Communication on All Levels
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- I spent so many years refusing to dig deeper because I was afraid I would freak someone out, afraid they would be scared away by my honesty. When I think back on that it makes me want to cry. Because I’ve lost so much time. Here’s what I know: I’ve never regretting asking, never regretted knowing more. Asking only accelerates the already-present ground truth of the relationship—either you two will be able to accept each other, or you won’t and it was always doomed. You might think that presenting the truth in a pretty way will change the outcome, but it won’t.
- When I try to talk to you, when I ask for more explanations, I’m being utopian. Because I’m expressing my faith in the possibility that we could understand each other completely.
- That’s love, right? So many roads of thought lead to you. Having them makes me feel less lonely.
title: “Communication on All Levels”
author: “ava.substack.com”
url: ”https://ava.substack.com/p/communication-on-all-levels”
date: 2023-12-19
source: hypothesis
tags: media/articles
Communication on All Levels
Metadata
Highlights
- I spent so many years refusing to dig deeper because I was afraid I would freak someone out, afraid they would be scared away by my honesty. When I think back on that it makes me want to cry. Because I’ve lost so much time. Here’s what I know: I’ve never regretting asking, never regretted knowing more. Asking only accelerates the already-present ground truth of the relationship—either you two will be able to accept each other, or you won’t and it was always doomed. You might think that presenting the truth in a pretty way will change the outcome, but it won’t.
- When I try to talk to you, when I ask for more explanations, I’m being utopian. Because I’m expressing my faith in the possibility that we could understand each other completely.
- That’s love, right? So many roads of thought lead to you. Having them makes me feel less lonely.