Dear Person A

Dear Person A,

I know you love me, and you know I love you. But there’s something I need to address from my point of view.

You say seeing me unhappy is one of your biggest fears. And yet you still don’t seem to notice the way some of your words leave me in tears.

Your comments on my body and food choices, in your mind, do me good. But in mine, they just make me hate myself more than I should.

They’ve taught me to obsess over things I was once blissfully unaware of. And have convinced me I’m more lovable with less of me to love.

I remind myself they’re personal projections and don’t need to cause me so much dismay. But I can’t not care what you think about me since you are my Person A.

I’m not asking for all of your beliefs on this subject matter to be shed. All I ask is that you respect my conviction that some things are better left unsaid.

This relationship is filled with so much love, that we can both agree. So I really hope you’re willing to reconsider this one habit for me,

Your Person B.

-E.J.