MLC likely...BPD possible...divorce pending

[TimeHeals]

So at what point do you have to stop loving someone/something that doesn't return the love? Sometimes loving unconditionally without it being reciprocated leads to a lack of respect...which is a fundamental element in every relationship.

More importantly, with habitual drug abuse, physical abuse, or... cheating... when do cross the line from being empathetic to becoming an enabler?

You can care about somebody and realize that if you keep being there for them, you are only enabling them.

It's alright to love somebody, not like what they are doing and deciding not to enable their behavior by being there for them anymore, and then letting them go so they can figure it out on their own... which is what they really need to do sometimes.