For everything about him fitting her fantasy image of what she wanted, she still didn’t feel seen by him…and that made her all the more aware that maybe her fantasy wasn’t what she wanted at all.

Colleen Chen
About This Quote

When people are in a relationship, they have the tendency to agree with everything their partner says. However, when it comes to finding love, not everything is what it may seem. We all have our own image of what we want in a person, but when this image does not match up with reality, it can lead to issues. One may feel unseen or unappreciated because their partner has different expectations than they do.

For example, if someone is promised love but feels nothing but emptiness, they might feel as though their partner doesn’t see them at all. This can be very frustrating and make a person wonder if they were wrong about what they wanted all along.

Source: Dysmorphic Kingdom

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