if u feel loved, i hope u also feel studied, not just about your favorites but also about the things that excite u, that make u feel alive, and the things that u don’t talk about. it’s like being known for the first time, but this time, it’s not u who tells, it’s them who notice
A girl on TikTok just said "I would rather adjust my life to your absence, than adjust my boundaries to accommodate your disrespect" and I think that a lot of people need to take that and really engrave it into their soul.
Some people don't feel guilty for hurting you. They feel uncomfortable knowing you see them for who they really are. They don’t regret the pain they caused. They regret losing control over how you see them. What bothers them is not the damage they did. It’s the fact that you no longer smile at them the same way. That you no longer trust them. That you stopped making them feel like a good person.