people want you to do well, when you go on a date that person wants it to go well so they can stop dating. when you interview for a job they want it to go well so they can finally hire someone. people want to watch, read, hear and experience good things. we’re rooting for you
thank u for letting this end in such an irreparable way such that the memories are tainted and my perception of who you are fundamentally is rewritten thus allowing me to feel grateful to be free from this era of my life
Performative people care about perception and their reputation. Authentic people care about TRUTH. And the truth don’t change because you don’t like it.
every time i get hurt i decide to change and become a more distant person, but suddenly i go back being talkative and kind as if nothing had happened. and that basically sums up the kind of person i am
I really used to struggle tolerating being perceived incorrectly by people I care about, but now idrc. and while I am overjoyed when someone gets it right, I'm not completely bent out of shape when someone gets it wrong