yeahhhh, I think you are in a unique position to understand -- even though we're affected by different things, the effect is the same. There is just so MUCH that most people just can't relate to.
*hugs* Though, interestingly, feeling that same effect definitely draws me closer to you, and the things that you and I do share, we share in an extremely strong way, I think.
I do kind of know what you mean... I've had friends literally shudder when I tried to explain to them that my boyfriend and I are not monogamous.
And then one friend propositioned me for sex, and I turned him down, saying that for the time being I really only want to sleep with Dustin. My friend goes, "Ha! See, I knew once you found the right guy you would be monogamous."
I guess it makes others uncomfortable when people don't fit nicely into society's little compartments.
I haven't been religious in ages, but the gender binary is something I've only recently started to notice, and the more I notice the more it bugs the everliving shit out of me.
It takes a very secure person to admit that while they may not agree with something, they value another person's right to embrace it for themselves. It also takes a strong person to admit that while they know their own stance may not agree with someone else's, they won't compromise it to fit into someone else's box.
This is what makes you so unique. Your strength of character and individuality. Perhaps part of your path on this planet is to help others become as secure in their individuality as you are and embrace the things they believe in, without apology, as well?
I admire you for your adherence to your beliefs. It is all too easy to compromise in order to fit in with society. It is tempting to become comfortable in one's cocoon, wrapped in the false notion that one has learned all there is to learn and there is nothing further to question.
It is tempting to become comfortable in one's cocoon, wrapped in the false notion that one has learned all there is to learn and there is nothing further to question.
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*hugs* Though, interestingly, feeling that same effect definitely draws me closer to you, and the things that you and I do share, we share in an extremely strong way, I think.
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And then one friend propositioned me for sex, and I turned him down, saying that for the time being I really only want to sleep with Dustin. My friend goes, "Ha! See, I knew once you found the right guy you would be monogamous."
I guess it makes others uncomfortable when people don't fit nicely into society's little compartments.
I haven't been religious in ages, but the gender binary is something I've only recently started to notice, and the more I notice the more it bugs the everliving shit out of me.
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omfg, the arrogance/ignorance of that one friend! because poly means 'sleeps with EVERYBODY'? pah!
the more I notice the more it bugs the everliving shit out of me
EX. ACT. LY. it's just EVERYWHERE, ugh. :-/
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This is what makes you so unique. Your strength of character and individuality. Perhaps part of your path on this planet is to help others become as secure in their individuality as you are and embrace the things they believe in, without apology, as well?
Just a thought, my lovely spirit.
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*nods enthusiastically* thank you ♥
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I have always believed that people with unique world views change the world, bit by bit, for the absolute better. *love*
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