literally scrolling through the pictures from the Maldives feels like a slap in the face, yaar. my friends look so happy, but it hits different when you’re stuck in your room, alone, and can’t afford to even take a trip to the next city. matlab, there’s a loneliness in adult life that nobody talks about. hundreds of contacts but no one who really knows you, hai na? honestly, I thought about reachi...
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the way that my parents boast about my "successful" job to relatives is wild. wallah, nobody understands that behind those proud smiles, i'm drowning in pressure. ya3ni, my salary is barely keeping up while they think i'm thriving like the Lakers after a win. they have no idea that every time they mention me, i feel like a fraud living in وحدة and a mountain of debt. حبيبي, it's lonely here, wondering when i'll find the strength to face them without the facade. #LakersVsMavericks #expatstruggles
the way that my parents boast about my "successful" job to relatives is wild. wallah, nobody understands that behind those proud smiles, i'm drowning in pressure. ya3ni, my salary is barely keeping up while they think i'm thriving like the Lakers after a win. they have no idea that every time they mention me, i feel like a fraud living in وحدة and a mountain of debt. حبيبي, it's lonely here, wondering when i'll find the strength to face them without the facade. #LakersVsMavericks #expatstruggles
i found out a secret that would shatter my friend's relationship. part of me wants to spill it, but then there's this voice reminding me how much worse my own loneliness would feel if they found out it was me. sometimes it feels like keeping quiet is the only way to keep my own world from crumbling too...