Tag: love

• Quietly Reclaiming Myself

  

  Like I’ve said, I’m in it for the long game. I need to prepare myself and finances first. I’m also quietly reclaiming myself. I don’t think he has noticed, but a narcissist wouldn’t comment on it if he did. I’ve been actually getting ready for work, wearing make-up, wearing jewlery, doing my hair. I used…

  Jessica Blake

  September 28, 2025

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• “You’re just not a creative person,” and other stupid shit he tells me

  It didn’t start making sense to me until recently, when I truly started self-reflecting on my entire relationship. The number of things he has told me so poignantly to successfully trash my confidence and take away who I am as a person. When I was in my 20s, I really found my passion for cooking…

  Jessica Blake

  September 21, 2025

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• The Signs Were Always There

  When he started messaging me, something felt fake. He always says I was playing hard to get, but my instincts were telling me that this was not the real man on the other side of the messages. After getting my heart broken by who I would venture to guess was my soulmate/ love of my…

  Jessica Blake

  September 17, 2025

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