealous of the wonderful relationship you and HE have! It must be because he dumped her for you, and she's
just not big enough to accept that. It couldn't possibly have anything to do with the WAY he did things
or tried to blame HER for his behavior. It couldn't have anything to do with him LYING to her and using her,
and having a hidden agenda of expectations that he told her she just wasn't living up to. Nope. That would be his old M.O.
playing out again, and he was a changed man by the time he met you. So it couldn't be THAT.
Besides, even if she deeply
cared about him, he didn't have the same deep feelings for her, so that
makes
it ok to have sex with you, before talking to HER about it, right? He
was just so TAKEN with you!
Doesn't that just make you feel all . . . oh, I don't know - SPECIAL?
She just wasn't long term partner material, and
he made that clear to her anyway. If she knew he didn't have the same
feelings, and was willing to continue to be used by him because she had
fallen in love with him,
who was HE to turn down that kind of attention and strokes? It's not
like he had any responsibility to not take advantage of someone who was
emotionally vulnerable or anything. And he broke things off with her
eventually. He just didn't tell her about you and the sex stuff right
away
because he wanted to *protect* her from getting hurt. What a GREAT guy!
See, he really did have amazing consideration for
HER feelings! Withholding information isn't the same as LYING or
anything.
That's not dishonest, right? It couldn't possibly be that he was
deliberately stringing her along until he was
sure YOU were hooked. No. He's too sweet and charming and nice for
that. He was just CONFUSED about his feelings, that's all.
Besides, it's not like you two had UNPROTECTED sex before he told her
about you, so that he could use you (the way he used HER) to break THAT
trust as well...
Even if he's BROKEN A SACRED TRUST THIS SAME WAY, SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE
(with other partners and lovers), he wouldn't be repeating the same old
abuse patterns with you.
You're special.
And even if he WAS being
dishonest at the start of your relationship, he lied to someone
ELSE. It's not like he was dishonest with YOU (that you know of, yet),
so that makes it OK, right? (So what if ms-non-partner-material thought
the same thing, and excused him, the first time she found out he was
dishonest with her? This time, he will be different, because he really
LOVES you.)
Of course, he told you how his
last sex partner said she didn't think it would last between you two
(when he broke it off with her)... but he couldn't be using THAT as a
ploy to hook you further (wanting to prove her wrong).
So what if he used exactly the same line on each new mark in the past,
telling the next one in line that the previous one didn't believe the
two of you could last? He wouldn't be using LINES and PLOYS and subtle
MANIPULATION on YOU...
Even if in his past, he DID say,
"Some of the problems I bring about by vamping, pumping up the
emotional content of a situation. Of course that's easy to do with a
new friend. I have a stock of techniques and behaviors, tested. I'm
also inventive ... so I pick up new techniques fairly quickly...
It's just I'd rather enjoy the "romance". It comes naturally to me. I
enjoy doing it. It's also a head trip for me, with my poor self
esteem, to have someone so taken with me. I like the first results,
the joyous feelings, the elation, the euphoria, just not where it
leads."
... he couldn't possibly still have been doing that with her, or even YOU. He has REAL, deep
feelings for you. You've even seen him cry and show his vulnerable side.
That MUST mean he's sincere, right? He couldn't possibly be using YOU for an
ego stroke. Not the man YOU know.
He's just so caring and
sensitive and considerate. He's so
sweet, rubbing cream into your hands and feet at night, sending you
little cards, reading to you in the afternoon, doing all those
romantic things. He really does seem too good to be true - cooking,
cleaning, intelligent, literate, creative, affectionate. So what if he
was like
that for the first year or so with her too... before the subtle
patterns of
abuse started to creep in? So what if all that "wonderful" behavior
shifted until he was telling her he loved her one day
and then telling others how horrible she was behind her back the next?
He
wouldn't do that to you too, down the road. She must have brought it
out in him. He
couldn't possibly be playing the same game over and over again, with
you
as the next target. All those wonderful things he has done - all the
romantic things, all the ways he has helped out and
called, and done things for you, they couldn't all be just scripts.
"Stock Techniques" for hooking. No. This time, he's sincere. This time
he'll be different, with you.
So what if he has been incapable of honesty and integrity all his life?
