“I’d never been valued as highly as Alex valued me. Never been treated so softly. Never had someone pay attention to me the way he did. Never had someone to protect me, or coddle me when I needed it, or allow me to coddle back. He let me need him and he didn’t get angry.” AttentionRelationshipNeedBond Book:Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions Source: Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions
“It ached so badly to ask for what I needed. Because I hadn’t before. And I was realizing…the more time I spent with Alex, how often I’d ignored my own needs to please everyone else. He paid such close attention it was impossible to be dismissive of myself when he was by my side. As though he wouldn’t allow it.” AttentionRelationshipNeed Book:Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions Source: Cloudy With a Chance of Bad Decisions