intimacy

Hello.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it is to be a friend. I’ve been called out recently on making people feel important, but then not treating them as such. This causes me a lot of confusion, so I’d really like some feedback.

1) I’m very logical. I state what sort of time I have for people, what I’m expecting (if anything), or if winging it seems like a better idea. I request feedback in the same way.
2) I compartmentalize. If I am spending time with you, I’m spending time with you. I will step out if I absolutely have to answer a text, or will do so around you if that’s something we’ve established as being ok. That means when I am not around you, I am doing this for other people, which means I will likely not respond to a text from you immediately.
3) I will always respond to emergencies. I will rarely respond to small talk. That means I have to be informed if it’s an emergency.
4) I do not have my own set of emotions, or at least not ones that I have had any sort of regular access to for a long time, if ever. I empathize extraordinarily well, but this requires me to be around someone. I used to think drinking brought out emotions in me, but I think it just makes me more of an empath.
5) I am busy. I set aside segments of time for people. I seriously did a pie chart the other day of how many hours I spend on which tasks, and showed it to people who thought they weren’t getting a lot of my time. 3 hours a week of hang-out is seriously 15% of my social time.

Basically, this boils down to me being very good at making people feel special. I’m very good at starting friendships, though some are arguing that I’m not good at maintaining them. Because making people feel special is bad? Apparently when you do that, they want to spend time with you, even when you have made it clear you don’t have time. Also, if you make someone other than a close friend feel special, it detracts from them? I don’t get it. So what do I do? Stop making people feel special? Because I’m not good at that.

Serious confusion going on here. Please do give me some advice. Comments are allowed to be anonymous, and are screened. Please do say what you think. If you want it to be responded to and thus publicized, please say as such in comment.

1,448 thoughts on “intimacy

  1. Hmmm. All I can really say (and this needn’t be screened) is that I 100% sympathize on the time thing. I feel kinda bad because I basically have one close friend (and she’s gone until October, and when she’s in town I see her every 2 weeks or so), my parents, whom I see a couple times a month, and my boyfriend who I live with who gets most of my social time thus making it all very simple. When I wasn’t happily monogamously paired I went out every night and saw my “club friends,” none of whom I had a terribly deep connection to. I tended to find people were almost overly understanding of how busy I am, or maybe I projected that so they wouldn’t expect to get close to me.

    I certainly still feel that you’re my friend, and we’ll get along well when we hang out but not have any expectations beyond that, which is the way I’ve operated best with any friends besides people I’m dating, my best friend, and my parents.

  2. Hmmm. All I can really say (and this needn’t be screened) is that I 100% sympathize on the time thing. I feel kinda bad because I basically have one close friend (and she’s gone until October, and when she’s in town I see her every 2 weeks or so), my parents, whom I see a couple times a month, and my boyfriend who I live with who gets most of my social time thus making it all very simple. When I wasn’t happily monogamously paired I went out every night and saw my “club friends,” none of whom I had a terribly deep connection to. I tended to find people were almost overly understanding of how busy I am, or maybe I projected that so they wouldn’t expect to get close to me.

    I certainly still feel that you’re my friend, and we’ll get along well when we hang out but not have any expectations beyond that, which is the way I’ve operated best with any friends besides people I’m dating, my best friend, and my parents.

  3. Hmmm. All I can really say (and this needn’t be screened) is that I 100% sympathize on the time thing. I feel kinda bad because I basically have one close friend (and she’s gone until October, and when she’s in town I see her every 2 weeks or so), my parents, whom I see a couple times a month, and my boyfriend who I live with who gets most of my social time thus making it all very simple. When I wasn’t happily monogamously paired I went out every night and saw my “club friends,” none of whom I had a terribly deep connection to. I tended to find people were almost overly understanding of how busy I am, or maybe I projected that so they wouldn’t expect to get close to me.

    I certainly still feel that you’re my friend, and we’ll get along well when we hang out but not have any expectations beyond that, which is the way I’ve operated best with any friends besides people I’m dating, my best friend, and my parents.

