Articulation

It's been a long, confusing day. More downs than ups. And I didn't think I could spell out what I was really thinking or feeling, but a character did it for me.

"It's easier to push someone away first before they can push you away."

There are friendships that I value, but I end up feeling hurt even though they've done nothing wrong.

Maybe it's all a matter of perception. Maybe I'm just thinking too much into things.

Either way, I know what has to be done.

Why do the friendships that matter the most have to be so complicated?

Communication

Here's what I figured out:

Women say what's on their mind in more words than men. Since men use so few words, we (women) spend our time thinking too much into what men are trying to say. Men spend their time filtering through all our words to find understanding.

So the easiest way to understand each other may be for women to use fewer words, and for men to use more. Right? Or at least reciprocate what's being done to us.