Why does she cry when I set a boundary?
Every time I say I need space or can’t do something—like last night when I said I didn’t want to go to her sister’s again on Sunday because I had plans with my brother—she starts crying, says I don’t care, that I’m pulling away, and then I end up apologizing even though I didn’t do anything wrong, it’s like I’m being punished for having a thought of my own, and after a while it just feels easier to give in than to explain myself over and over, but then I’m resentful and she still doesn’t trust me, and I don’t know how we fix this if every small thing turns into a crisis, especially since my parents always said marriage means standing strong together but this feels more like walking on eggshells and I’m tired of apologizing for existing 😭