So what if he actually admitted to his ex (just about the time you two
met): "I am afraid of truth-tellers. I have so many lies in my
past and present. The truth burns." That couldn't mean that he was
telling lies to YOU. After all, he was so HONEST about his dishonesty so THAT'S
got to count for something... It must mean he realizes his
mistakes and won't make the same ones again, right? The fact that he acknowledges
things is so CONVINCING. If he acknowledges it, then he couldn't possibly STILL do those
sorts of things. Sure, sure. He had HER convinced too. But he couldn't possibly be STILL lying to YOU. You're special.
So what if two of the other women he was involved with wound up in the
psychiatric ward? So what if he "helped" a vulnerable friend by encouraging her
to break her marriage vows, exacerbating her marital problems, and then abandoning her when she
asked if he could be there for her? He needed an ego stroke and she was
conveniently there and conveniently vulnerable from a death in the family. So what if he undermined his ex's support network
and used a mentally ill woman's attraction to him to try and hurt her further? So
what if he used and hurt a dying woman so that he could feel needed and in
control? He was just being HELPFUL to all those women. Maybe he LIED to them, sometimes,
but that was only to PROTECT the fragile little dears. He's SUCH a sensitive guy, you see.
He couldn't POSSIBLY have been USING people for ego strokes.
So what if he used and was
abusive to his life-partner's
children in order to get back at his her? Hurting and using kids is
excusable, right? (After all, she must have deserved it. THEY must have
deserved it.
Right? Because he really DOES love kids... or at least, that's what he
has said...) The guy YOU know could never be like that. And... well...
even if he
WAS, he's obviously changed. He's undergone a miraculous transformation
in just one year. He's just shed ALL those abusive patterns and become
a NEW man. He's going to be completely different, with you.
Yeah, sure, he might have done those kinds of things in the past, but
the past is the past, right? It doesn't have any danger of repeating itself
with you. Just because all those other women were "damaged", doesn't mean that he will someday
be telling people how damaged YOU are... Not YOU. You're SPECIAL.
His love for you is so strong and
your connection to each other is so different (at least, that's what he
has told you, and you know you can trust him, right?), he wouldn't EVER
do anything deliberately hurtful or malicious to YOU. He wouldn't undermine
YOUR support network and use your friends to hurt YOU. He'd never make
snide remarks about YOU behind your back and then make sure you found
out about it. No no no. SHE must have brought
that out in him. But you, you're special.
Besides, he's been in therapy. That must mean he's sincere, right? He wouldn't possibly
be using the whole "therapy" thing as a cover-up to make himself look
better because his reputation got damaged after the fiasco with his ex.
He couldn't possibly be using contrition, and the "I feel so bad about myself"-line to get sympathy and support! He couldn't
possibly be looking for a person to hook into that is in a different town so that
she has less likelihood of finding out his past. He couldn't
possibly be going after women who have a strong sense of personal responsibility
because he knows how to manipulate that to try and get them to feel responsible for HIS sick feelings.
He couldn't possibly be seeking out active, intelligent, dedicated women, so that he can PUNISH
them when they don't direct all that energy to HIM. Just because he has engaged in such manipulative behavior in the past
doesn't mean he would be doing that NOW. Not with YOU. You're SPECIAL.
He's so contrite and sincere about "working on his issues", he couldn't
possibly be lying
about that. Just because he has a history pathological lying to himself
and others, doesn't mean he'll be that way with you. Besides, if he has
deceived himself so completely that HE doesn't know it's a lie, then he
can't be held accountable for it, right? He can always claim that he
doesn't have good "memory" for things in the past. But don't worry. He
won't use that sort of deception and evasion with YOU. You're special.
The poor guy just made bad choices before (you). Sure he made mistakes,
but if most of his ex(s) don't want to have anything to do with him, and
some now think he is mentally ill, it must be because THEY are unstable -
I mean, look at how amazing and kind and charming he is with you... He
couldn't possibly have been like that with them TOO... He wouldn't be using
stock romance "lines" on YOU.
This time, it's REALLY love. You're Special.
Sure, he did a *few* things in
his past that were unkind, but he needs to be forgiven for HIS
behavior, (after all, she drove him to
it), but HER mistakes and reactions to his abuse, were unforgivable.
