You don't have to define your relationship if you don't want to. Every relationship is unique and not every one needs a label.
A relationship can be fluid, relationships don't always have to be static, you can have a relationship with someone that shifts or changes.
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It’s okay to still be dealing with your past. It’s okay to take your time moving on. Do not let any ‘leave the past in the past’ kind of people make you feel guilty for your journey.
Stop trying to be who you were before your trauma.
It’ll only exhaust and frustrate you. It’s okay to have changed.
You deserve to have relationships on your terms. You and whoever you're in a relationship decide what that relationship looks like and consists of. You and whoever you're in a relationship decide if and how that relationship is labeled.
The neurodivergent community is a lot bigger than many people may realize. Autism, dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADHD, dyscalculia, dyspraphia, hyperlexia, Tourette’s, OCD, Meares-Irlen syndrome, synesthesia, and any other condition that makes your neurology diverge from the typical that I have missed, all fall under the category of neurodivergent. If you have one or more of these and didn’t realize that it made you neurogivergent than welcome to the family!
“and at some point I thought to myself: ‘no person deserves this,’ and I realized that includes even me.”
— Unknown
You're not responsible for other people's prejudices. It's not your fault of people willfully misunderstand or make assumptions about your identity.
You’re not asking too much if you want a non-normative type of relationship. And there are other people out there who are interested in the same thing you are.
The type of relationship you have with someone doesn’t say anything about how deep or meaningful it is. It doesn’t say who is or isn’t the most important person/people in your life. Only you can determine that.
It’s not talked about enough but it can absolutely be traumatic to have to hide your true self from those you want to be accepted by.
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