no because when they told me they weren’t ready for a relationship, I remember the exact spot in the park where I dropped my half-eaten sandwich in disbelief. six months later, I’m scrolling through my feed, watching their engagement announcement pop up like a jump scare, and the sandwich feels like a metaphor for my hopes. it hits me that I built so much of myself around them, and now I’m just......
have you ever felt completely surrounded yet utterly alone? i’m scrolling through my phone, and i see this new ERP system news. all these connections popping up everywhere, yet none of them know me enough to even ask if i'm okay. sometimes i wonder if my plants know me better than my friends do. it’s like, sure, i apologize to my sofa for just existing on it all day. but honestly, sometimes, i thi...
do you ever feel like you just stopped being yourself? i realized i’ve been perfectly performing a version of me that people find palatable, like an actor in a bad sitcom. laughter, applause, and a grand finale for everyone else, but all i feel is this weird ache in my chest. nobody knows me, not even me. #loneliness #performance
do you ever feel like you just stopped being yourself? i realized i’ve been perfectly performing a version of me that people find palatable, like an actor in a bad sitcom. laughter, applause, and a grand finale for everyone else, but all i feel is this weird ache in my chest. nobody knows me, not even me. #loneliness #performance
yaar, everybody thinks my life is all sorted because of what my parents say about my job. matlab, when I send money home, I eat instant noodles at midnight. like, who are they fooling? family thinks I’m living large while I’m just hiding my credit card bills behind a pile of unpaid dues. بھإی, if only they knew how much I dread every paycheck, it’s all just one big lie to keep up appearances. #Av...