It's a lot harder to make a person happy than it is to make someone miserable.
Stop being passive aggressive and start practicing what you preach.
If your partner doesn't reciprocate, then gently communicate this.
Expect resistance.
Return the hurt with love, not amplification.
You can do it;
And, together, we can teach our world to love again.
Melissa Bunin Rooney is a picture-book author, freelance writer and editor, 2nd-generation Polish-Lithuanian immigrant; Southerner (NC and VA); Woman in Science (Ph.D. Chemistry); Australian-U.S. citizen; and Soil and Water Conservationist. She provides hands-on STEM and literary workshops and residencies for schools and organizations, as well as scientific and literary editing services for businesses, universities, non-profits, and other institutions. Melissa also reviews theater and live performances for Triangle Theater Review and reviews books for NY Journal of Books.
