Not incompatible

 THE THERAPIST SAID

SOMETHING THAT

CHANGED EVERYTHING:

"You're not incompatible. You're just

both trying to feel safe in opposite

ways.

One person needs closeness to feel

secure.

The other needs space to feel okay.

One person talks through problems.

The other needs to process alone first.

One person wants reassurance.

The other shows love through action,

not words.

We spent years thinking we were wrong

for each other.

Turns out we just needed to understand

what safety looks like for each of us.

And stop taking it personally when our

partner's needs looked different.

Compatibility isn't about wanting the

same things.

It's about respecting different ways of

getting there.