Dr. Anita
Oct 7, 2023

Wow. Didn’t she hit the nail on the head.

Or in my case, my six year relationship ended, because I realized that my man didn’t have the emotional depth I or courage I assumed he did when I started dating him. I don’t know if I outgrew him, or if he just never had it all along, and I compensated for it, until I stopped doing that, and the truth was bare as ice.

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Dr. Anita
Dr. Anita

Written by Dr. Anita

Doctor by trade; artist at heart. Musings on life. Enjoy inserting humor ‘n hope into the pain. Quiet is scarce in this day and age; reaching for it.

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Hi Anita, I think you're right that we don't necessarily realize they didn't have it all along.