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[velocityraptor]

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Subject: General advice
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Have you ever had to reinvent yourself?

I mean, have to might be a bit much, but let's say you get a chance to, and maybe there's some things you want to leave behind, and anything that could've been stopping you before, isn't.

How would you do it?

It just seems like an awkward conversation to have.

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[velocityraptor]

I consider myself courageous in a lot of ways, but I'm not sure what's so different this time.

There's only one person who's truly seen me, I think, and I'm glad for it. What if people prefer the illusion?

[withermarked]

I know it can feel harder, when it's for yourself.

Well, you said you're glad that one person has. I can't promise some people won't prefer the illusion, but... how would you feel if people prefer the real you?

I bet there's people who will, even if maybe they're not all the same ones.

[velocityraptor]

That would be nice, but I'm also not sure why they would. I'm very flawed and the illusion isn't.

Even now, just thinking about this, and talking to people in the vaguest terms this feels so impossible to do.

[withermarked]

Everyone else has flaws, too. Every single one of us. But maybe it's easier to get to know someone genuine.

[ This might be what you get for having a boyfriend who loves to internalise the things you say to him. ]

What feels so impossible about it, can you put a name to that?