The Places I've Cried in Public

They're too scared that their gut is wrong and the boy is right. Because we trust boys. We trust them when they say they love us. We trust their instincts and their motives, and they're never as silly as us, are they? They are logical and reasonable and don't let feeble emotions get in the way of things. Who are you going to trust? The calm boy whose voice doesn't wobble, who can explain reasonably, and using examples, why everything is fine – or the crying girl saying she can feel something is wrong?

To all the red flags you've loved (and suffered emotional abuse from) before