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If a man can watch you cry, ignore you while you’re begging him to talk to you, turn his back on you and falls asleep peacefully knowing you’re still lying there heartbroken, you need to pay attention to what that tells you about the way he feels about you. Because there’s something incredibly painful about being at your most vulnerable in front of someone you love and realising that your pain isn’t enough to make them reach for you. You’re crying, trying to explain why you’re hurt, hoping he’ll put his pride aside for just a moment, hoping he’ll pull you close and remind you that you’re still loved. Instead, you’re left having the same conversation with yourself over and over, wondering why asking for the bare minimum feels like begging. And the saddest part is that you probably aren’t even asking him to fix everything in that moment. You just want him to care. You want him to acknowledge that you’re hurting, listen to what you’re trying to say and make you feel like the relationship matters enough to work through an uncomfortable conversation. Of course, people sometimes need space and not every disagreement can be resolved immediately. But needing space is not the same as repeatedly leaving your partner feeling abandoned, unheard and alone in their pain. You should never have to cry yourself to sleep wondering how someone who claims to love you can watch you fall apart and make no effort to comfort you. Love isn’t about never hurting each other. It’s about caring enough to repair the hurt instead of leaving the person you love to carry it alone.