I'm sure you all know about "would you still love me if you didn't need me?" but what about "would you still love me if I didn't need you?"
If I didn't make you feel useful?
If you tried to comfort me and failed?
If I couldn't communicate what I need?
If your pity just made me feel even worse?
If I panicked at the thought of burdening you?
If what I needed was beyond what you could do?
If I actually could handle some things on my own?
If keeping that self-reliance was important to me?
If my struggles weren't dramatic enough to notice?
If I never brought them up because they're my normal?
If problems we thought I was past kept coming back up?
If I stopped performing "getting better" for your benefit?
Would you still love me? Would you stay with me? Would you see that I'm trying, dammit, I'm trying, I don't want me to be this way either!?
Or would you just give up on me?


























