You reach a point in your life when you realise that while you could grow attached to someone and carry feelings for them, you don't have to stay if they're proving to be a toxic presence in your life. You stop thinking that in love, compromise is necessary, the kind of compromise that comes only from your end and not theirs. You understand now that some people are far too deep in their mess for you to stay and fix. And many might say that you're giving up too quickly or you're too picky about who you want to be in a relationship with, but the truth is that you just know. You just know that when you're unhappy with someone for a long time, it's better to leave and start over, than to settle with false hope that things could change. You know that connecting with someone intimately is rare, but it's not worth your peace. So now you choose yourself, and you're comfortable giving up love, once you recognise it's not nearly close to what you deserve.