One of my favorite pastimes used to be letting my husband know when he hurt my feelings. Of course, it never crossed my mind to take into consideration the extenuating circumstances of the day that might have caused my feelings to be more easily hurt i.e., sleeping through my alarm, a tough exchange with one of the children, hunger, hormones, etc. It was just, You hurt my feelings and now you’re going to hear about it.

Then, I was taught to wait.

If G-Man wrinkles my knickers now, I wait. If after several days I still remember the knickers I was wearing and what he did to wrinkle them, it’s likely something we should talk about. (Another reason weekly date night comes in handy—things don’t pile up.)

As you might imagine, the time lapse allows for a much calmer, well thought-out, loving exchange. I also think my feelings can be honored more when they’re not being reported daily (or hourly, depending on the week). Taking time helps me decipher the distinction between general crankiness and a concern we genuinely need to discuss.

Do you let people know how you’re feeling the moment you feel it? Or maybe you rarely let people know how you feel?
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