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It was the first time I’d ever had a difficult conversation with someone who really listened to me, who didn’t gaslight me, who qualified their thoughts with I feel instead of I know. He spoke gently, every word laced with care. With him, I realized, arguments didn’t have to be conflict, didn’t have to be battles to be won. They could be about connecting and reconnecting.
Perhaps this is why we forgive people who don’t deserve it: nostalgia is a hell of a drug. It blurred all the bad, brightened the scant good, and told you pretty lies.