You're in a Toxic Relationship (with Your IT Support)

Maybe a friend introduced you. Maybe it was a cousin. Or you met at an event. You liked them. They liked you. And it was... fine.

And look - maybe it worked when you were younger. No commitments, no complications, no strings attached. You'd never introduce them to your family but that's fine. If things went wrong, you'd figure it out. But you've got responsibilities now. People depending on you. Things you can't afford to lose. And you realise that what you have now, isn't what you need.

When you bring it up, they get a bit awkward. Tell you that they "don't do that sort of thing". That its better this way for both of you. More flexible. Less pressure on everyone.

And when things go wrong, and they do go wrong, somehow it's always your fault.

You did it wrong. You didn't tell them that you had something on that day. And even when they're meant to be with you... really there... they're on the phone with someone else. You remember the night everything went wrong. It was late. You didn't know who else to call. So you called them.

They didn't pick up.

Three weeks later you got a message. Something vague. Some excuse as to why they ignored you. Something that made you feel, somehow, like you'd been unreasonable for calling in the first place.

Your friends think you should leave them. That you deserve better. You know they're right... But who else is there?

None of this is about your dating life.

It's about your IT support.

Which is somehow worse.