[GS8]

5 weeks ago, my girlfriend was being annoying all day (random emotions). Testing my patience bigger than normal.

I went to get groceries in the early evening. After getting what I needed (carrying about 10lbs in each hand), I slipped on some black ice and landed hard on my shoulder. Like REALLY hard.

The pain was unbearable as I stumbled back to the car,, while still holding the groceries with my now injured shoulder.

When I got home, wincing, my girlfriend totally changed and went into 'first responder' mode and took care of me, not just that evening but for the entire 1st week I could not use my left arm at all.

Took a full 3 weeks to recover. No broken bones, just muscle bruising.

But the whole scenario reminded me that in order to see the selflessness in your partner, you'll have to deal with the selfishness too. We're just all human. Just observe which side of the scale is tipping more.