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.
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. 🙌🏻
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