Sometimes love means saying or doing things that are difficult or painful for ourselves, and pretending they don't hurt—because we believe it will ultimately benefit the other person.
Discussion
agree.
yet vulnerability is a superpower.
not expressing feelings can lead to a sense of disconnection.
sometimes it hurts more in the moment to express that sacrifice and maintain the connection.
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Even if inapplicable in the example for which I wrote that, I still couldn't agree more with the fact that true vulnerability is a super power, and when understood and reciprocated, is the most emotionally close one can ever be with someone else. The start point of growth.