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shrinking for comfort

published: 20 March 2026

am i bothering them? am i being overwhelming? if you are constantly asking yourself this, you are not too much. you are just with someone who gives too little.

you are not asking for the world; you are asking for basic human affection. we play these mind games, waiting for a text back, but it just breeds misery. stop shrinking yourself for comfort. the right person matches your energy. you cannot have a functioning dynamic with two wildly different levels of investment.