Hey, I want to talk with you about something.
Ok, am I in trouble?
No. Just something I am feeling and going through lately.
Alright. You want a hug or something?
I am ok for now. I feel you don’t show me you love me like you used to.
What do you mean? You are the most important person in my life.
I’ll give you some examples…(examples given)
What do you mean? You know I love you! That goes without saying.
It’s not what you said or not said. It’s your action, lack of action for a better word. I feel unloved. And I can’t work out why I know you love me but I don’t feel you love me. There’s this big descrepency.
What? You wanna be rid of me? It sounds like you are picking on me.
I want us to discuss and work through this because I love you and I want us to work out.
All I know is that you are finding fault with me. I love you. I just love you. I can’t believe that you question that.
I am not questioning. I am sharing with you how I feel. (It’s about me, not you.)
I am upset that you accused me of not acting like I love you. I think about you 24/7. Everything I do, I do for us, for our future. I can’t believe that you questioned me.
(sobbing inside)…I don’t know. That wasn’t my intention. I just wanted to talk with you like adults without damaging our relationship.
There is not much to talk about. You either love me or not. I love you and that’s a fact.
I know you love me. But that’s not what I was confused about.
What are you confusing about then? I am not rich enough to send you flowers? I am not a successful man whom you are proud of? I am not a weak man who is afraid to stand up to you?
(Tears rolling down cheeks)…I don’t know. I don’t feel very well right now. I gotta go…
Flicker of Thoughts 
Accurate depiction. And so easy to see how it happens.
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Thanks Lisa. I actually wasn’t sure if I used the right title. Now I feel I did the right thing.
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You wholeheartedly did use the right title! ππ
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Don’t let yourself gaslight yourself into believing otherwise ππ
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βFailing to fetch me at first, keep encouraged. Missing me one place, search another. I stop somewhere waiting for you.β
β Walt Whitman, Song of Myself
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I hope your experience with gaslighting made you a more resilient person.
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Yes … my resilence has developed into a piece of my persona..
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This is very powerful π²πππ
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Thank you and I am glad it reads sense.
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You’ve captured the range of feelings in these kinds of conversations perfectly my friend π€π€π€
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Thank you Charmer! πππ
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You’re most welcome my friend π€
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That is one of the most realistically conversations I have read here. Very believable and very poignant.
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Yes so realistic that it’s painful to read. Great job Cassa
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Thank you George!
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Yes! Completely accurate and true.
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Thank you!
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Very relatable. Good work!
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Glad you wrote sth like this! I do struggle at delivering my feelings and i also fear damaging the relationship or even bringing abt even just a misunderstanding it’s quite a struggle
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Yiena, just know that sharing with our love ones how we feel honestly is a foundation for healthy relationship. If we feel we cannot do so freely or without being blamed at, then the relationship is not healthy. Wishing you love and be loved in the most tender way. π
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I agree with every word you wrote and glad i found someone who relates to this~π
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Spot on! I have personally experienced this conversation.
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Thanks for reading and I am sorry you went through it.
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Always a pleasure to read your work, Cassa! Thanks, lived it but through it. π
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Cheers to that!
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