Goodbye For Now
If anyone still reads my journal, you probably noticed that all of my entires have mysteriously disappeared. They're actually all still there; they've just been marked private, so that only I can see them. I will make them friends-only after writing this entry so that my friends on here can read them again and remember what I've written.
I've regretfully chosen to take this precaution because I'm worried about my girlfriend's reaction if she ever stumbles upon this journal. I don't believe that anything I've said in here should be construed as hurtful--my more cynical statements are, after all, simply an attempt to get past the sadness I'm feeling at the time. That being said, my tendency to reminisce about the past in here, especially about people in whom I once had a romantic interest, has the potential to hurt her feelings. Moreover, my general inability to write about happy feelings might make her believe that I don't love or appreciate her, which is totally untrue.
So I've decided to prevent this from ever happening, by disabling my journal for now. Those of you who I was friends with on Facebook, I've unfriended you for the same reason. Please don't take it personally--this is strictly a security measure.
I do believe that all relationship partners, even those in extremely close relationships, deserve some degree of privacy. I have never revealed this journal to anyone I know in real life, and I never felt bad about that. But because of what my girlfriend has been through, she is naturally mistrustful, and were I to continue to post in here, there is the chance that she could discover it. Again, while I don't think I've written, or will ever write, anything bad in here, I don't want her feelings to be hurt through a misinterpretation of the contents of this journal.
So, for now, I need to say goodbye. I will miss writing in here, and I hope someday my situation changes and I'm able to revive this journal. If that day comes, I'll restore all of my entries and write in here just like I used to.
Until then... goodbye, take care, and thank you. This journal, and the people who read and commented on its contents, have been one of the pillars that have gotten me through the past nine years of my life. Thank you for everything, and whether or not I'm able to come back here some day, your support is something that will always be important to me, and that I will never forget.
I've regretfully chosen to take this precaution because I'm worried about my girlfriend's reaction if she ever stumbles upon this journal. I don't believe that anything I've said in here should be construed as hurtful--my more cynical statements are, after all, simply an attempt to get past the sadness I'm feeling at the time. That being said, my tendency to reminisce about the past in here, especially about people in whom I once had a romantic interest, has the potential to hurt her feelings. Moreover, my general inability to write about happy feelings might make her believe that I don't love or appreciate her, which is totally untrue.
So I've decided to prevent this from ever happening, by disabling my journal for now. Those of you who I was friends with on Facebook, I've unfriended you for the same reason. Please don't take it personally--this is strictly a security measure.
I do believe that all relationship partners, even those in extremely close relationships, deserve some degree of privacy. I have never revealed this journal to anyone I know in real life, and I never felt bad about that. But because of what my girlfriend has been through, she is naturally mistrustful, and were I to continue to post in here, there is the chance that she could discover it. Again, while I don't think I've written, or will ever write, anything bad in here, I don't want her feelings to be hurt through a misinterpretation of the contents of this journal.
So, for now, I need to say goodbye. I will miss writing in here, and I hope someday my situation changes and I'm able to revive this journal. If that day comes, I'll restore all of my entries and write in here just like I used to.
Until then... goodbye, take care, and thank you. This journal, and the people who read and commented on its contents, have been one of the pillars that have gotten me through the past nine years of my life. Thank you for everything, and whether or not I'm able to come back here some day, your support is something that will always be important to me, and that I will never forget.