Again, such a wonderful and thoughtful comment, thank you (for this, and the previous one). And no, you are not projecting too hard, so don’t worry about that.

You’re very welcome, and thank you for responding to me, which does the same for me in return. As strange as it sounds to say, it is somewhat comforting to know that, even if we’ve got to be alone, we’re maybe not as alone in being alone as we probably often feel.

This is such a lovely reply, I don’t even know what to say. Just, thank you. I wish the same for you.

I really appreciate the sentiment behind this advice, so thank you for that. (I should add, my primary issue, mentally, is anxiety disorder, so yeah, the Asshole Voice is me is pretty loud and insistent, and can put all kinds of negative shit into my head pretty easily, so you’re not wrong.)

Thank you for such a thoughtful reply. It’s really reassuring to know we’re not all quite as alone in this as we so often feel.

I’m so sorry for all you’ve had to shoulder and struggle though; I can’t imagine how difficult that must have been. (Also, late-bloomer (?) solidarity! Didn’t lose mine until 26. A lot of stigma seemed to come attached to that, too, which I still definitely do not see discussed anywhere, nor made visible in pop…

I just love this comment a lot, so thank you.

I’ve found that I’m an acquired taste with a very unappealing first bite.

Firstly, thank you so much for writing and sharing this, and “When Can I Say I’ll Be Alone Forever?” I don’t think I’ve personally identified more with any other posts on this entire site than these.

This is the shit I’m working on right now, and have been for at least a couple years now. It’s really tough, and of course a big part of what makes it so difficult is that you necessarily have to struggle through it alone — if you do it while leaning on anyone else, it’s just not going to work, because, like you say,…

I’m trying to feel hopeful about 2018 but I just don’t.

I love this post.

I’m a billion years late to this post, but I could use some recommendations, too. I just got one about a month ago, but I’ve only used it once! :( I’m not used to cooking with appliances like this, so I need some good stuff to start with.

There’s way too much else to address here right now, but:

They say the way you bring in your new year is indicative of how you will spend the year

This. Rihanna, why you so good to all of us?

This is one of the reasons why, despite it seeming like an odd choice to others, I was always glad I ended up starting clog (off the heels of tap) fairly young. The costumes always had great coverage, and weren’t weirdly sexualized. (Stage makeup is a whole other thing, but that’s more like “let’s make everyone look…

Seriously.

Ugh, yes. I twitched when I saw that.

Thank you. I couldn’t just let slander like this slide.