"I went no-contact with my dad. He had always been emotionally manipulative, especially after my parents divorced when I was 9. But the last straw was when it was Christmas Break during my senior year of high school. I was supposed to spend Christmas with him, but I did not want to spend it with him. He then proceeded to CALL THE COPS ON ME. A 17-year-old."
It's never too early to learn that while it's good to think compassionately about what's happening to others, ultimately they own their behaviour and you own yours.
It's okay to let go of those who couldn't love you. Those who didn't know how to. Those who failed to even try. It's okay to outgrow them, because that means you filled the empty space in you with self-love instead.
One viral post, with almost five million views, shows someone scrolling through their ex-partner's unopened Snapchat messages from other women. "At least I was pinned," the TikToker joked in the caption.
The toxicity and jealousy that would sneak to the surface and mask itself in passive-aggressive remarks really struck a chord for many who have found themselves in the midst of such friendships.
Horrified, Irena collapsed in grief, and Alexey - satisfied - sprang to life and revealed the whole thing was just a twisted loyalty test. But instead of running for the hills, Irena was so relieved that when he pulled out a ring and proposed, she said yes.