LIFE HACKS
A quiet hope for love’s return — not rushed or loud, but healing, steady, and true. This is a wish for a love that feels like peace, that sees your soul, and stays. THE WEIGHT OF CONSTANT CRITICISM
by Eileen Lamb of Thought Catalog
OU BEGIN TO WONDER IF maybe you should have added just a little more salt to the pasta, if your driving is really so awful that it makes him feel like he’s going to throw up during a short 5-minute drive with you behind the wheel. And somewhere deep down, you know that Y
if maybe you are insane. Maybe you’re imagining things. But deep down, you know. You know this isn’t how it’s supposed to feel. Still, you start to doubt yourself. So, you stop sharing. It’s easier that way. If you don’t say anything, you can’t be criticized. If you don’t try, you won’t be put down. You become numb to the little things
he’d probably enjoy all these things with someone else, someone who doesn’t get weighed down by constant judgment. So, you bring up your feelings, but of course, your reaction is the crazy one. He twists everything, makes you feel like you’re the one overreacting, and somehow, you start to believe it. You start to wonder
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