how do you explain to people that your silence is not personal? sometimes youโre not sad, angry, overwhelmed, or offended. sometimes you genuinely just want complete conversational solitude.
Whole time you being genuine with someone, they being strategic with youโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ.
One of the best lessons I learned from my ex was to be โrestorativeโ more than apologetic. Yes, we will fightโฆ we will apologize, but more importantly, we will restore. ๐ค