he didn’t leave the bed.
he left the connection.
punitive silence isn’t about space.
it’s about control.
this week, we break down how proximity can still feel like abandonment — and how withdrawal of affection becomes dominance without fingerprints.
If my man says "I don't know what I am feeling right now, I need to step back But I will circle back" I would raise him a statue. In my heart. And protect it with my life. No printer. I feel bad for myself for not encountering such behaviors in my whole life. Thanks for the reading.
OMZ, I loved everything about this post. Lived it, loved it, lost it, learned it. And now finally over it! How you describe the impact, the experience, the receiving end: visceral and accurate. 🙌🏻
If my man says "I don't know what I am feeling right now, I need to step back But I will circle back" I would raise him a statue. In my heart. And protect it with my life. No printer. I feel bad for myself for not encountering such behaviors in my whole life. Thanks for the reading.
OMZ, I loved everything about this post. Lived it, loved it, lost it, learned it. And now finally over it! How you describe the impact, the experience, the receiving end: visceral and accurate. 🙌🏻
that’s the cost most people never talk about.
it doesn’t just hurt.
it rewires you.
glad you made it out.
— author