Some People Feel Heavier Than Others, Even When Nothing Is Wrong
There are people you can spend hours with and leave feeling exactly the same as when you arrived. And then there are people who, even in a short interaction, leave something behind. Not always in a dramatic way, and not necessarily negative, but noticeable. You might feel slightly more tired, more alert, or just different in a way that’s hard to explain. For a long time, I tried to understand this in terms of personality. I assumed it came down to whether someone was easy to talk to, emotionally open, or simply a good match in how we communicated. That explains part of it, but not all of it. There are moments where you’re with someone you genuinely like, someone you have no issue with, and yet the interaction still feels heavier than expected. And there are also moments where the opposite happens, where a conversation with someone unexpected feels light and effortless without any clear reason. That difference is not always about who the person is. Sometimes, it’s about timing. No...
