Stranger In My House Part 3

[Pommy99]

Wayfarer, everything you say is so right. I guess I’m not wanting to present a needy or desperate side, and I haven’t been doing that I don’t believe. But I have shown my vulnerability, and I have sobbed my heart in front of him. The last time he announced he was leaving I told him calmly that it wasn’t what I wanted but that I would not stand in his way. Within an hour he had started to backtrack. I felt strong. A few days later he found me crying my eyes out on the bathroom floor. And he said when he saw me like that, so vulnerable, it made him want to protect me. So I guess I’m wondering if there needs to be a balance between showing my softer side and my hard outer shell. I feel the emotionless woman with the hard outer shell is what got us into this mess.