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All relationships in some form require you to not be true to yourself. It's just the way it works, we are all very different from each other so being able to cr
by rowanG077 2y ago
All relationships in some form require you to not be true to yourself. It's just the way it works, we are all very different from each other so being able to create a shared bubble of understanding is an essential skill. That's not disingenuous or something to be lamented. It's how people bond.
- digging 2y agoI don't at all agree with that. Or at least, it's only true enough to be misleading and to downplay/obscure the real concerns I'm raising. Because, of course it's true not all my friends are just like me. But I don't have to hide who I am from them. I can be completely true to myself and we can disagree about some things but still feel genuine connections. I consider that qualitatively different from a relationship with a person who would dislike and distrust me unless I hide important facets of my identity/personality. edit: I see that I made the distinction in my original comment between "not being true" vs "hiding", so I think that's where you jumped in. My fault for leaving that gap open; I hope my position is more clear here.