Expressive volumes
Added 2025-08-22 12:03:51 +0000 UTCThe first time I met my boyfriend's mother, my first thought was that this woman must be on the brink of suicide, the way she only has the energy to weakly complain about everything and find nothing positive to say about anything. It took me a long time to understand that this isn't an expression of utter despair, it's just hpw she talks. That level of expressing dissatisfaction is normal to them.
In return, my boyfriend often asks if I'm sad when my face is just neutral, because my "sad" is so muted that he can't tell. On the flip side, the first point where I usually notice that my boyfriend felt like he has been unreasonably angry is when he apologises for it, seemingly out of nowhere.
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I really appreciate you sharing these kinds of details. Figuring out how differently other people express their feelings can be so difficult! I think it helps to hear that it IS a learning process. I just appreciate you a lot.
Charity A. Petrov
2025-08-22 18:45:51 +0000 UTCYOU ARE LOVED. By so many of us.
Melissa Hirshson
2025-08-22 15:32:34 +0000 UTC
