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what's something you're embarrassied to admit you enjoy?

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we used to rush home because we couldn't wait to play. now we rush home because we can't wait to be left alone.

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what's a completely harmless opinion you'll defend forever, even though you know nobody else cares?

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at some point, you stop wanting an exciting life and start wanting a life where nothing feels unnecessarily complicated.

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being understood without having to explain yourself might be one of the most underrated forms of intimacy.

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some friendships don't end with an argument. you just stop being the person who always reaches out first.

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what's something you could talk about for hours, even if nobody asked you to?

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sometimes you aren't attached to the person. you're attached to who you were when they still believed in you.

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what if some of the people you call “hard to understand” are actually very easy to understand, but their behavior is difficult for you to accept?

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people rarely show you who they are when everything is going their way. pay attention when they lose control of the situation.

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some people don't dislike you. they dislike the version of themselves they become around someone who refuses to flatter them.

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you can tell what someone values by what they become defensive about. the thing they protect most isn't always the thing they admit matters.

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people are often more honest when they're disappointed than when they're happy with you.

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there comes a point where protecting your peace means becoming less available to explanations, arguments, and people who repeatedly misunderstand you.

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watch how someone reacts when you stop making things easy for them.

entitlement becomes visible when convenience disappears.

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missing someone can be completely genuine and still not be a reason to return.

emotion can tell you what mattered without telling you what belongs in your future.

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not every difficult conversation is necessary.

sometimes maturity means realizing that understanding each other would change nothing.

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being a good person doesn't guarantee people will treat you well.

character influences your choices. it doesn't control someone else's.

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your mind can turn uncertainty into a threat simply because it hates unfinished stories.

not knowing isn't always a problem that needs solving.

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sometimes the relationship isn't difficult because you communicate badly.

it's difficult because what you need and what they naturally give are fundamentally different.