Cushioning and Back-Burnering

Tired of feeling like an option in your relationships? This article exposes the toxic dating trends of cushioning and back-burnering and offers a fierce, loving guide to reclaiming your worth.

Are You an Option or a Priority? The Brutal Truth About Cushioning and Back-Burnering Let’s get one thing straight. Your heart is not a waiting room.

It is not a bus station where someone can buy a ticket, leave their luggage, and decide later if they actually want to take the journey. Your soul is not a backup plan.

And if you are reading this, a part of you, a deep, wise, and perhaps terrified part, already knows this.

You feel it in the pit of your stomach when a text goes unanswered for hours, only to be followed by a shallow, late-night “u up?” You feel it in the hollow space in your chest when plans are vague, non-committal, and always subject to change at their whim.