I love this post, @freedomtowrite. It’s so real. It must be such a mixed blessing to have your emotions so tied up with someone else’s. Like — kind of good because you really get the other person. But kind of bad because where does your partner’s head space end and yours begin? So I bet that is tough. And really interesting too, like what it must be like to have multiple personalities. Ha ha. Anyway, it’s great that you acknowledge what the challenges are, and that you have such strong love and commitment that you can work through them together.
I think you nailed it right on the head! I bet it is like having multiple personalities...because we are different...but we share it all. This is a regular question in our house. "I'm feeling anxious/grumpy, is it me or is it you?" haha And then we can usually pin point it. But we've had moments when one of us feels like this for no particular reason, woke up on the wrong side or something small was an irritant, and then it escalates because now two people feel like this. We have to really communicate. But it also works with happiness and joy, so that's good! haha