But things will be different
with you. He won't think YOUR mistakes are unforgivable. He won't apply
a double-standard to YOU. He won't expect YOU to be perfect and
subtlely criticize
you when you don't measure up to his standards. You're the one who is
going to change his life. And, of course, you keep your kitchen
immaculate, so he'll have no reason to criticize THAT.
And speaking of unforgivable, of COURSE he can't forgive her for doing
things that *hurt* him (he's so deeply sensitive, you see) - but he
couldn't possibly have lied about the things he said she did. He couldn't possibly
have "set up" situations so he could cry foul... He wouldn't
have ENCOURAGED her to do things so he could later claim that he was
hurt by her... And, well, even if he DID, maybe do that, he certainly
won't do it with YOU. You're too special for that. Any time he tells you
he's happy for you and he encourages you to do something, he'll REALLY mean it, with YOU.
He won't create a revisionist fantasy of your past so that he can insist you did things to hurt him
as a justification for his cruelty to you. He won't secretly resent you for not devoting all your time to him.
Even if he DID do that with her, he won't do it with you. Especially after he makes all those sacrifices and moves in with you.
He won't secretly be dependent on YOU for all his attention. He won't be more
demanding of you and your time and resent you when you don't give it all to him. Not THIS time. You're SPECIAL.
He's such a nice guy, he won't "help" you (especially unsolicited) and
then have an unstated hidden agenda like he did with all the others.
He's going to claim his right to be "selfish" now, because he's been so
USED from all the excessive GIVING he did in the past that nobody
really appreciated.
The poor guy. He's never taken time to be selfish in the past - not
even when he was sitting alone in his room, sucking off his hurts, or
using other people.
That wasn't selfish - that was just "acting out". But he's better now.
Don't worry. He won't use his new-found right to be "selfish" against
YOU. No. He really is a changed man, with you. With you he will give
unconditionally.
It's no WONDER he behaved so badly! Look at how his ex was always
hurting him, oppressing him with her refusal to live her life solely for
him, expecting him to be honest with his feelings and actions, when he
just wasn't ready. And besides, he just can't handle confrontation, you
know? And like, she's just so SCARY when she's upset (it's just so
unbeCOMing when women display any anger!) that he HAD to act that way.
She actually raised her voice at times! Can you imagine? He had this
abusive childhood, so nobody else is allowed to have anger except
HIM. Because, like, he can't DEAL with it, and he shouldn't be expected
to! He couldn't possibly have been projecting HIS issues on her so that
someone else could have his anger FOR him, or so that he could get angry
with someone other than himself! He couldn't possibly have been
DELIBERATELY hitting all her hot buttons to hurt and upset her so he
could lay blame. And, well, even if he DID do that for years, he won't
do it anymore, with you.
And if somehow you accidentally
do things that "trigger" his old abuse patterns, he'll be so sweet in
telling you how you are doing things that remind him of her,
so that YOU can change YOUR behavior. After all, you wouldn't want him
to start acting abusive again
because of something YOU did.
And you don't have to worry about that, because you'll never get upset with him, and you'll never challenge him to
be honest or to accept responsibility for his actions. SHE did that, and it
was "controlling," but it'll be different with you, because you know
better. And you won't need to worry about calling him on his behavior
anyway, because he'll NEVER lie to YOU. He'll always be completely honest and upfront with you.
He won't have to "forget" any promises he made to YOU. If he is inconsiderate, it
won't be DELIBERATE, with you. If he lied to her or anyone else, it was because they drove him to it. With you,
he won't withhold information, or distort the truth. He won't break fundamental relationship
agreements with YOU. He won't HAVE to, because you'll be right there validating him
24/7, supporting him and telling him how he's so CLEVER and BRAVE to have
escaped such a horrible relationship, and how wonderful it is that he is working so HARD
to overcome his terrible past!
And it's a good thing he's not
going to do any of those things he might have done in the past, because
then you won't have to worry about forgiving him. You see, she
REPEATEDLY forgave him for the lies and the accidentally-on-purpose
"mistakes",
and all that did was make him feel bad about himself - that she could
forgive and he couldn't. Wasn't that AWFUL of her to make him feel so
bad that way? So she DESERVED to be punished even more. And she should
NEVER have shown any guilt when he manipulated her. It just caused him
to hurt her more. He told her it was "like blood in the water for
sharks" for him. She should have known better. YOU know better. But
then, he won't be manipulative and passive-aggressive with YOU.
