Can we talk about how exhausting it is to be emotionally intelligent in situations that don't deserve your understanding. To see everyone's perspective when nobody is extending the same courtesy to yours. To regulate your reactions while others express everything without filter or consequence. To be the bigger person so consistently that nobody even acknowledges it requires effort. Emotional intelligence is a gift.
I love leaving a man alone so peacefully he assumes there must be another man. Truth is, I’ve never been pressed to have one. I don’t need a replacement to move on. I’m genuinely content being alone.
One thing people need to understand about extremely kind, nice, and loving people, is that their other side is just as extreme. It's their moral compass that makes them gentle. Don't mistake their self-control for weakness.
You really do have to put yourself on a certain pedestal. Like yes, you’re better than that, you’re bigger than that, you can’t associate yourself with that, and you can’t even entertain that .