YOUNG ADULT
[blue] Patriarchal gender norms convinced me feelings are for the weak, so I won't tell you the positive things I have to say about you
[green] Same
EARLY 20s
[blue, repairing stuff with green] I'm going through bad times, depression and emotional issues prevent me from telling you I appreciate you as a person
EARLY 30s
[blue, playing cards with green] We've had this distant relationship for so long that it feels natural, why disrupt our statu quo by saying nice things
LATE 30s
[blue, next to green's grave] Well you're gone now. Gone forever. I never told you a single positive personal thing throughout our interactions. And it feels bad
NOW
[blue, in a clown costume] I learned literally nothing from this (smug?)
![YOUNG ADULT
[blue] Patriarchal gender norms convinced me feelings are for the weak, so I won't tell you the positive things I have to say about you
[green] Same
EARLY 20s
[blue, repairing stuff with green] I'm going through bad times, depression and emotional issues prevent me from telling you I appreciate you as a person
EARLY 30s
[blue, playing cards with green] We've had this distant relationship for so long that it feels natural, why disrupt our statu quo by saying nice things
LATE 30s
[blue, next to green's grave] Well you're gone now. Gone forever. I never told you a single positive personal thing throughout our interactions. And it feels bad
NOW
[blue, in a clown costume] I learned literally nothing from this (smug?)](./../img/comics/talk_to_your_loved_ones_en.png "Comic image - transcription in alt text")