Tag: Relationship
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My First Performance Review After Marriage
Six months into our marriage, I asked my husband to give me a performance rating based on how well I did with household chores, taking care of the house, and him. Well, not to forget my smooth(?) transition into his family. His rating rather disappointed me. He said I am only at the “meets expectations”…
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Not Being a Jerk Doesn’t Make Him a Hero
I’m tired of my wins becoming his trophies When I started waking up early to run, everyone, including my husband, was shocked. He had only seen the night owl version of me, so he was mind-blown seeing me voluntarily wake up before sunrise. Soon, the comments from my friends and his co-workers followed: “You get…
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His Five Words Broke My Heart but Also Set Me Free
How one sentence changed everything I believed about love, self-worth, and emotional freedom. Photo by guille pozzi on Unsplash He looked at me and said, “Not everything is about you.” I froze. Wait, what? If you love me, isn’t everything about me? Isn’t that the golden rule of love? We were still in our early twenties.…
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I Stopped Trying to Be The Wife I Was Taught To Be
RELATIONSHIPS And became the best version of Myself. Photo by Look Studio on Unsplash What if you stopped asking for space in your marriage and just took it? For years, I waited for permission until one fine day, I realized I didn’t need it. In the first few months of our marriage, I did exactly what I…
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My Secret Recipe Connected the Dots
My husband and daughter announced in unison: Mommy makes the best French toast in the world. duh…they have been around to only half of the world. I love their conviction though. Hiding my sneaky smile, I walk into the kitchen to get them both, another slice. They deserve it, don’t you think ? No matter how often…
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