He'll be different with you. You're SPECIAL.
And sure he made her work at the relationship
when he wasn't really trying, but that wasn't being dishonest - he just didn't know
what he really wanted, so that made it OK to put the burden of the relationship
responsibility on her. Sure he admitted that he wanted her to make
him the first priority in HER life, but he wasn't willing to afford her the
same consideration. But that wasn't one of his patterns. He won't do that with YOU. Besides, he admitted his dishonest
behavior after they broke up, so that makes it ok. It erases everything. His slate's clean.
He even said he was sorry, months later, so that shows how sincere he was. He couldn't
possibly still have been interlacing the apology with blame. He's not STILL acting
manipulative and projecting issues.... and well, if he is, he's only doing that with HER
because of their history - he wouldn't do that with YOU.
And it's so sweet how he still
talks about how much he cared
for his ex, how much he did for her out of love. Sometimes, he even
talks fondly of his treasured memories of her,
of how she "helped" him (when she wasn't hurting him, the witch) - that
must mean he's a deep, sensitive guy, right? Maybe you can even "help"
him to forgive her and heal from his terrible past...
Just like SHE thought she could "help" him...
And besides, he did so many
NICE things for her and all those other women. That should count for
SOMETHING, right?
It's not like he was emotionally abusive or manipulative ALL the time.
So it kind of cancels things out, right? It's not like he HIT anyone or
anything. At least the things he did didn't leave any VISIBLE marks.
Besides, he probably just made honest mistakes, that's all. He couldn't
have actually got off on seeing them hurt and crying. He wouldn't have
LAUGHED condescendingly in someone's face while she was crying. Not the
man YOU are involved with. HE certainly doesn't remember doing anything
like that - and HIS memory is inviolate.
Even if he HAS been emotionally abusive and dishonest with others,
he's going to be different with you. Especially after you two move intogether. It IS especially hard on
him having a long-distance relationship. He wouldn't be talking about how hard it is
to keep up the intensity and connectedness over such a distance. He wouldn't be implying that
the relationship might not last if you don't move in together... He
wouldn't have some kind of hidden agenda around that. He wouldn't be
trying to subtley manipulate you, and get you worried about losing him,
like he did with the others. He just REALLY CARES for you, and
really wants the two of you to be together.
He's told you how different he feels with YOU. How different he IS with you.
How healing your love is. How much he NEEDS you. What a wonderful person he thinks you are.
How important you are in his life. How much he values and appreciates you, and misses you when you are not together.
How amazingly transformed he feels now that he has finally met someone as SPECIAL as YOU.
So what if he told her the same things? He really MEANS it this time, with you.
He's a changed person, (this time, for REAL) with you. You're special.
You don't need to talk to any of his ex's to find out what he was REALLY like, because the
past is the past, right? You couldn't possibly learn anything from their experiences, because
he's not going to be like that anymore. It couldn't possibly be that they have anything valid
to say. Besides, you trust him to tell you the WHOLE TRUTH about his past (as far as he can "remember" it), right?
And he's such a sensitive, caring guy, he REALLY does wish he and his
ex could be FRIENDS now. Even though he NEVER ONCE called her or
emailed her and said, "Listen, I don't want it to end like this. Can we
please talk?" (Even when he was still living downstairs. Even when she
was in tears, begging him to *please* leave. NEVER ONCE.)
SHE is the one to blame for all the bad feelings. It was HER
responsibility to rectify things with HIM.
And he can't understand why she would have NO desire to have any
contact with him, NO desire to have
anything to do with him - after all he did for her, after what they
had. After all, SHE is the one who did
unforgivable things. He's so uncomfortable around her now, because of
how much she hurt him. He wouldn't STILL be projecting HIS issues on
her, and implying that they are HER issues... After all, he's a changed
man.
But you don't have to worry. He
won't PUBLICLY divulge YOUR insecurities or deeply intimate things you
told him in confidence - he won't betray your trust - like he did with
her.
No matter what happens between you and him, you'll ALWAYS BE FRIENDS.
You and he will always be able to work things out. So what if he said
EXACTLY THE SAME THING TO HER (and all the others) too? It'll be
different with you. You're special.
