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Emotions and can enjoy the nice feelings without having to overthink it all :) very unique I think, like most people definitely wouldn’t consider that something that could possibly be a source of pleasure, but like! Why not! :)
I will continue to self reflect of course but I think it’s super freeing to understand that I have enough love to go around! And that arbitrarily limiting it is counter productive and sad. I can pursue new relationships and have nice feelings about past relationships as well
I think this case is pretty unique and there probably aren’t too many resources or others to relate to, but that’s also super fun too! I get to explore as I go without any preconceptions about how it’s supposed to look!
I know this is a super minor thing and these are like super fleeting moments that happen rarely so it might feel odd to dwell so much but it just feels really exciting to be exposed to new ways of experiencing connections with others, which is weird bc this is kinda a lack of
Connection? But yk I’m interested in RA and the potentialities of interpersonal relationships.
But yeah as a final thing just laying out the unique parameters that allow for this specific type of joy: Previous relationship with emotional, intellectual, and physical intimacy ending on positive terms and was initiated by the other person. Also the person in my position needs

Also this is totally off topic but I’ve been having tons of moments recently where I’m just beaming like super super happy like an almost unmanageable amount of joy. I’ll mouth lyrics to a song while walking home, read manga with some relaxing music, today was a bit of a special
Case lol but that too, looking at my appearance in the mirror, usually it does involve music which is interesting. But yeah that’s been super cool and nice. I think I’ve been allowing myself to feel joy a lot more lately and that’s also why this stuff feels relevant to me rn