Remind her that being difficult to understand was never the problem. She was never too complicated. She was just not made for people who only have patience for what is simple, convenient, and easy to touch. Some people looked at her depth and called it drama because they did not know what to do with a woman who feels things properly. They wanted the pretty parts. The soft voice. The warmth. The way she can make someone feel chosen without even trying.
But they did not want the layers.
They did not want the quiet moods they had to read carefully. They did not want the questions behind her eyes. They did not want the silence that meant, “I am trying not to ask for too much.” They did not want to slow down long enough to learn the language of a woman who has spent too much of her life translating herself for people who were never really listening.
He would not treat that as a burden. He would notice it. Calmly. He would not rush her into being easier. He would not shame her for needing time. He would not call her difficult just because she has depth he cannot control in five minutes.
He would take her as she is. Soft where she is soft. Guarded where she learned to be guarded. Intense where life taught her not to feel halfway. Quiet when she is overwhelmed. Sharp when she is protecting something tender. And he would not flinch. Because he understands that some women do not need to be fixed. They need someone steady enough to stay while they unfold. That is the difference. Some people wanted her easy. He wants her real.
