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Davingson

@davingson

sport lover and fashion

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Davingson
@davingson Aug 20, 2026, 3:34 PM UTC

Most Arguments Are Not About What They Are Supposed to Be About

My partner and i had an argument once about dishes. It went on far too long for something that was, on the surface, about dishes. It was not about dishes. It was about feeling unseen. About a pattern…

79 upvotes 2 replies $0.17
Davingson
@davingson Aug 19, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC

I Used to Be Afraid of Silence, Now I Protect It

There was a time i could not sit in silence for more than a few minutes without reaching for something to fill it. Phone, music, television, any background noise that meant i was not alone with just…

149 upvotes 2 replies $0.18
Davingson
@davingson Aug 18, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC

You Cannot Pour From Empty and I Learned That the Hard Way

I have a natural tendency to show up for people. It is something i actually like about myself, the willingness to be there, to give time and energy to the people i care about without keeping close sc…

75 upvotes 2 replies $0.04
Davingson
@davingson Aug 17, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC

The Older I Get the Smaller My Circle Gets and the Better I Feel About It

At some point in my twenties i had a lot of people around. Big group chats, regular gatherings, the kind of social life that looked full from every angle. I measured friendship partly by quantity bac…

131 upvotes 3 replies $0.18
Davingson
@davingson Aug 16, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC

I Stopped Chasing Happiness and Started Noticing It Was Already There

For a long time happiness was somewhere slightly ahead of me. After the next thing. After the situation resolved or the goal landed or the relationship arrived or the number in the account reached a…

173 upvotes 3 replies $0.37
Davingson
@davingson Aug 14, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC

What You Tolerate Is What You Are Teaching People to Do to You

There was a situation at work years back where someone consistently took credit for contributions i made. Not dramatically. Subtly enough that calling it out felt disproportionate in the moment. So i…

69 upvotes 1 replies $0.15
Davingson
@davingson Aug 12, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC

I Grew Up Thinking Vulnerability Was Weakness, It Cost Me More Than I Realised

The message where i grew up was not subtle about this. Men did not cry in public. Problems got handled quietly. Needing help was something you kept private if you could not avoid it entirely. Strengt…

334 upvotes 4 replies $0.96
Davingson
@davingson Aug 11, 2026, 1:05 PM UTC

The Advice You Give Others Is Usually the Advice You Need Most

I have a habit i only noticed a few years ago. When a close friend comes to me with a problem, i often have clear thoughts. Patient perspective. The ability to see what they might be missing and say…

105 upvotes 3 replies $0.20
Davingson
@davingson Aug 10, 2026, 1:29 PM UTC

I Finally Admitted I Was Unhappy and Everything Started to Change

For a long time i told myself i was fine. Not thriving exactly but fine. Functional. Getting through. I had things others did not have and i knew that, so complaining felt ungrateful. Feeling unhappy…

130 upvotes 2 replies $0.10
Davingson
@davingson Aug 9, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC

The Most Generous Thing You Can Give Someone Is Your Full Attention

My phone was face down on the table. That was my compromise. Not away, not silent, just face down. And i still found myself aware of it the whole time. Still half somewhere else even while sitting di…

174 upvotes 3 replies $0.32