Your own well-being comes first.
While you want to be respectful and attentive to others as much as you can, you don’t want to bend over backwards or twist yourself into a knot just to make someone else happy or satisfied, or to keep the peace. Never allow any personal interaction or relationship to infringe upon or challenge your own well-being.
The war is created inside yourself. Years go by, and inside you is a battle.
You know that it is bad, and you need to leave. The timing is ruined, he gets really sick, you break your ankle. He has dementia, causing you unbelievable stress.
Your internal battle is raging. What seemed the best for you a few years ago is lost. You are trapped. I Am Trapped.
