My subconscious had put him on a probation period, collecting reasons to end his contract without my knowledge. Incidents that were insignificant to him were weighty to me. When I tried to explain why I had doubts about whether we should be together, he felt like he hadn’t been given a fair chance to prove himself. I told him he shouldn’t have to prove himself in a relationship, he should be allowed to just be himself. He asked why him being himself was not enough. I didn’t have an answer for him, because I didn’t know.
