I wonder how many neurodivergent people have experienced that uniquely painful friendship realization where you considered someone your absolute best friend, someone deeply important to you, only to discover that they saw you as… a nice person they happened to know. like you built an entire friendship in your head and heart while they had you filed somewhere between “friend” and “pleasant acquaintance.” that one hurts in a very specific way.
My son came home quiet today and told me some boys at school laughed because I still pack his lunch every morning instead of giving him money to buy food like them.
As a dad, I took that personally. The next morning I packed that boy a lunch so ridiculous it looked like...
I agreed to fake-date a man for one weekend.
It was supposed to make my ex jealous.
Instead, I accidentally met my future husband.
And the worst part?
He wasn't the man I was supposed to be dating...
It actually is that serious. Because I would never think to do that to you. That’s why it hurts so much when someone does something to you that you would never even consider doing to them. You’re not just hurt by what happened. You’re hurt because you realise the same consideration, loyalty and care you naturally gave them wasn’t being given back. It hurts differently when someone crosses a line you would’ve never even thought to cross with them.
Every night before I fall asleep, you’re one of the last things on my mind. I think about how much I miss you and how deeply I love you. It’s become part of my nightly routine, but that doesn’t make the words any less true.
Even when we spend the whole day without seeing or talking to each other, somehow, you still find your way into my thoughts. Whether my mind is exhausted or completely occupied, there’s always a little part of me thinking about you.
There’s something incredibly comforting about ending my day knowing that I’m loved by you. I just hope that somehow, even from far away, you can feel how much you mean to me.
The chemistry is so ridiculous that we can sit there saying absolutely nothing and somehow it still feels like we’re flirting. At this point, even the silence has tension.
Judge: “Wait. You’re both refusing custody?”
Wife: “Yes, Your Honor.”
Judge: “You’re asking me to give your two children to their father?”
Wife: “I’m saying he has more flexibility than I do.”
Judge: “And you, sir? You’re asking me to give them to their mother?”
Husband: “Yes.”
Judge: “Why?”
Husband: “I work twelve-hour shifts. I can’t raise two young children by myself.”
HOW TO TELL IF AN AVOIDANT ACTUALLY WANTS TO BE WITH YOU.
Even if they sometimes create distance themselves.
Let me explain this as a psychologist. 1/8