[Fortunately for him, she doesn't look up as she answers, though a smile tugs at one corner of her mouth, and her hold on his hand remains firm.]
Or at least being kinder to yourself. Sometimes I think you don't even notice it— the things you say about yourself, or how you sell yourself short. You're a pretty exceptional person, but you don't seem to see that.
[Most people seem to have trouble seeing their own good points, but it honestly breaks her heart a little more every time he mentions how stupid he is, or how he ruins things.]
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[Fortunately for him, she doesn't look up as she answers, though a smile tugs at one corner of her mouth, and her hold on his hand remains firm.]
Or at least being kinder to yourself. Sometimes I think you don't even notice it— the things you say about yourself, or how you sell yourself short. You're a pretty exceptional person, but you don't seem to see that.
[Most people seem to have trouble seeing their own good points, but it honestly breaks her heart a little more every time he mentions how stupid he is, or how he ruins things.]