The real problem with toxic relationships is that we tend to stick with them. In life, many people would say that they held onto a friendship longer than was healthy because it was so hard to break things off with a friend.
Why is that? Friendships, even negative ones, feel familiar, which makes them difficult to end, even if your “friend” is making fun of your efforts to save. Also, there’s the guilt factor. Despite how selfish or cruel someone is being (or maybe because of it, if you realize it stems from their insecurity), you feel guilty for acting in your own best interest.

Finally, sometimes we stick around because we don’t have a choice. It’s not easy to cut ties with a family member, coworker, or neighbor, because you still have them in your life in some capacity.