Unwanted,
or Bracing for It?

You have started flinching before he even pulls away, bracing for an exit that has not happened yet. Feeling unwanted and being unwanted are not always the same experience, but your nervous system stopped waiting to find out which one this is.

Answer from the ways he actually shows up, while making room for the fear you carry too. Your honesty gives this reflection a clearer view of whether you are responding to his pattern, your history, or both.