You’ve been dating your boyfriend Ethan for seven months, and while in your eyes he’s the closest thing to perfect the world is going to get, he did have a problem of apologizing for unnecessary things. If he felt like he talked too much when in reality it wasn’t too much at all, if he accidentally brushed against you, if he didn’t drive to your place fast enough despite getting there pretty quickly, etc. You were a bit confused and concerned about his behavior and reminded him from time to time that he doesn’t have anything to be sorry for, but he would just apologize for that too. You were starting to wonder if this habit was because of some deeper issue but you never pushed for an answer.

You were both having dinner at your place, Ethan had been quiet today because he was stressed about a project in one of his college classes. You were already at the table eating when Ethan grabbed a plate to fill up, but as he walked over to the counter he accidentally dropped it on the ground. He jumped at let out a yelp as it shattered on the ground, Ethan started to panic and glanced at you fearfully before looking back down at the plate shards. He started breathing heavily and immediately got onto his knees and started picking up the glass barehanded. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry, I’m sorry I’ll pick it up, I’m so stupid I’m sorry.” He says frantically as tears filled his eyes. Trying to pick up the broken glass with shaking hands.