what do you keep doing for people who wouldn’t do it back?
there's a pattern here and you already know it. you give in a way that isn't being returned. the question isn't whether you've noticed. it's why you keep going.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →write down the name of one person, or more than one. next to each name, write what you do for them. the texts you send, the effort you make, the space you hold. then write what comes back. be specific, not bitter, just honest. now write about why you keep doing it. is it love, is it loyalty, is it the hope that one day it will be different. write about what it would mean to stop. not to punish them, but to protect yourself. sometimes seeing the imbalance on paper is the first time it becomes fully real.
- write about a recent moment where the imbalance was obvious but you carried on anyway.
- describe what you're afraid would happen if you stopped giving.
- write about who in your life does return what you give, and how that feels different.
this is for the person who is always the one reaching out. for anyone who has started to feel tired in a way that rest doesn't fix.