i AM the friend complaining about their terrible relationship with a sweet guy with a lot of issues only in my case the guy is my job.......
and i AM doing the no i swear this one's different, i swear i'm not carrying the consequences of someone elses actions this time
and i AM carrying the consequences of someone elses actions
and i AM enabling their continued exploitation of themselves
and i AM putting in enormous amounts of effort to keep the relationship going despite everything
and i AM saying no i swear he's really sweet (a dying craft) and he's doing his absolute best (educating me) and it's not his fault he's struggling (it's the economy!) and i can fix him!! (become partner and keep the exploitation train going)
it really WAS too good to be true ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