
I would investigate the source of that sadness. I was anxious when my boyfriend and I opened up and he dated someone else. But I found that my real anxiety came from a place of insecurity and possessiveness; I didn’t like that others had access to him or that I wasn’t literally everything that he could ever want. The more I sat on it, the more I realized that I was projecting my insecurities and upholding somewhat rigid, conservative, and unrealistic relationship ideals.