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I am endlessly amazed by the kindness of this community. Thank you so much.
That fear is the only thing holding me back. I have made peace with losing everything but this relationship; if I had just realized a couple years earlier, things would be very different. You're right that it's necessary, though. I'm just not all here like this for anybody.
For a long time, I thought I was faulty. Now I feel confident I just haven't been honest with myself.

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