Personally I don't see "standing" as being a doormat, I see it as an honorable, respectable action that the LBS takes even when the WAS and all the friends and family say it's futile. Even though people may tell you to cut your losses and leave, I think months or years later they'll think back and admire you for standing regardless of the outcome of your M. Above all you have to be able to respect yourself when you're standing, if you feel like a doormat it's because you don't respect yourself and you've got to go through some self-discovery to see why that is.
