she probably already knew he was a walking red flag | she’s probably talking to other guys (spttog) | the banannie diaries by annie
you've given him the benefit of the doubt, you've made up the excuses, you've told yourself it wasn't that bad, and then six months later you're looking back like, how did i not see that sooner?! maryann is back for round two, and this time we're getting into all of it. red flags, green flags, and the ones we saw coming but chose to explain away because we wanted to believe the version of them we decided to believe in.
we're talking love bombing and what it actually looks like when it's happening to you. we're talking about the guys who somehow always have a reason they can't come to you. the ones who talk badly about every single ex. the hot and cold communication with zero explanation. the effort that shows up at the beginning and disappears the second you're invested. and the big one...why we try so hard to convince ourselves that nothing is wrong when everything in us already knows.
maryann shares the moments she ignored her gut, the relationships she stayed in longer than she should have, and what finally changed when she decided she wasn't going to keep downplaying her own needs just to keep something going. we also get into green flags, what real effort actually looks like, and why your nervous system might be smarter than your situationship.
this one is for anyone who has ever made an excuse for someone who didn't deserve one. you're not alone and your gut probably already knew.
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