Emotionally immature people don't break you with what they did. They break you with what they refuse to face. The moment you speak your pain, they hear an accusation. Not a truth. Not a bridge. A threat. So they defend instead of listen. Deflect instead of reflect. Rewrite the story until you are the problem - too emotional, too sensitive, too much. But all you asked for was to be seen. To be acknowledged To be met with honest. They can't do that. Because accountability feels like destruction to someone whose ego is built on denia Admitting harm feels like collapse - so they protect themselves by sacrificing you. And you're left holding the silence. Questioning your reality. Carrying pain that was never meant to be yours alone That isn't connection. Connection requires humility. care. The courage to sit with discomfort. If your pain threatens them instead of opening them - you were never safe there. You don't grow close to people who guard their image more fiercely than they guard your bond.