Healthy people set strong boundaries
A few weeks ago, I got into a conflict with one of the most manipulative people I have ever met. It seemed that this person who would stop at nothing to be right and to come out on top, and I was completely caught off guard. To them, stonewalling, lashing out, lying, gaslighting were all on the table, and an open, two-way conversation was not.
Let me tell you, it felt bad to be on the receiving end of all that. It felt really bad for about a week, as I tried over and over to compromise and reso