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Emotional cheating is still cheating.

Emotional cheating is still cheating. No, there does not have to be sex. If your intimacy, attention, secrecy, and emotional energy are being handed to someone outside the relationship, the damage is already happening. People get distracted by the wrong question: "Did anything physical... read more

Emotional cheating is still cheating.

Emotional cheating is still cheating. No, there does not have to be sex. If your intimacy, attention, secrecy, and emotional energy are being handed to someone outside the relationship, the damage is already happening. People get distracted by the wrong question: "Did anything physical... read more

Living as an NPC

Who are you; they asked? Me? why; nobody. I replied. The stranger stops there looking, bewilderment in their eyes. I am one of the nameless faces. The strangers you pass in everyday spaces. The face you both acknowledge and delete in the same parting glance. I am the existing microcosm.... (edited) read more

Japan pros and cons

As an avid dreamer and planner of leaving the US and moving to start a new life in Japan, what are some of the things I can look forward to, and what are the negatives. Well I guess I see it as, I'll be in a highly introverted place which isn't necessary a positive or negative for me but I love... read more

The Screaming Butterfly: A Life Unmasked

The butterfly, a symbol of transformation, once felt like a silent scream—not quiet beauty. Outwardly composed, I wore a mask to navigate chaos, hiding sensory overload, social anxiety, and persistent dread. My silent plea for understanding was muffled by years of restraint. At 52, a diagnosis of... read more

Too different.🤔❤️‍🩹✌️

In the past, i have had the thought that perhaps I am simply too different. Too opposite of the current flow of society to be understood or appreciated. I could get that. Even as a child I always felt misunderstood, like I was living in this world but not apart of it. And that feeling made me a... read more