You are not clingy, or needy, or silly for having
needs for affection and affirmation and attention within a romantic
relationship. Those needs aren’t an embarrassing outgrowth of your
low-self esteem or depression or whatever messy emotional issues you may
have going on, that’s just basic shit that people need from each other.
We of course should not make our partners responsible for meeting all
of our emotional needs – it’s not someone else’s job to make you happy.
But inside a healthy relationship, being able to show affection, pay
attention, and demonstrate “you are amazing and important to me” is a
pleasure, not some task or burden.
Jennifer Peepas
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