feeling safe with someone is so important to me
n makin them feel safe.
being comfortably silent with someone is a different level of intimacy
and patience
and compromise. and learning.
Giving up pride
^^^
And communicating.
forgiving what exactly?
Forgiving the fact that they’re people who are working through their past, like you, and will occasionally project their past traumas on you the way you might with them. Forgiving yourself, because growth takes time, and learning to be a pair is more work than just being on your own. Having partners you trust to forgive those moments where you might fall, help you back up and move forward, in my opinion, builds up the trust and love you need for a thriving relationship.
That last comment was beautiful.
realizing u have to wake up again tomorrow and the next day and the day after that:






