07/04/2025
I want to tell this to everybody today that most relationships don’t fall apart because people stop loving each other.
They fall apart because no one’s telling the truth.
And by “truth,” I don’t mean dramatic arguments or late-night breakdowns.
I mean the quiet, uncomfortable honesty, like admitting you feel lonely even when you're sitting right next to them.
Like confessing you’re scared they wouldn’t love the version of you that’s anxious, insecure, or just plain exhausted.
We’re taught to hold it together. To be the strong one. To not “burden” anyone.
But emotional intimacy doesn’t come from strength, it comes from access.
And when you're always composed, always “fine,” you become emotionally unreachable.
Here’s the paradox of vulnerability:
The more open you are about what’s really going on inside, the fear, the self-doubt, the not-having-it-all-together...the safer your partner feels with you.
Because now, they’re not just looking at you. They’re with you.
Not because you’re broken. But because you’re real.
And no, it doesn’t take both of you doing this at the same time.
One person going first is enough to shift everything!
So if you feel the connection has gone quiet..Don’t try harder.
Just get honest with your partner! ❤️
