Too much pride can damage a relationship. The word itself entails a mutual agreement to trust each other and a certain "certainty" exists between the parties involved of the interest of the other. It is obvious that if two people have agreed to solely be with one another any sense of pride starts to lack sense. The games have already been played, the cards laid out. Yes ok we're in love or whatever. Who texted first? Who called? Who said what? None of that matters. It's about feeling and doing what is being felt. Constant reassurance isn't needed. It is of no consequence how many times you say the words or who says them more, because no one should be keeping score. This, in my humble opinion, is no easy feat. It is hard to let go of old habits, in spite of how sure you are. I think fear plays a big role during this time. and it shouldn't. If it is true, if there is "certainty" as I mentioned before, fear shouldn't be a problem. It shouldn't exist. But yet it does. That's what it's all about, isn't it? Acting against your most prideful instincts, taking the risk...
