I told a guy I’m seeing that some of the things he does make me feel unappreciated, and he replied with, “I’m sorry I’m a dick sometimes”.

I hit him with, “the only apology I’m accepting is changed behaviour.”

He later texted me to say he wished we were quarantined together because it would be so much better than how we were now and I was like, “I’m actually having the best time with my flatmate. It would be fun to hang out with you if you treated me better, but you don’t.”

And he’s not replied. I’m pretty sure that’s the end of that, which I’m a bit sad about, but I feel so empowered. You have to be willing to suffer losses if you want to get what you deserve.