Long-term harmony depends less on romance and more on regulation.
This is the quiet secret. The healthiest partners are not the most self-sacrificing. They are the most self-respecting.
Long-term harmony depends less on romance and more on regulation.
This is the quiet secret. The healthiest partners are not the most self-sacrificing. They are the most self-respecting.
Resonance consumed all logic and clouded your brain with intoxicating chemicals. Once the chemicals dissipated, so did all feelings.
I was attached to the parts of myself that she temporarily activated.
Thinking, this is a place where my depth can matter. My love can land. My intuition can guide. And my nurturing can transform. But it was just a fantasy. 🌙
Apology to Self = Internal Boundary Reactivating. I see you now, you’re safe now, you’re not alone in this.
The view on the other side might not be so sweet, but it is grounding to realize how you may have affected others in the past. Requiring constant devotion with little reciprocation.