It is really difficult to acknowledge your own faults. We only ever really see things from our own perspective and it is difficult to overcome that innate selfishness and really understand where you are doing something that makes others unhappy.
I made the exMouse really unhappy and while I spent a lot of time being upset over the recent breakup, I didn’t take the time to look inside and come to terms with the things I was doing. I came up short and I don’t think she made a light decision in reevaluating our relationship. Besides she is smarter than I am.
What more can a person do that tell you when you are fucking up? I can’t expect someone else to accept my frankness and not reciprocate. I am as arrogant and self-righteous as anyone and need the same level of reflection that I expect.
MommaMouse used to drill into me that I am no better than anyone else. Amazing how the layers of that truth continue to unfold.