Dear Butterfly:

You are welcome. It is good that the two of you are talking.

You alone experienced the physical pain that Friday night, but remember that he experiences pain too, at times that you don’t. As you proceed in life with him, sometimes you will experience pain while he doesn’t, and at other times he will experience pain while you don’t.

He is a man but a human nonetheless, that means that he feels pain just like you do. He feels fear just like you do. This is why it is important that the two of you operate like a team, helping each other.

Better not expect him to fix everything, as some  women expect a man to do. He is only human, maybe taller, maybe he has more muscles, but outside these insignificant advantages in modern life, he is not stronger or wiser or superior for having been born a male.

I hope to read from you again, anytime you’d like.

anita