It's natural to try to protect the person you care for, and it gets frustrating when they do not see what you see. But I think another way to think is that their problems is not entirely yours to 'fix', you have done your part to give advice, if you feel possessive, I think giving a small nudge is enough, but not so big that you think you are possessive. You have good intentions, you can't and should not force someone to do something unless absolutely necessary, people learn from mistakes, sometimes it's good long term to let them make their own mistakes and help them learn. To achieve balance, you have to first draw a line, between what's advice and forcing someone to do something 'you' think is good, it would be worse if you made them do something and afterwards, they think you did not make the right decision, destroying trust within the relationships. Choices must be made by the person, and responsibility should be beared by them, not you, even though you care for them. And once choices are made, that's all there is to it, 'make the choice and go forward with it', it's not like anyone can see the future. Sorry if I sound harsh.
#How to be protective without coming off as possessive
keen bough
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its ok , there wasn't anything harsh , what's true is true
I think you're right !