eventually he became troubled by my flaws. i could not be perfect for him, though i wanted to be.
our personal lives, our relationship being broadcasted, on this social media platform amongst, internet friends, lets call it that. he lived in a duality between, his addiction and, my relationship with me. and, the differing opinions of his friends- and, his own personal opinions of me. he often had to defend me in public settings or protect me, on social media.
our relationship as it went through rockyness, it was all broadcasted for everyone to see, and to form their own opinions about. though, it wasn't the entire relationship you were viewing but, just the conversations we had publicly from time to time.
everything was so public, it was extremely stressful for us both, and so we agreed to keep things more private. the more you gave people to see, the more criticism that was received.
there were times where our relationship would sort of be under attack, people would try to confuse me into thinking he was doing something he wasn't, etc. or, trying to drive us apart in some way. working from both angles i assure you- on me, and on him.
but he was never, conflicted, about the fact he had feelings for me, and didn't seek to please others, or appease them,... he knew how he felt about me and that wasn't wavering.
he was more facing, his own struggles still with sobriety, and i suppose sort of torn about that and our relationship.
i guess it was naive to think that he would recover so quickly, and maintain sobriety so well.
i watched someone so lively and with so many wonderful gifts, turn into someone i hardly recognized at times due to addiction.
i grew distant, as he went further into his own self destruction. though i watched, i knew this was his own battle he had to fight and i could not win it for him.