Alex Cooper

And you're the one that's aggressive towards.

And the other person can just sit back and be like, I'm fucking chilling.

That's toxic.

Why are you making such a big deal?

You know, what's the big deal?

Can't you just, you know?

And that's toxic power.

That's using power in a way that's not fair in the relationship.

I think it's an imbalanced relationship in a way that feels manipulative.

When is it betrayal to go and share too much with friends or family about issues you're having in your relationship?

Okay, wait, but Esther...

It helps you to some degree process when you get to... I didn't mean to say, therefore, you shouldn't tell.

But how, though, then, Esther, do you protect the privacy of your relationship without fully isolating yourself from your friends and your family?

Right.

And also starting more with I statements rather than the constant.

And then he did this and then he did this.

That is not always the case.

Interesting.

I do find that like emotional depth and intelligence.

I think sometimes a lot of women write in just feeling like, I really like him in the beginning.