08/03/2022
I have been thinking a lot about lately. I have heard many people say how their relationship is not harmful. The other person does not yell or hit them or say mean things. Yet they feel so alone…. Why is this?
The reason for this is because someone is disregarding the other person by not seeing or caring about them in a way that is tangible to them. This is harmful.
Disregard is the death of a thousand cuts.
Disregard is hard to tell people.
Disregard is hard to tell yourself.
Disregard is hard to prove.
Disregard is just hard and kills the soul.
One example I hear a lot is that a person forgets things. If someone forgets things that you ask them to do or take care of on a regular basis, this is not because they can't remember.
You ask your partner to stop and get something from the store and they regularly forget. Or, you ask them to do something around the house…but they forget….
If this happens enough to be a pattern, it's not forgetting. It's disregard. The person disregarding you does not see you as important enough to be thought about.
Your partner would not forget something that was important to them. They would not forget a tee time or the start time of an event they want to attend.
This kind of forgetting is not about memory. It's about what the person has regard for.
Being disregarded will in time kill your soul and you will feel alone.
I see this happen all the time.
You are worth being valued by being regarded and seen.
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