I need to realize that sometimes, silence is good. Sometimes, we can’t find the right words. This silence make it awkward and hard for our partners, but as partners, we have to resist the urge to jump in and rush things. We need to learn to give space to think. Sometimes, silence feels awkward, but it’s actually where clarity happens…

Sometimes, silence could feel like the other person is mad and don’t want to talk to you. But most of the times, I don’t think that’s the case. I think the partner is thinking hard on what to say… and how to say it… Because it’s hard to start the conversation when things go wrong….

I’m someone who gets anxious when someone is quiet, because I don’t know what they are thinking. Maybe my partner can say something like, hey, give me some time to think about this. This is important and I think I’d like to think more about it…. I should do that to my partner as well and do it better….