We say yes, even though we mean no.
Go with us, even though we want to stay.
Smile, even though something inside us has long since died.
We call it harmony.
But it’s actually self-betrayal.
Any compromise that goes against your feelings is not a relationship building block –
it’s a silent rift.
And rifts become walls.
What if we stopped lying politely?
If we said:
“I don’t want to go to the market today.”
“I don’t like this dress.”
“I feel empty – and I don’t know why.”
Yes, it’s scary.
Yes, it’s uncomfortable.
But you know what?
That is the only basis for real closeness.
Not to be loved for what you pretend to be.
But to be seen for who you really are.
Truth instead of bartering.
Depth instead of tactics.
Connection instead of contract.
And if it crashes?
Then at least it’s real.
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