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"They used you"
Nah. they experienced a love most people pray for. If they wasted it. That's on them, not me.
We're adults.
Mutual effort, equal energy. and clear intentions. If we`re both interested, let's act like it.
People think that intimacy is about sleeping together. My idea of intimacy is TRUTH. When you realize you can tell someone your pain, past, and trauma.
When you can show yourself to them, stand in front of them, and their response is "You're safe with me." That's the INTIMACY.
I've never measured people by what they did or didn't have. How you treat people will always mean more to me than what you can afford. I've met ugly souls in expensive clothes and beautiful hearts with empty pockets. Money can dress you well, but it can't give you good character.
I'll never forget those who brought a lamp when I was in the dark. Not to fix me, but to sit with me unti I could see again.
The real test of marriage isn't romance. It's how you treat each other when money is tight and stress is high.
Putting your phone down while they are talking is one of the easiest ways to make them feel important and build connection in your relationships.
"I regret opening up completely in front of some people; they did not deserve to know me like that."
My therapist told me:
"You isolate when you're in pain because as a child you learned no one was coming to comfort you.''
When God sends you good people, hold on to them like answered prayers. Because good hearts are hard to come by, and people who bring happiness to your heart are too precious to take for granted.
The cigarette between my fingers has witnessed more of my truth than the people who claimed to know me; It has seen the trembling hands, the unspoken regrets, and the nights I pretended I was fine, while something inside me slowly became ash without ever making a sound.
