ott :
People are saying "oh you misinterpreted the first one." No, no thats false. The first one is an unconscious volley to your partner that they wont know what to hit, and then when it isnt hit you get upset. Yall are referencing it as something AFTER you already said something. This is not what it means, the "if they wanted to they would" is about as cut and dry as you can make it. If you really want something to say, say "if they know they will." Here's an example: I've been dating my gf for over 7 years now (been together since high school, saving up for a great proposal so leave me be lol). I grew up in a household where we werent bonded at the hip, in fact it promoted more "me time" and "alone time" than most households. Neither good nor bad, just a fact. My gf was raised the exact opposite. So, I would have instances where I would be okay not seeing her for a week or two even though we'd call or text. (Not the same school and we live in different states.) Wasn't anything malicious it was just not something I learned. And she got upset, questioning if I actually liked spending time with her to which I thought was ridiculous to ask but to any sane person, they'd also ask the same question. However, it took a while to realize why and what I was doing, and after she explained she wanted to spend more quality time with me and how what I did made her feel unwanted, I changed my habits and changed myself for the better. If she never said anything, I wouldve lived like it was normal because that WAS my normal. All in all, there are even some basic things that you may just have to be like "hey I like this" or "could we do this more." and if anything out of their mouth is other than "im sorry, yes maam/sir" then you ahould reconsider the relationship. I dont assume maliciousness unless proven otherwise, I dont like to demonize people as its very dangerous, so give your partner some slack. Im grateful I have someone who's willing to call me out, because I think theres less and less of that nowadays
2026-04-29 23:47:38