A.N. | I wanna do something that impresses you
Today I had a fight with my partner. We don't fight constantly, but when we do, it's always about the same things. Today we had one of these never-ending disagreements we always get into and... he said something that I'm not sure how I should respond to.
I don't wanna air his business to the internet, so I'll just say that he has had a very, very bad deal in life ever since he was born. Living is pretty rough for him, and therefore he feels he's "behind" in life. I guess most of us millennials do feel similarly, but to him this is so much more intense and bigger.
And today, in the middle of our arguing, he said: "I wanna do something that impresses you."
I'm not sure what that means exactly. I don't think he even knows, and despite it sounding sweet (maybe? Man, I don't even know @_@), I'm not sure it's the best frame of mind... or if I care for "impressive feats" from him? I don't know, guys. What's impressive for him might not be for me and vice-versa.
What am I supposed to do with this? We've been together for an entire decade now and he's never said anything like that to me before. I'm not sure how to take it.
Kicking off 2026 with a bang, I guess.