My elephant in the room
As in 'the elephant that no one wants to talk about' except that I'm alone in the room as far as I know.
I still have some very serious self-esteem issues, especially when it comes to romantic relationships. I am more tolerant of things in a significant other than I would be of a friend or even a relative. The trappings of a romantic relationship, especially the physical contact and the emotional security and the ego boost of someone being attracted to me are things that I crave enough that I set aside other considerations.
I have a phone conversation of several hours to thank for this revelation. While they say that the first step in solving a problem is getting past the denial stage, I have no earthly idea what the next steps are. Anyone that's reading this, especially anyone that is saying 'He finally noticed?!' is welcome to suggest steps.
I still have some very serious self-esteem issues, especially when it comes to romantic relationships. I am more tolerant of things in a significant other than I would be of a friend or even a relative. The trappings of a romantic relationship, especially the physical contact and the emotional security and the ego boost of someone being attracted to me are things that I crave enough that I set aside other considerations.
I have a phone conversation of several hours to thank for this revelation. While they say that the first step in solving a problem is getting past the denial stage, I have no earthly idea what the next steps are. Anyone that's reading this, especially anyone that is saying 'He finally noticed?!' is welcome to suggest steps.