just want to be able to count on him the way he can count on me.
couldn’t even pick up a prescription for me…
Summary
The context expresses a desire for reciprocal reliability in a relationship, with a specific example of disappointment when a prescription was not picked up.
Abstract
The sentiment conveyed in the text reflects a yearning for mutual trust and dependability within a relationship. The author appears to feel let down by the inability of someone they trust to perform a seemingly simple task—picking up a prescription. This incident underscores a larger issue of imbalance in the relationship, where the author feels they are consistently reliable, yet this reliability is not reciprocated. The expressed frustration suggests that the author values the ability to depend on others just as they themselves are dependable, and the failure to do so has led to feelings of disappointment or even resentment.
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couldn’t even pick up a prescription for me…
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No, for real, this is terrifying.
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