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tender_square “i just feel off on my own again.”

“how so?”

“i keep asking you if there’s something i’m not seeing in this situation with my family and you haven’t validated that.”

“i said to you that i didn’t know.”

“which makes me feel like you don’t have my back.”

“i can only say what works for me.”

“it makes me feel like you don’t understand where i’m coming from.”

“i don’t understand where you’re coming from; i’m not you.”

“see?”

“just because i don’t understand where you’re coming from, doesn’t mean i don’t *try* to understand where you’re coming from.”
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tender_square i just want him to be happy, i want things to be good for him, but i have no control over that, she wiped at her eyes.

i hope things get better between you, her friend said. i’m sorry you’re going through all this.

that’s the thing, what if i don’t want things to improve between us? what if i already know what i want? if our relationship improved it would make this that much harder, i think.
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nr you say you're curious. it's not that i don't believe you. it's that i don't feel it from you. 260818
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