In a public post, someone asked what advice should be given...

My response is...

Question: Deal or no deal? ...
Answer: Don't deal with them.

Just walk away soon enough and you won't be obligated to...
Some day, in some way (even if they don't deliberately admit they're having fun this way), they will reveal that's it's all been for their entertainment, their reward system... That's it's something they treat as a sport or a game they created for their own social construct... That's you're their dummy for their mental training...
Unless they already been through gladiator school and now you have a graduate level beast on your hands.
They might even try to argue you hurt them first ... Pay attention! Who kept seeking to have ones hand... Who persuaded who to come, stay, or seek being with them. Besides, if they're saying that you hurt them first, clearly in their mind and heart, they chose revenge... That's not actually a loving thing to do... People are defined by their choices, their...