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What does it mean?
Loved ones resent the leniency shown to them.
In plain terms
Those we love get angry at our allowances for them.
What can you take from it?
Love breeds resentment of leniency.

Where it applies

  • family dynamics
  • friendship

Putting it to work

  • set boundaries
  • expect gratitude

Questions to consider

  • Why do they resent help?
  • Is love transactional?

Another view

Not all loved ones feel this way.

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