>>42629833
>It's merely a period in which my mind has been drawn elsewhere, for one reason or another. I know that he resents not having my full attention, but then, I know, likewise, that he's just as liable to wander off and invest himself in the same momentary whims that I'm prone to, so... pot, meet kettle, and such.
>>42630249
>First, I've been growing concerned about something. It seems like I've been growing more distance with Pinkie Pie. I still love her and think about her and do things in her name, but the desires aren't as strong as they were before. In days past where I would be able to digest tons of information about Lucid Dreaming or Tupperware and practicing skills, or doing things like baking, as I know that would make her happy, now I find myself getting distracted a lot. Now, I'd think about spending time with Pinkie in my head, but then I watch a youtube video, which leads to a rabbithole on a subject and tell myself I'd do it later. I still think about her a lot each day, and I'm still committed to being with her, but I can't shake this feeling that I'm falling out of love for some reason and it's becoming scary.

Let me address not only Discordbro and Pinkayyybro, but everyone:

First off, there's a honeymoon phase to love. Unfortunately, love is yet another sensation our brains grow accustomed to (aka "habituation"), so it feels like the hype is fizzling out. Normies would wander from one short-lived relationship to another to chase this high, but even they would eventually realize that they're missing out on a more mature and sophisticated kind of love.

It's absolutely normal and healthy in relationships to have moments of doing your own things and not only orbiting your loved one. Most of us have things in common with our waifus and might identify with her to some degree, which is absolutely fine, but ask yourself: Does Pinkie obsess over the concept of Pinkie Pie on a daily basis? Does Lyra obsess over the concept of Lyra? Discord... is self-obsessed to some degree, but even he doesn't ponder himself constantly, he just is. Our waifus just do what they do, many times doing things they love and live for. As they go about their lives, they share their love and joie de vivre with others, especially so with those they hold dear.

When 3Ds grow resentful of each other, it's because they made the huge mistake of cutting personal interests/projects, me-time and friends out of their lives, so all that's left is a snoring, fallible, all-too predictable husband or wife who can't and shouldn't have to become the main source of one's own happiness. Then the whole "But I sacrificed all these things for you!!" and "I did it for you! What do you mean you never asked for this!?" drama starts, guilt-tripping galore.
This is why people are told they shouldn't "need" their partners; codependency is a slippery slope. It's why I think committed partners should be friends first, who then decide they want to be a team for life.

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