It was 8 PM on a Friday, and my partner was dead asleep on the living room sofa, still in his work clothes.
I was on FaceTime with a friend who was getting ready for a massive night out. She asked what my weekend plans were, and I flipped the camera to show him resting.
She sighed, doing her makeup. “Girl, doesn't it bother you? You’re young, it's Friday, and you're just watching a man sleep. You deserve the princess treatment. If he really wanted to take you out and show you off, he would.”
I looked at him. I looked at the dark circles under his eyes and the laptop still open on the coffee table.
What my friend didn’t see was that earlier that week, he had quietly taken over two of my biggest bills so I could afford to take a lower-paying job that I actually loved. He had been pulling 14-hour days for months, absorbing all the financial pressure so I could finally breathe.
I didn’t argue with her. I just calmly said,
“He is giving me the soft life. The soft life is me waking up without panic because he goes to war every single day. I’m not going to punish him for returning from that war exhausted.”
The line got quiet. I told her to have fun, hung up, and draped a blanket over him.
The internet has completely warped our idea of what love looks like. It has convinced women that "princess treatment" means endless aesthetic dates, constant entertainment, and a partner who operates with infinite energy.
But a man cannot simultaneously be in the trenches securing your absolute safety, and have the carefree energy of a guy with zero responsibilities.
I realized that night: The ultimate luxury isn't a man who takes you out to be seen. It’s a man who makes your life so incredibly secure that fiercely protecting his rest becomes your biggest priority.
@Unapologet1cM1e Alhamdulillah yes it is. Speaking from experience here, met my husband on here in 2020, got married in 2021 and we have 2 little girls now Allahummabarik 🩷
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Crown Prince, Mohammed Bin Salman calls for Netanyahu to be held criminally responsible for their crimes against Palestinians…
Saudi Prince also called for an end to the illegal occupation and the recognition of the “State of Palestine” with the 1967 border and Jerusalem as its capital..🇵🇸
@strictbabe101 Sis are you Muslim? If yes then you should surely know that we were all created by Allah Aza Wajal and all of Allahs creations are beautiful so you shouldn’t speak like this x
Instagram removing highlights??? So how will they know I’m well travelled? How will the new people get a glimpse into me looking 10/10 throughout the years? My grid is simply not enough.
Assad has fled. A humiliated tyrant who made the honored Syrian people into a global refugee story while murdering hundreds of thousands at home.
Today your joy is our joy oh Syria. May Allah give you just rule and prosperity in the days ahead.
And may every tyrant fall. Ameen
@lhyaaacreaop Such as? If you’re referring to technology then Allah SWT allowed us the knowledge to be able to invent these things and use them for good purpose. What I’m talking about serves no purpose and is treated like some sacred obligation which is why it’s bid’ah
Okay I probs sound dumb but what’s this..like I’ve seen this being worn and have no clue what this is and why it’s worn, someone explain like I’m 5 please 😩
@sklnnyprlncess That doesn’t HAVE to translate to maintenance money. In this day and age women benefit from this so husbands giving that falls under kindness but it isn’t a fardh, they don’t have to. They ofc should but islamically they don’t have to
@sklnnyprlncess Of course your husband should give you money for maintenance but women act like it’s their RIGHT when in actual fact, their right is to have all their basic needs provided. They have a right over their spouse to be treated kindly, an actual islamic right, but -