It doesn’t happen in one moment. There’s no big argument. No dramatic event. Just small things. Repeated. A preference dismissed. A habit questioned. A way of doing things corrected. “Why do you do it like this?” “Do it this way, it’s better.” “You should change this.” It sounds normal. Sometimes even caring. But over time, something starts to shift. The person doesn’t argue. They adjust. A little here. A little there. Until one day, they stop being fully themselves around y