<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Some relationships exist mainly as a dumping... > Some relationships exist mainly as a dumping ground for the same sad story told for years. Noticing that pattern makes it easier to decide how much time to give it. Compassion does not require being someone's permanent audience. **Source:** [[livestreams/Relationship Boundaries and the Freedom to Create - Workbook|Relationship Boundaries and the Freedom to Create]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Some relationships exist mainly as a dumping ground for the same sad story told for years. Noticing that pattern makes it easier to decide how much time to give it. Compassion does not require being someone's permanent audience.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-relationships-exist-mainly-someones-permanent-audience ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->