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Low Expectations and Accepting the Bare Minimum in Relationships Fuels Self-Rejection

by NATALIE | Healing the Past

When you’ve been hurt and don’t feel safe in trusting others, it’s easy to rationalise that being in a bare-minimum relationship is the safe option. It’s like, How can I go wrong when I’m going out of my way to have low expectations? We figure...

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