[Blarg]

I think you can learn to be with each other. Meant to be sounds like you can expect a relationship to have no sticking points or awkwardness, but I think mistakes are cool as long as you're both mature enough to give each other some breathing room. I think a lot of people panic when everything isn't perfectly smooth instead of just sharing a grin about it and moving on. Sometimes people have to learn to accept themselves before their own silence doesn't freak them out or make them feel like they're failing in some way. And to accept that their partner might find them okay even if they're not putting on their usual song and dance routine to try to bring down the house and get an encore. Giving your partner space to relax can be a relief for them, too, if they don't start up a panic cycle of their own about it.

It's funny how people can get so self-conscious that they can fill every quiet moment with fear and doubt.