They don't like you; they are taming you. You think it's intimacy, care, jokes, dependency, but they are actually training you to be more obedient, more submissive, with no boundaries. It's like training a dog: first they interrupt you while you're talking to see if you'll shut up, then they message you at midnight to see if you'll reply immediately, slowly getting you to bring food, do things for them, and take the blame. If you don't refuse once, they will increase it each time until you completely lose the ability to resist. The most covert and efficient compliance testing system in reality uses praise to lure you into giving up your boundaries, silence to control your emotions, and trivial matters to wear down your will. They manipulate your behavior through social humiliation. You are not weak in character, nor are you unable to refuse; you simply don't realize that you have been tamed and manipulated all along. See through these traps, escape from a life that has been arranged for you, take control of your emotions, pace, and boundaries, and regain the dominance of your life. If you have ever had these moments where you clearly didn't want to do something but couldn't say no, and others would say it's fine, I'm just passing by after making you do things, always giving but never being truly cared for, then you must understand this—not to retaliate, but to stop being gently tamed by others.