How many times does someone have to hurt you before you decide enough is enough?

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They say they love you but they hurt you anyway

Some people seem to care but then do awful things. When they do, it's hard not to question if they love you at all. 

I feel like a bad person for being abusive back

Sometimes emotionally abusive people heal and change. Sometimes they just... change. Either way, when the victim of their behavior gets a "break", they might discover a lot of buried emotions that are just itching to come out. 

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