wanting closeness doesn't make you needy
wanting closeness doesn't make u needy. craving emotional connection is one of the most human things ur body does.
somewhere along the way someone made u feel like wanting people was embarrassing. like u should want less. need less. text first less. care less. that's not maturity btw — that's just a survival pose u learned from being made to feel like "too much" one time too many.
craving emotional connection is literally how ur nervous system was designed fr. babies who get held grow up. ppl with one good friend live longer. wanting closeness isn't a flaw in u; pretending u don't is what makes everything harder 🫂
u're allowed to text first. u're allowed to say "miss u." u're allowed to want the same person to know u this deeply at 35 that u did at 22. needing emotional connection isn't a bug — it's the whole point.
— mira