casual dominance is so cute
- “come here.”
- pulling me closer by my waist
- chin lifts >>
- hand on my lower back
- “stay with me.”
- forehead kisses
- fixing my hair
- “my girl.”
- pulling me into your chest
- holding my hand in public
- “you’re coming with me.”
tolerating always turns into resentment. at first, you call it patience, then love. but what it really is, is self abandonment. every time you swallow a boundary, excuse a pattern or silence your discomfort, something inside you keeps score. eventually, the bill comes due.