[ THE THERAPIST ]
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“Two people learning to want the same thing.”
I notice a through-line: Sam reaches when they fear distance. Jordan retreats when they fear escalation. That’s not a problem — it’s the friction itself. What stands out is that both of your wishes were small things, which means the love is intact and the language is mismatched. The repair instinct is there in both of you, just on different timers. Try this once this week: when one of you needs space, name how long. “I’ll be back in twenty minutes” lands differently than silence.