If you’re a man who refuses to acknowledge or accept that your lived reality is vastly different from a woman’s lived reality then I’m sorry: you are NOT a good man or a safe man.
My man recently just said something to me that really stuck.
He told me, “I’m not here to control you. I’m not your dad, I’m your partner. You’re free to make your own choices. Just understand that every choice has consequences. If you choose something that damages what we’ve built, that’s on you.”
He said, “I’ll always tell you when something hurts me or crosses a boundary, because that’s what healthy communication looks like. But if you keep stepping over the line after I’ve shown you where it is, then you were never really protecting us to begin with.”
And honestly, that’s what accountability in a relationship sounds like.
The most underrated act of kindness is simply letting people be. Let them mispronounce a word, talk too much about a show they love, or get excited about something you don't quite understand. Everyone has something that lights them up, let them shine, even if it's not your thing.
not mad. just disappointed bc i told you multiple times how i feel about those things and you still choose to do the things i told you that affect me most.
When you hurt someone and maintain a relationship with that person, they may bring it up again. They may need more clarity. Even if you have apologized, they may bring it up. And when that happens, it is on YOU to be patient and have a discussion about it. If you hurt that person, it's not up to you to tell them when and how to heal. If you are truly sorry and care about them, you gotta deal with those uncomfortable feelings about how they're still hurting over something. These are the consequences of your actions.
I’ve come to terms with the fact that I really am allowed to feel however I want to feel about any situation, without anyone else having to understand why I feel the way I do.
Some men think they're good partners just because they don't CHEAT. But they fail to realize they're inconsiderate, emotionally unavailable, insecure, lack communication skills, and make no real EFFORT to make the relationship work.
Nobody can ever gaslight me into thinking I’m a bad person. I have my ways and my days, but I’m solid, and my love is real and genuine every step of the way.
if u offer me a sincere apology & change ur behavior, I'll never bring up our past issues again. But if no apology was given and ur still repeating mistakes, u can't ask me to stop mentioning the past. The "past" is actually the present if u haven't changed.
Accountability is so important to me. Nobody is perfect, but there’s no way you’re going to convince me that my reaction to your actions is the problem.
I won’t let anyone gaslight me into thinking intellectual mismatch is not a thing in romantic relationships. It’s not even about formal degrees or booksmarts. It shows up in things like curiousity, conversational depth, imagination, openness, and worldviews.
personally i think people (especially women) are wasting their youth psychoanalysing men instead of being hot & having fun. they don't care about the impact of their own behaviour, why tf do you 💀