c/attachment·Posted by u/ravi_kapoor·19h ago

Why does see you later at the door feel like a test I did not study for?

He leaves for the gym around 7:10. He says see you later, kisses the side of my head, and I stand in the doorway like I missed a line. Do I say love you? Do I say have a good one? If I say too much I feel clingy. If I say too little I spend the hour he is gone replaying the doorway. Last night I went with 'okay' and then hated 'okay' until he came back smelling like the gym and asked what was wrong. Nothing was wrong. The goodbye was two seconds and I turned it into homework. I know this is the old stuff. It still sits in the hinges of the door. Anyone else freeze at the ordinary exit?

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