I was told recently that I have a tendency to smother. S-M-O-T-H-E-R. This word means the same as suffocate, does it? Clingy? Is it true? It was the first time this word was used to describe me.
See, with me, this is how it works. My friendships are really personal, I make sure you know I'm your friend. I text, I call, I email to say hi, how are you, want to have coffee? Not ALL THE TIME, not even ALWAYS, but enough for my friends to know that even if we don't see each other everyday, they're always at the back of my head. When a friend needs a helping hand , a listening ear, a drive home, I provide it. I go the extra mile. When I'm in a relationship, I'm fiercely loyal and loving but not to the point that my world will revolve around him. That's c-r-a-p not to mention unhealthy. But then, if he starts acting strange and distant for some reason and he refuses to talk about it, of course I'll start to bitch (mention to me a woman who won't).
See, with me, this is how it works. My friendships are really personal, I make sure you know I'm your friend. I text, I call, I email to say hi, how are you, want to have coffee? Not ALL THE TIME, not even ALWAYS, but enough for my friends to know that even if we don't see each other everyday, they're always at the back of my head. When a friend needs a helping hand , a listening ear, a drive home, I provide it. I go the extra mile. When I'm in a relationship, I'm fiercely loyal and loving but not to the point that my world will revolve around him. That's c-r-a-p not to mention unhealthy. But then, if he starts acting strange and distant for some reason and he refuses to talk about it, of course I'll start to bitch (mention to me a woman who won't).
Then the word SMOTHER comes to the conversation????
Whether I smother people close to me or not, I honestly don't know. Someone else has to speak up.