Tag: validation seeking

  • What To Do When You Keep Going Back

    What To Do When You Keep Going Back

    Let’s skip the useless advice first. “Just block them.”“Move on.”“Choose yourself.”“Have some self-respect.” Lovely slogans. Not much help when you’re anxious, lonely, emotionally attached, and halfway through typing hey at 11:47pm. If you keep going back, it does not automatically mean you’re weak, stupid, or doomed. Usually it means something stronger than logic is involved.…

  • I Quit My Job For Love (Spoiler: It Wasn’t Love)

    I Quit My Job For Love (Spoiler: It Wasn’t Love)

    There was a time I left a job because of a relationship. Even writing that now feels uncomfortable. Because if someone had told me that story years ago, I would’ve judged it too. You quit your job… for a man? Embarrassing. Humbling. Character development I did not request. But it didn’t happen the way people…