• Zachariah@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Yeah, “softie” sounds like an insult. I’d rather have emotional intelligence than to be (or act) calloused to the world. Feelings are part of the human experience.

    • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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      2 months ago

      time and time again those who ignore their feelings just end up having worse and worse problems later. So many marriages end because one person refuses to open up. Repression leads to substance abuse. It’s better all around to acknowledge emotions