Sometimes, the hardest relationship lesson is accepting the difference between who someone is today and who we believe they can become.
Hope is powerful. Believing people can grow and change is important. But there is a danger when we become attached to a future version of someone while ignoring the reality in front of us.
A person's potential is not the same thing as their character. Their intentions are not the same thing as their actions. And their promises are not the same thing as consistent change.
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