Remember, it’s the queer people who are cringe.

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  • SadStruggle92 [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    Don’t self-mutilate your psyche, folks, don’t romanticize this incredibly liberal conception of a man as an island and instead embrace the people who love you and tell them that you love them back.

    I would like to, but really the only person/people that I can think of that are included there are my sister, her kids, and my granddad. I don't see any of them much, I'm probably gonna see less of them when I get to moving out, and one of them isn't gonna be around for very much longer.

    And also, with regards to like emotional support, there's not a whole lot I can realistically ask of any of those parties myself.

    • Budwig_v_1337hoven [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      The point was more to openly express your love for whatever people there are in your life, and to stop internalizing harmful self-images; to do the best with what you have. But yea, I'm aware that not everyone has these people in their lives, or is separated from them. This is, of course, where only collective struggle against capitalist alienation can provide lasting relief.

      If it's any consolation, I don't think you really need a ton of people in your life to be contend. It's more about the quality of the relationships than the quantity, so if there are only a few people in your life you feel actually close to, with whom you can be somewhat vulnerable - that can be enough, or at least it is for me. It's probably 'normal', for whatever that's worth.