Hello, @awakentolife I've seen you on steemengine but wasn't really able to interact and get to know you. Glad you dropped by! ^^
Yes, those thoughts could be a factor why someone's sticks and doesn't want to leave a relationship.
On the other hand, I still believe that people do change and there is good in them. ^^ They just got to have the right perspective and they don't need anyone to do that for them, it's from within and their willingness to completely turn around their life (that's what I learned too). ^^
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