john smith

john smith

@jack-134.bsky.social

renaissance man and a jack of all trades new haven

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when i was a teen, i was on grindr a few years too early and old gay men used to invade my boundaries both physically and emotionally. being young and naive, i became a people pleaser to a destructive extent. it was clearly abuse, and im still breaking it down til this day

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and i don’t think im rewriting history. i remember being a college student and being so stressed hearing the stories my friend would tell me about my boyfriend, and trying to be polite and respectful by listening and sympathizing anyways. I was people pleasing for an old man, just like in my teens

and all of this sucks. because at the end of the day, i love that old man. he’s my friend to this day, and i care about him a lot. i’ve never imagined him as someone who could cause harm to me. But he did, and i hate that im so upset with him, and it just sucks that his harm cost the love of my life

when i was a teen, i was on grindr a few years too early and old gay men used to invade my boundaries both physically and emotionally. being young and naive, i became a people pleaser to a destructive extent. it was clearly abuse, and im still breaking it down til this day

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I spent months, and now have spent years, second guessing my memory of someone i cared so deeply about. Because i have these fun, tender, and wild memories of him that are based on my experience… and then i had this image of him that was cold, cruel even. But he never was cold or cruel to me.

and i’m realizing, if the old man, despite his good intentions, didn’t overstep his boundaries and gossip about our partner, i wouldn’t have been so confused about what my place in my relationship with my boyfriend was. and then maybe i wouldn’t have pushed him away and lost him :( my heart’s broken

when i was a teen, i was on grindr a few years too early and old gay men used to invade my boundaries both physically and emotionally. being young and naive, i became a people pleaser to a destructive extent. it was clearly abuse, and im still breaking it down til this day

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i remember in the moment, being just as confused as everyone around me why my view of my partner was shifting so suddenly. I’m sure it seems like i woke up one day and decided i hated him. But now i know that it is a lot more complicated than that.

In no way am i excusing how i treated him based on those fears, but for the first time, I’m recognizing that i had a distorted view of my boyfriend due to having someone whispering distressing stories in my ear as my boyfriend and I were going through a milestone in our relationship.

when i was a teen, i was on grindr a few years too early and old gay men used to invade my boundaries both physically and emotionally. being young and naive, i became a people pleaser to a destructive extent. it was clearly abuse, and im still breaking it down til this day

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My friend had insecurities with his relationship with my boyfriend, and he turned to me to vent and seek advice about them. for months he began oversharing these incredibly distressful stories about my boyfriend. And unfortunately, those stories began to shape my insecurities

my view of my boyfriend changed from one rooted in love to one rooted in fear that he would do those things to me. And it began to shape how I treated and spoke to him. And fuck do i regret how i treated and spoke to him

when i was a teen, i was on grindr a few years too early and old gay men used to invade my boundaries both physically and emotionally. being young and naive, i became a people pleaser to a destructive extent. it was clearly abuse, and im still breaking it down til this day

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it’s something i’ve come to terms with, but when i look back, i thought it ended in college. but im realizing that the pattern continued one more time, and it took something from me that was so much more meaningful than my high school experience ever could’ve been. it cost me the love of my life

it’s so distressing and complicated, because unlike when i was young, the old man overstepping boundaries wasn’t doing it intentionally, or maliciously. and instead of being the old man being a stranger from grindr, it was someone i deeply cared about and loved my partner with

when i was a teen, i was on grindr a few years too early and old gay men used to invade my boundaries both physically and emotionally. being young and naive, i became a people pleaser to a destructive extent. it was clearly abuse, and im still breaking it down til this day

i don’t have memories of high school, not many at least. So in a lot of ways, it’s like: Me letting those men violate my boundaries cost me my high school experience. I got wrapped up with the needs of these old men, and it isolated me from the things i cared about

the way i’m so serious. was like I flipped a switch and suddenly realized that I deserve to be wowed. literally have no desire for casual hookups anymore, deleted every app. I want something good and it’ll find me

decided to finally watch eulogy from black mirror and damn i really relate to this guy. i destroyed every photo of my ex from sophomore year of college because my heart was so broken and i regret it every day :(

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just found the only trace of him i have left. an email from google docs outlining his notes on something i wrote from when he helped me apply to an org back in the day. i wish i had more

decided to finally watch eulogy from black mirror and damn i really relate to this guy. i destroyed every photo of my ex from sophomore year of college because my heart was so broken and i regret it every day :(

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kinda was an asshole near the end because of issues surrounding sleeping with other ppl, and was def went too far w self pity afterwards too. not done w episode yet but so far it’s caused me to look at the fucking mirror

decided to finally watch eulogy from black mirror and damn i really relate to this guy. i destroyed every photo of my ex from sophomore year of college because my heart was so broken and i regret it every day :(

i love taking care of my clients at architecture firms but for gods sake, i come in and just watch them basically play planet coaster/sims for 2 hours while getting paid like… 5x i do 😭 smh for the fact that getting into architecture is basically pay to win.

beautiful gay couple walking in front of me and then they both turn around and stare. idk maybe i was staring first but i swear it was out of yearning to be with someone as beautiful as either of them, not homophobia 😂

I had never really been a tracking or budgeting guy but when they announced the switch 2 price, it whipped me into shape making sure i could comfortably drop 500 and be fine… and i’m thinking the whole financial responsibility thing is gonna stick. i realized I’m in control a lot more than i thought

the cutest man was in line behind me at the switch 2 preorder and we talked the whole time we waited…. he introduced himself as i left but didn’t get any other info😭