[Everyone] What is the best way to comfort your partner after a bad experience (everyone)?
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I'll try to keep this as short as possible. Last night my partner (M22) picked me (F24) up from the airport 2 hours later than he was supposed to. This is becoming a regular thing (he is 1-2 hours late to almost every appointment we have). All I wanted was a hug and someone to sit with but he was busy playing LoL, so I went to bed before he 1) left the laptop and 2) took care of the food he cooked for me by putting it in the fridge or freezer. <br><br>In the morning I told him how much I wished he could realise what I wanted and needed in the moment. You can 1) leave the laptop alone and just sit in silence with me for 10 minutes 2) immediately deal with the food you left out after I fell asleep. He said he just doesn't know how to be comforting and wishes he could be that partner who could sense what I need.<br><br>He knows he has ADHD: for me sensing how to be comforting comes naturally, for him not so much. I realise he needs to be more independent and intuitive when it comes to these things, but I'm curious if anyone has any tips in general. You partner will most likely have to deal with you going through a bad time at some point in the relationship so what are some good comfort methods you've come across? What do you wish your partner said, did or didn't do in the moment?
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