Avoiding Avoidable Breakups: Don’t Set Up Unrealistic Expectations
We’ve all been there: You meet someone you think is amazing and that brings out the best in you.
We’ve all been there: You meet someone you think is amazing and that brings out the best in you.
At least, don’t just tell them that.
I will not let you think that you or anyone else is entitled to tell me that my body is your problem.
I got so used to fighting that I don’t know how to lower the gloves and say the fight is over.
You were a good actress, pretending to be burnt by the heat of the tea. You still are a great actress, pretending you don’t feel tired. You carry the weight of the world on your shoulders. You told me that the weight you carry was carried by your mother, and her mother before her.
And I did hurt you, didn’t I? There were days I felt you thinking of me from miles away. Those days, I knew you replayed in your head every seemingly loving word I said. You wondered if I had a heart.
Your lies and deceit made me realize how much I valued myself, my body, and the right to leave a situation that puts either in danger.
I value a man for the things that he provides to my body and soul, the things that can’t be bought or manufactured. I value loyalty, compassion, a will to try, passion.
Take those words off and discard them like old clothes. They don’t fit you anymore. They never did, they just made you feel safe.
now I’m cold and hollow
but I still look at you with the depth and warmth