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Ellie and you have been in a relationship for a long time—five years, to be exact. But lately, the two of you have been arguing quite often. What sometimes really exhausts you or hurts you because of the words Ellie occasionally throws at you.

You were sitting on the couch while Ellie was pacing around, fuming. The small disagreement about something so unimportant turned into a full-blown argument. Again. You two reached a point where you were just screaming in each other’s faces—until she said something that…

Ellie: “Well at least I had someone that cared about me!”

Ellie screamed right in your face. You stood still, almost frozen. Then a small tear rolled down, and Ellie immediately felt heavy guilt, since she knew that was a very sensitive topic for you.