I noticed it months ago tbh, the only posts that would get literally any attention were when I quote reposted and after a while I was like... who am I doing this for. I felt so connected and inspired when first starting but then the platform just became so bloated, it was really disheartening

it's not really the same as analog obv but part of the reason I hoped more people would use Signal is because it has a stories feature, and being able to share stuff in a way that was asynchronous and secure and private was honestly really nice

"life is short, but forever is so god damn long"

although unlike that song it's become hard for me to give my heart out. I'm thankful to have dynamics that I do feel comfortable giving my full heart to people, but that sort of honeymoon unabashed romantic love is much harder for me to feel safe with, I don't know how much I'll ever give it out

entering my 20s, I never understood dating. I knew that I loved a lot of people strongly and never felt like I needed to qualify it. when I started dating I had my heart broken a lot, even in polyamory; I think there was an honesty in how I felt before, even if I didn't know how to explain it