Some burdens aren’t heavy because of what they are—but because you carry them alone.

Misalignment doesn’t always show up as a big fight. Sometimes it’s the hundred tiny adjustments you make to prevent one.

It’s the internal spreadsheet you’re running. The scripts. The mental vigilance. The translation work.

This section names that load—and calls for balance.

Because partnership isn’t one person becoming fluent in both languages. It’s both people meeting halfway.

Reflection prompt:

• What adjustments am I constantly making that go unseen?