The need for a felt sense that things are being handled justly — that contributions are recognised, burdens shared, and no one is quietly carrying more than their share. Not rigid scorekeeping, but an organic awareness that the terms of an arrangement honour everyone involved. Distinct from [[Need - Reciprocity]], which is about the balance of give-and-receive between specific people over time. Fairness widens the lens to whether the *terms* themselves are just — the rules, the distribution, the unseen labour that holds things together. ## Feelings that signal this need is unmet [[Knowledge/Angry]] | [[Resentful]] | [[Withdrawn]] [[Disconnected]] | [[Invisible]] ## How it commonly manifests Most clearly when someone's contribution goes unacknowledged while others receive credit, or when the practical weight of an arrangement lands disproportionately on one person without their consent. The deficit often accumulates silently before surfacing as irritation, withdrawal, or a pointed remark about "always being the one who…" ## Values filter question *Am I accepting unequal terms out of genuine generosity, or am I quietly resenting them?* ## Related needs [[Need - Reciprocity]] | [[Need - To Be Seen]] [[Need - Integrity]] | [[Need - Contribution]]