Setting appropriate boundaries and standing up for yourself is not selfish. Being Christ-like does not mean staying in harmful or hurtful situations. There is a difference between turning the other cheek and enabling abuse. I am all for long-suffering and patience, but that doesn't mean you allow yourself to be disrespected day after day. It is definitely okay to remove yourself from situations that destroy your sense of self-worth.

As a wise woman once said, "There comes a time when you have to stop crossing oceans for people who wouldn't even jump puddles for you."