I'm Spent

[squeakywheel]

Today has been emotionally exhausting, and that's largely my own damn fault. The bulk of said emotional exhaustion was the result of my causing an argument (if you can call it that) with Chris. I was being really moody and negative last night, and he didn’t want to talk to me because of it so he signed off of Skype in a huff. I sent him two text

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[etoilepb]

I'm the same way with unresolved things: I'd rather get bad news now, hash things out, stay up 56 hours if that's what it takes to have a discussion... whatever. Matt, on the other hand, reacts to things by curling into a ball (sometimes metaphorically, sometimes literally) and shutting down all communication. In the earlier phases of our relationship that definitely made argument stressful for both of us. So I'm right there with you on the first four paragraphs.

(Although in the last year, we have learned to mesh those differences into a more productive argument style for the two of us.)

[starlakitty]

i'm also the same way with unresolved things. i hate going to bed angry and i hate fighting when we can't officially makeup (like at work, for example.) it's hard on me because i need some kind of definitive ending to our argument to feel sane again.

i'm glad things are okay! but he should have at least responded that he was tired and going to sleep or something. ;)