  4. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
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    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

        • This is something I feel like I’m definitely dealing with. The people who are bringing up these issues have all had some level of sexual attraction, interaction, or denial with/from me.

          Puts me in mind of this, from an anonymous comment:
          I’ve run into people before who, in retrospect, I realized were putting me under unfair pressure to be “best friends.” In retrospect I realize that they wanted me, in effect, to be their platonic sig. other. They got really upset and jealous if I had other friends, attending events to which they weren’t invited, or dated in a serious way. I tried to keep them happy without sacrificing my life, and in the end it didn’t really work. If people demand more than is healthy in a friendship, the friendship is not going to last.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

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        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

      • (Feel free to unscreen.)

        I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

        I’ve had different but analogous difficulties — mostly, people taking a genuine interest in them-as-a-person to be sexual interest in them as a person. Because, clearly, you can’t be really interested in someone without wanting to sleep with them. (Wait, what?) So you have my sympathy on this point. The best workaround I’ve found is bitching about this, so that they can pre-emptively correct their impressions of my intentions.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

    • It is useful to me, thank you.

      I have this thing about breaking social norms, in good ways. I don’t think people touch enough, so I make a point of hugging people etc. I don’t think people talk enough about the positive, so I make a point about talking about the positive, especially in relation to people’s abilities. It is upsetting that this is causing pain and miscommunication rather than effecting change in others to take a closer look at how the world interacts.

      I wonder if the being cold and impersonal is due to my attempted separation of personal and business : when asking friends for task-related assistance, I try not to pull heart strings. I’m good at manipulation, which is one of the reasons I take such cares to lay all cards on the table – so I don’t have the opportunity to be manipulative, but showing the situation as objectively as possible.

      Feel free to de-anonymize via private channel if you’d like, I’d definitely take the time to learn from you. If not, it’s ok, I’ve appreciated this forum as well.

  5. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
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  6. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  7. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  8. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  9. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  10. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  11. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  12. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  13. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  14. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  15. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  16. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  17. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  18. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  19. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  20. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  21. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  22. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  23. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  24. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  25. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  26. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  27. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  28. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  29. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  30. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  31. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  32. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  33. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  34. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  35. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  36. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  37. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  38. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  39. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  40. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  41. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  42. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  43. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  44. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  45. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  46. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  47. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  48. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  49. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

  50. I rely on a variety of social queues to try to infer what someone thinks about me. These include:
    * facial expression
    * displayed levels of enthusiasm
    * levels of casual physical contact

    I use these to try to gauge what level of reciprocal attention is appropriate and would be appreciated, among other things.

    I have been very confused by what I perceive to be a fairly wide gulf between the cues I thought I was receiving and the subsequent types of interaction we’ve experienced. For the most part in person I’ve perceived our interactions as quite friendly and fairly flirtatious. However, this seems not to translate to other contexts such as invitations to social events or electronic interactions. My perception of our interactions other than in person is that they are fairly cold, impersonal, and that I am perhaps sometimes a useful means to the end of interacting with one of my partners.

    It’s actually been quite helpful to me to read this. I’m pretty socially odd in my own ways, and don’t “need” people to behave according to the patterns I’m used to. However, without extra information (much of which I now have, thank you), the incongruity is moderately distressing, enough so that I would probably have attempted to avoid interaction with you where possible. I no longer consider that something I feel I need to do.

    To be clear, it was because of my own social anxiety trip. I have expectations as a result of people’s behavior, but it’s in the sense of predictions, not believing myself to be entitled to my expectations. I experience what may be abnormally high levels of stress when I’m unable to model peoples’ behavior.

    So, none of that is really advice. It’s just my own narrative about my own observations and hangups. Maybe there’s something in there you can find useful anyway?

    You may un-screen this comment and reply. I’m willing to de-anonymize via a private channel.
    5915b517dcd975b4030a833c1a709a2e72de968e

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