Something amazing happened last night. This is going to sound crazy but it is small moments like this that make me appreciate this /r/ more and more.

Last night my SO broke my He-Man cup. He was doing dishes after having made dinner and as he put a plate on the drying rack, he knocked over my He-Man cup. It shattered into hundreds of tiny little shards of glass. Poor He-Man won't be fighting my Skeletor cup anymore. :(

He instinctively said "I'm so sorry!!!!!!!!!"

The guy looked like a deer in the headlights. Now I could have freaked out. That was my favorite cup after all. But it was just a cup. I told him it was ok but he said something really weird to me.

"Aren't you going to yell at me?"

Wuuuuut? It is just a cup. Why would I yell? I asked him if I ever gave him the impression that I would yell about something as stupid as a cup. He said no but that until that moment, he hadn't realized how poorly he was actually being treated in the past.

It was my turn to have the deer in headlights look. I'm having a hard time trying to articulate exactly what went through my head but it was something along the lines of "holy shit I didn't freak out over something stupid reflexively". I was able to appreciate the situation for what it was. A good man spoiling the crap outta me and me remaining positive and patient about a tiny situation. I am more committed to being those things now more than ever. I felt like I won last night. I don't know why but it was such a great feeling. All thank to you ladies. So from the bottom of my heart.

THANK YOU

edit: OMG I love you guys. All these little mini stories about overcoming that little bit of eeeeek that sneaks up on us cause.... life. Keep em comin!!