• MendingBenjamin [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    Reads to me like heavy cope that makes his patriarchy-addled brain let him express affection. I’m not allowing myself to be vulnerable around my girlfriend? Must mean I love her less.

    • Utter_Karate [he/him, comrade/them]
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, but the tragic thing is he seems to grasp the basic issue, The problem really is him being unable to emotionally connect to anyone, and that comes across in what he writes. And then he arrives at this conclusion.