relationships, to me, are like tending to plants. some require frequent watering, and others need specific nutrient-rich soil. i like to prune every now and then, too. but for the most part, i enjoy seeing them grow in their own way.
ive lost many friends by over pruning, over watering, not tending to the soil, not watering enough
in the end i get something out of it, really. friendship, romance, money, opportunity, housing, advice, experiences
some withhold their fruits and i am obliged to respect that. perhaps i over-pruned them and they feel raw. maybe i used the wrong soil, had the wrong intentions
sometimes the fruit isn't for me, perhaps it's for someone else. i struggle with letting go. im like a spider and once i have you in my web i don't want to let you go.
ill wrap you tighter when you struggle, unknowingly suffocating you and absorbing you until you're just a shell of who you were.
the shell doesn't interest me. the life does. but i am predatory, and there are ways about me that i cannot hide from or pretend about.
emotional manipulation was a way for me to avoid accountability. "it can't be my fault when i have trauma"
the trauma is real. and i do feel emotions. it's just very different from what is typical, and I can't explain that without inadvertently avoiding responsibility.
finding out that i have psychopathic traits... it's confusing. i ask myself the same question nearly everyday.