“Look into his angeleyes, one look and you’re hypnotized.” – ABBA Introduction I’ve been doing the “dating” thing recently, and a subtle but terrifying thing keeps happening. When I’m seeing a guy I like, I start reorienting my life around him in tiny ways. I leave my late evenings open in case he wants to message me. I only make tentative plans with my friends because he might ask me out. Soon, I find myself sleeping over at his house in the middle of the week, leaving sleep-deprived and with a poor performance at work the next day. This seems harmless at first, but soon it snowballs. Within a couple of weeks, I’ve become a clingy, needy mess, a shell of my former independent self. And unsurprisingly, the relationship doesn’t work out because of this.
I love how you ended with compassion for being human in the process 🥹 You already know this is a hugeee focus for me.
I also made an intentional point to remember “he’s not always invited”. Like I don’t just come with a +1 to every plan or dinner I’m invited to. Sometimes he’s invited and sometimes he’s not (and vice versa).
It’s all worth it. 🩵 Healthy relationships feel so good.
I love how you ended with compassion for being human in the process 🥹 You already know this is a hugeee focus for me.
I also made an intentional point to remember “he’s not always invited”. Like I don’t just come with a +1 to every plan or dinner I’m invited to. Sometimes he’s invited and sometimes he’s not (and vice versa).
It’s all worth it. 🩵 Healthy relationships feel so good.