He won't wait a year or two before he starts in on YOU. He won't then
use his knowledge of YOUR insecurities and emotional hot buttons to
deliberately hurt YOU. He won't start using
psychological warfare to couch his deliberately hurtful actions in
social plausibility with YOU. He won't flirt with your close friends
and use any attraction they might have to him, against YOU. NO.
He won't tell you that you just weren't meeting his needs or
living up to his expectations. He won't expect you to read his mind. He
won't try to make it look like YOU are the reason he is unhappy, and
YOU are the cause of your relationship problems. He won't set you up to
get upset with him so that YOU are the one who breaks it off with him,
(or you get so angry with him that he HAS to break it off with YOU) and
HE looks
like a martyr (AGAIN). So what if he made all the same promises to her?
Just because he was following some of his old patterns when he got
involved with you, doesn't mean he's going to follow through on the
rest of them. He's
CHANGED now.
You're special. Just like SHE was when he was with HER. Just like they ALL thought they were.
He's so sensitive and
compassionate, he couldn't have talked coldly to them about killing
animals or wanting to break someone's legs. No. Not the man
YOU know. He's different with YOU.
And when he starts telling you how much he MISSES his adult son, it
won't be to deflect, and distract you from being upset with
him because he has just said or done something really inconsiderate or
unkind. It won't be to evoke sympathy from you and get you thinking
what a wonderful, caring parent he is. Just because he
lived less than a mile away from his son and hardly ever SAW him
doesn't mean that the "missing" monologue is for attention and
redirection.
He's so nice right now, so
supportive. So what if he was that way with her too at the beginning?
He won't revert back to his headgames of praising and encouraging one
minute and subtlely criticizing how you keep the house, the way you do
things, things you say, in the next.
He wouldn't yank YOUR chain like that.
He's so attentive right now, so interested in everything you say and
do! He won't turn around one day and tell you he's NOT INTERESTED
in the things that interest you, and then accuse you of not paying
enough attention to HIM. He won't get mopey and
upset because you get more attention than he does at social functions.
He won't resent you for your charisma. Just
because he did that before doesn't mean he's going to do it again with
YOU. As long as you make sure HE is the center of attention, and he's
getting
his ego stroked, he probably won't get nasty with you... Right? It
couldn't be that he is a bottomless pit, and that
you can NEVER give him enough attention. Not the man YOU know. Not with
YOU. You're special.
And the fact that another
woman's experience was so terrible with him, his distortions and
multiple personalities so devastating that she felt compelled to warn
other people about
him and the "type" of abuser he is - well that's no consequence. It
must have been *her* that brought it out in him. He's so different
now that he's found YOU and your healing love. So what if he said the
same kinds of things to her? You are going to ignore those nagging
little
doubts in the back of your mind, because you want to believe so badly
in the sweet, helpful, romantic person he is portraying right now. You
don't want
to believe there is a dark malicious side to him that enjoys seeing
others suffer. You want to
believe you are special, and he is right there encouraging you,
building you up, telling you how nobody understands him the way YOU do.
He's telling you that he just wants to stop feeling BAD about himself
(and she made him feel that way, the witch!). He's telling you that if
he can't make it work with you, he's afraid he can't make it with
ANYONE... It's so tragic... (Yeah, he said that to her too, but so
what?)
YOU are the one who can "fix"
his wounded ego. Your relationship with him will be So Much Better than
his last ones, because you're special! With you, he'll be honest and
straight-forward for the first time in his life. He won't become cruel
or passive-aggressive. He won't play
headgames anymore. He'll stop using and discarding people like old
kleenex. He won't be rude or unkind or disrespectful like he was with
those other women. HE LOVES YOU SO MUCH, HE'S NOW A CHANGED MAN.
(Changed for
the better, of course.) Not because of therapy. Not because he's
removed himself from
relationships and taken some serious time to get his shit together.
Not because he REALLY apologized (without interlacing it with blame) to
anyone he harmed in the past, or made amends. Not because he's done any
REAL work. Not because he's
actually admitted to his real motivations, or made a single sincere
change.
He just needed to find the RIGHT woman to "save" him from himself and
"help" him become a better man, and that's YOU.
You just KNOW he'll be different with you. Right?
If you still think you are Special? Perhaps you should read this chapter from Romeo's Bleeding, by Roger Melton...
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