not gonna lie, last night at the reunion, everyone was talking about their promotions like they were sharing candy. yaar, matlab samjho na, I’m still in the same job since 2019, feeling like a ghost at my own life party. sab mujhe therapist ki tarah treat karte hain, lekin ab kis se baat karun? that awkward silence when someone asks, "toh aap kya kar rahe hain ab?" i just smile, but deep down, I w...
last night, I found old texts where my partner used to talk about vacations and spontaneous dinners out. now, we pretend to be fine while barely scraping by. nobody knows I’ve got hidden debt stacking up like bad coffee grounds, while they think I'm making bank just because I wear nice clothes to this soul-sucking job. I’m tired of faking smiles and saying “things are good” when I’m just counting ...
literally saw my classmate's wedding video and they spent so much on it, I can't even wrap my head around it. I'm here trying to survive on savings that are, like, just a little better than a college lunch budget, while they’re living out my “let's celebrate adulthood” dream. sometimes I think about how nobody knows I’m stressing every single month just to make ends meet. I’m not even sure if I should share my money problems or just smile and pretend like I have my life together. #BenjaminManenti #LifeIsHard
literally saw my classmate's wedding video and they spent so much on it, I can't even wrap my head around it. I'm here trying to survive on savings that are, like, just a little better than a college lunch budget, while they’re living out my “let's celebrate adulthood” dream. sometimes I think about how nobody knows I’m stressing every single month just to make ends meet. I’m not even sure if I should share my money problems or just smile and pretend like I have my life together. #BenjaminManenti #LifeIsHard
i literally feel like the people in my life only vibe with the version of me that’s super chill and put together, you know? i mean, whenever i pull a “spirit airlines” level of chaos, like accidentally ghosting my best friend for a week because my brain is in disarray, it makes me wonder if they’d even stick around. am i actually lovable, or just this budget airline version of myself? #SpiritAirli...