U know what I’m really mad about? Friendship tenderness erasure. Friends aren’t allowed to be gentle and tender with each other — they immediately become romanticised. Especially if it’s men, men showing signs of affection like holding hands or kissing on the cheek. They’re immediately turned gay/bi. And this isn’t an anti-gay post, this is just something that annoys me. Every time men hug/kiss/do anything more affectionate than a bro half-hug they are shipped, romanticised and called queer. I’m not even talking about man-woman friendship here, that shit doesn’t even exist in many people’s minds. Let! Friends! Show! Affection!
I want for somebody to love me not because they are my relative. I am very grateful for my family’s love but I want to watch somebody fall in love with me again. Not even romantically. Platonically. I want for somebody to text me first and ask me how my day went not as a conversation starter. I want for people to hug me when we meet and I want to inhale their scent and smile. I want for people to let me lay on their lap and I want to let them caress my hair softly. I want to put on my music for them and to see interest in their eyes. I want for people to love me the way I would love them. I want a friend. Oh how hungry I am for contact.