Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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When someone repeatedly breaks their agreements, the question eventually becomes: is this pattern actually changing? If the person is fundamentally unreliable and unwilling to change, there are two options: you can accept the relationship as it is, or you can adjust the nature of the relationship you have with them.

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