Why would my enlightened partner try to abuse me? Is that what enlightenment is about?

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No, it’s not.

Very few people are enlightened, so chances are, he is not enlightened at all, just had a spiritual experience or two, and got into a habit of pointing out everyone’s flaws because he sees ego everywhere and in everyone. Enlightened ones see no ego, they never point fingers or bring pain upon others deliberately if not asked to.

However, it’s also possible, though quite unlikely, that you’re living with an enlightened sage. The litmus test is whether he hurts you deliberately or accidentally. If he hurts you deliberately, and even after explaining yourself and asking him not to do it again, it is still hard for him to apologize and try not to in the future, but instead he goes into a lecture of how it’s all your ego, he is not enlightened, not by a long shot. But if he hurts you accidentally, doesn’t even notice and doesn’t even know because you never talk about it with him, then it is possible that you are simply seeing the reflection of your own pain in him. Also, if you claim to be on the path yourself, that is, if you want to attain enlightenment and he is helping you, he will hurt you deliberately, that is to be expected. If you don’t want that, just tell him that you changed your mind, you don’t want enlightenment, and you’d prefer him not to hurt you anymore. If he is truly enlightened, it will be very easy for him.

But as I said, chances that you are living with an enlightened sage are close to zero. It is much more likely that you are living with an enlightened ego who sees faults in everyone but themselves.