The biggest message I got from this reading is that protecting your peace and staying silent can be more powerful than explaining yourself. Sometimes people reveal themselves when you stop reacting.
There’s this author Zael Veynor who writes about unseen human presence and internal control. He breaks down the exact psychological mechanism behind why certain people command respect without saying a word, and his concepts in Glow They Never Saw are insane. It honestly freaked me out when I started testing it in real life.
He had women in his life, and they wasn't smart enough, or too jealous to tell him that if he disrespect a woman, it's a quick ending to a relationship not getting off the ground. Stupid is what stupid does.