{"id":13096,"date":"2024-11-06T10:04:21","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T10:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=13096"},"modified":"2024-11-06T10:04:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T10:04:21","slug":"seeking-validation-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/?p=13096","title":{"rendered":"Seeking Validation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13097\" src=\"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/464780506_1861116580963791_5203086105382931048_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/464780506_1861116580963791_5203086105382931048_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/464780506_1861116580963791_5203086105382931048_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/464780506_1861116580963791_5203086105382931048_n-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/464780506_1861116580963791_5203086105382931048_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/findpath.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/464780506_1861116580963791_5203086105382931048_n-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p><div class=\"311fe198f191a864c1efcdfa9efedfdf\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1782571\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Lately, things in my marriage have been a little off, and it\u2019s hard to ignore. For months, I\u2019ve been trying to figure out what changed\u2014why the connection that once seemed so effortless now feels distant, like we\u2019re two strangers passing in the hallway rather than partners in life. We\u2019ve been through so much together, but lately, I can\u2019t shake the feeling that something is missing, something intangible but important. It\u2019s like I\u2019m not being seen or appreciated in the way I once was.<\/p>\n<p>The small gestures that used to be so natural\u2014those sweet words, the touches that let me know I was loved, the glances that said everything without speaking\u2014have started to fade. I don\u2019t want to complain, but I can\u2019t help but notice the silence where there was once laughter, the routine where there was once excitement. It\u2019s almost as though the little things that made me feel beautiful, cherished, and cared for have been replaced by a quiet indifference.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not just the relationship that feels off. I find myself questioning who I am, too. Without the compliments, the attention, the reassurance that once came so naturally, I wonder if I\u2019m still the same woman I was when we first met. Am I still attractive? Does he see me as the woman he once fell for? I can\u2019t help but search for that spark, the one that made me feel alive, the one that lit up not just our relationship but my own confidence.<\/p>\n<p>I miss the feeling of being wanted, of being noticed\u2014not just for my looks, but for who I am. I miss the way he used to look at me with that spark in his eyes, as if I was the only one in the room. I wonder, as time has passed, if I\u2019ve lost that or if it&#8217;s simply been buried under the weight of everyday life, work, and responsibilities. I try to remind myself that I don\u2019t need validation from anyone but myself, but it\u2019s hard when the person I thought I could rely on to see me, truly see me, is now distant.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about what I need, what I want\u2014whether it\u2019s reassurance, a reminder of my worth, or just someone to make me feel like I\u2019m not fading into the background. Maybe I\u2019m not asking for much. Maybe it\u2019s just that the simple act of feeling seen, of knowing I still matter, would make all the difference. So, I\u2019ve started focusing on finding that spark again\u2014not just in my marriage, but in myself. 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