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Two Words That Will Destroy Your Relationship if Misunderstood

Most suffer from it but are clueless to what it is.

Chris Freyler
3 min readApr 2, 2023
By All images from the William Hampden Tener fonds were uploaded as part of the Archives of Ontario’s GLAM Wiki project., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=102394289

Imagine crossing a railroad track with an approaching train. You look both ways, judge the speed, and think you have plenty of time to make it across the track. As you sit there second-guessing yourself, you decide to floor it and go for it!

Screw it, let’s do this! You hit the gas and feel a slight sputter, but then it kicks in, and off you go! Let’s roll!!! Finally, my baby is back! I’ve waited a long time for this!

But wait, what’s going on here?

The engine died as you just got on the track on the slight incline! You stop dead on the tracks as the crossing signs close around you as you frantically try and restart your car.

The train is quickly approaching, and it feels impossible to get off the track. You love this car! You’ve had it for four wonderful years, and no way you’re going to lose it. Come on baby! Please start!

Your heart rate increases, and you feel light-headed as you breathe uncontrollably. You are in a full fledged panic attack! You begin to second guess yourself, calling yourself every name in the book.

You did it again, you idiot! Nice one! How

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Chris Freyler
Chris Freyler

Written by Chris Freyler

Mistake Maker Extraordinaire .Writing from a place I don’t understand at times. I write to help myself, in return hope it helps you. Just another Quora guy.

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