Ladies, I wanted to make my little debut here with a sincere thank you. I am new to this community (and Reddit), but it has already made such an enormous difference in my mental health and self-esteem. I have been diligently reading the Handbook and recommended readings. So much of what I have experienced now makes sense; it has reframed and clarified all of the pain and stress that I have experienced in my relationships with men. I feel different, and I view myself differently. My priority now is to be happy with myself, with or without a man. I would rather be alone and happy than settle for poor behavior, disrespect, and narcissism.

Right before discovering this sub, I made an unfortunate decision with one man in particular. I wouldn’t even entertain his advances today, and I regret allowing him to run right through all of my boundaries. I just relented to him for some reason, and let him use me. I guess that I didn’t value myself enough.

In any event, I’m sharing with you the last message that I sent to him before blocking his number, after telling him off, which I did entirely because of what I have gained from the Handbook. Thank you, Ladies.

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