Some people will never get it. Your peace can’t wait for them to.

Hoping to be understood by one particular person can keep you stuck for years, because it makes your calm conditional on something you cannot do anything about. Some people lack the equipment for it and others simply are not interested. Neither is a statement about whether you are worth understanding. It is a fact about them, and more explaining does not get through.

Pick one relationship and let it stay unresolved. Be civil, be kind where you can, and stop running the case for yourself on the walk home. You can care about somebody and stop auditioning for them at once.