Budding Relationships
Budding relationships.
When we're still at the start, we may be nervous to approach the person we like and the one who like us back. We'll also be nervous to be ourselves around that person even if it feels right to be ourselves. However, I hope each and every one of you remembers that you are loved. Perhaps the budding relationship we have is not just with another person but also ourselves.
Here's a question for this thread: When and how did you get yourself comfortable enough to be yourself in a relationship?
To you who is reading this, you are awesome! <3
@imontheoutside
Straight away. My husband and I spent some time chatting before we actually met, and it was easy to be myself online, and therefore easier to be myself IRL as well. When I meet people I'm planning on/willing to comtinue hanging out with (i.e not at a job interview or something XD) I'll be very straight-up myself, because if those potential friends/partners don't like me as I am from the get go, I probably wouldn't put in time. I wouldn't want anyone developing a relationship with or generally liking a false image of myself. I would feel too trapped in the image/it would be awkward to change into my real self over time and have them not like me anymore or anything. I think personally my life's too short to play games or not be yourself or spend too much time on people who don't actually know or appreciate you.
@WildUnknown That was very lovely, Unknown. I love how you are able to be yourself and choose to be with the people who appreciate you. You stand out, and don't change yourself for somebody else, and you are very honest. I love that. I'll gladly remember to be myself all the time when I meet someone new, so that they don't have to be shocked or betrayed when I reveal the true side of me. Thank you so much for sharing that with us here and in this thread I've created.