Is it bare minimum and default or it is something to be explicitly asked?
Can this even be learned? I am not saying that one has to be emotionally available all the time and walk on egg shells or something, just when one explicitly needs that validation and assurance it's natural, right?
I know that one should not expect things like this externally but there will be times where it becomes imp too.
If your love depends on my love then how is it your love?
Do you think love is transactional? Or conditional? There might be moments where one person falls out of love and moves on but that doesn’t negate your feelings right? It’s just your feelings , you still feel them. Do you love the version that loves you or you love them? I believe that beauty fades, sparks looses but words stay with you. Words can make or break a relationship, how you respond and the way you convey it matters. I have brought up this conversation with my frds and the responses I got shocked me; they said " I would feel pathetic if other person is not feeling the same", " it has to be mutual naa". But is it??
I know self respect exists, but to love is diff and to show that love is diff. I am only talking about love not showing it to them. You are just there and hoping for the best of the world.
I hope you care. I hope you care that I over analyze things. I hope you know that you have the power to calm me down. I hope you step up and do just that.
I know I didn't articulate it well, but yeah it's just been running in my head.