Pain Is Not a Love Language: Stop Romanticizing Toxic Love

10/06/2025 18 min

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Episode Synopsis

Filipino culture loves to glorify tiis in relationships - like pain is the price of real love. From teleseryes to tita advice, we’ve been fed the lie that suffering = loyalty.But guess what? Pain isn’t a love language. Struggle love isn’t noble. And this ain’t a damn telenovela.In this episode of Say No More, we’re calling out:How “tiis ganda” becomes emotional abuse in relationshipsWhy jealousy and chaos aren’t proof of passionHow trauma bonding traps you in toxic loveThe truth about choosing peace over passionWhy even married women deserve to say no to silent sufferingIt’s time we unlearn the myth that love must break us before it can build us. If you’ve ever stayed in a relationship because you thought pain was proof of love - this one’s for you.