I appreciate the perspective shift here… the growth transformation from selfish, inconsiderate, grocery shopper husband to reflective, self-aware individual who practices empathy with others. Whether you were going for that or not, nicely done. A good read!
I'm so sorry for the super-long delay on responding here. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and for leaving this note. Self-awareness, intentional empathy, vulnerability, mindful consideration of others, and being someone people can trust to talk to you without experiencing invalidation... these are the emotionally intelligent building blocks that individuals in healthy relationships have, and which were glaringly missing from my personal repertoire when I was married and not being very good at it.
I appreciate the perspective shift here… the growth transformation from selfish, inconsiderate, grocery shopper husband to reflective, self-aware individual who practices empathy with others. Whether you were going for that or not, nicely done. A good read!
I'm so sorry for the super-long delay on responding here. Thank you for taking the time to read this, and for leaving this note. Self-awareness, intentional empathy, vulnerability, mindful consideration of others, and being someone people can trust to talk to you without experiencing invalidation... these are the emotionally intelligent building blocks that individuals in healthy relationships have, and which were glaringly missing from my personal repertoire when I was married and not being very good at it.