"stay with them through ups & downs."
downs are NOT:
-cheating
-disrespect
-abuse: verbal, mental, physical, spiritual
-manipulation
-gaslighting
-control
downs are:
-financial hardships
-health issues
-tragic death/injury
-rough points in a relationship (arguing, lack of
intercourse, losing the "spark")
-trouble keeping/finding individuality in a relationship
stop normalizing putting yourself through trauma trying to prove to somebody that you love them
I was in the grocery store today and the man in front of meβ¦ his card kept declining. He had two kids with him and they were slowly putting their items back one by one. He kept whispering, βDaddyβs trying. Iβm sorry.β Then the lady behind me tapped him and said, βPut everything back in the cart. All of it. Kids shouldnβt feel their parentβs stress.β She paid the whole bill and walked off like it was nothingβno bragging, no camera, no attention. Just pure humanity. People like that still exist and they deserve every blessing coming their way.