many good stories start with attempted suicide.

The more my mother pushed me to be like everyone else for her approval, the less I cared for her approval.

Some people are clueless about the gears of their emotional life.

violations of contextual trust: -to find non-halal items in a halal restaurant -to discover someone is not who people around them think they are etc

My desire for children is directly proportional to a partner's love for me. Not my headscarf. Not my womb.

He likes strong women, but wants to treat them like trash.

behind the pretense is spite.