Score |
10
The loneliness of being in a relationship
<p><span style="background-color: transparent;">Nobody really talks about this kind of loneliness.</span></p><p><br/></p><p>The kind where you have someone to call, but you still feel unheard.</p><p><br/></p><p>Someone beside you at night, but somehow you still feel alone.</p><p><br/></p><p>You talk every day. You laugh. You take pictures together. From the outside, everything looks fine.</p><p><br/></p><p>But something feels missing.</p><p><br/></p><p>Maybe you’ve stopped telling them about your day because they don’t really listen anymore.</p><p><br/></p><p>Maybe you’ve stopped bringing up the things that hurt you because every conversation turns into an argument.</p><p><br/></p><p>Or maybe you’re simply tired of asking for the same things over and over again—attention, affection, reassurance, effort.</p><p><br/></p><p>And slowly, you learn to live with the emptiness.</p><p><br/></p><p>That’s the scary part.</p><p><br/></p><p>Sometimes loneliness in a relationship doesn't begin when someone stops loving you.</p><p><br/></p><p>It begins when you stop feeling seen.</p><p><br/></p><p>You can be deeply loved and still feel emotionally abandoned.</p><p><br/></p><p>You can be in a relationship and still crave the kind of connection you thought the relationship would give you.</p><p><br/></p><p>And sometimes, the hardest question isn't:</p><p><br/></p><p>“Does this person love me?”</p><p><br/></p><p>It's:</p><p><br/></p><p>“Do I feel loved when I'm with them?”</p><p><br/></p><p>Because love shouldn't only exist in someone's heart.</p><p><br/></p><p>You should be able to feel it in the relationship.</p><p><br/></p><p>So, let’s talk about it:</p><p><br/></p><p>Which is worse being alone, or being with someone who makes you feel alone?</p>
|
8
Other insights from Peculiarpen
Referral Earning
Points-to-Coupons
Insights for you.
Unhappy-ever-after
I hope you didn't mean itWhen you said you'd rather dieThan be the reason why I smileI ...
406 views
68 upvotes
42 comments
But you said you LOVED me!
I have to be honest, I picked up lots of my beliefs as regards how loving someone shoul...
1982 views
44 upvotes
39 comments
THE LOVE YOU CANNOT SOLVE
You wanted me so badly,but each time you came close—just a step away from reaching my h...
321 views
32 upvotes
35 comments
The man I couldn't have
Dear Diary,Today I dared to dreamOf feeling the warmth in a man's embrace,Sleeping peac...
318 views
50 upvotes
28 comments
The letter before V
It was a sunny afternoon,But he was the heat I felt in the room,And my eyes didn't burn...
344 views
41 upvotes
27 comments
My last letter to you
Were you here when I needed you?When mornings were my sleeping pills,When silence meant...
363 views
59 upvotes
20 comments
Before You Say “I Love You”
The people in our community said my parents had a strong marriage.They saw school fees ...
343 views
23 upvotes
34 comments
Late nights in the middle of June
Late nights in the middle of JuneAlways spelt doom for me.Images of us dancing Looming ...
330 views
58 upvotes
21 comments
Throes of Anguish, Ever so Silent
Loving you, I blindly gave you my heartDid all I could, yet you played us apartHave you...
382 views
42 upvotes
28 comments
Three Stories: Two Truths and A Lie
[NARRATOR (JOHN OYINLOYE)]: Let me speak.. wait!Waiting…Waiting for the perfect moment ...
307 views
38 upvotes
26 comments
