“The only person who can truly abandon you is yourself — everyone else was always temporary anyway”
Agree
- Self-abandonment causes the deepest wounds
- All external relationships eventually end
- Expecting permanence creates suffering
- Only you're guaranteed to stay
Disagree
- Betrayal and loss are objectively real
- This invalidates legitimate grief
- Human bonds create meaningful permanence
- Dismissing attachment is emotionally unhealthy
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