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It May Take Time To Be Your Partner’s Safe Space!
It took me years to be my partner’s safe space- a result of mutual trust, respect, and unconditional support!
This blog is the ninth in the series of 15 Blogs, on How My Love Story Unfolded Over The Years?
I remember a conversation with a friend who’d been married for over a decade. She said, “The first few years of our marriage were like walking on eggshells. We loved each other deeply but hadn’t yet learned how to be each other’s safe sanctuary. It took years of small but intentional actions to build the kind of connection where we felt completely safe with each other.”
I forgot this, as it was a talk we had somewhere in 2012. Fast forward to the present-
My partner and I entered the relationship thinking love (alone) would make everything perfect. But as we started living together, we realised that our relationship was delicate- it needed more care than we thought, understanding and everyday efforts. It demanded us to be each other’s safe space emotionally and physically. And let me tell you, creating that safe space doesn’t happen overnight.
I recalled the words of my friend as they resonated with my journey and probably with many of us. Our experience in relationships is limited to being each other’s provider. However, it is much more than this.
