<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A partner who functions only as a safety net may... > A partner who functions only as a safety net may become burdened with holding another person's entire future. Love matures when support expands capacity rather than replacing it, and when each person can contribute care without becoming the other's prison or parole officer. **Source:** [[livestreams/Love, Work, and the Courage to Leave False Security - Workbook|Love, Work, and the Courage to Leave False Security]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A partner who functions only as a safety net may become burdened with holding another person's entire future. Love matures when support expands capacity rather than replacing it, and when each person can contribute care without becoming the other's prison or parole officer.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-partner-who-functions-prison-parole-officer ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->