the normalization of jealousy as an indicator of love
the idea that a sufficiently intense love is enough to overcome any practical incompatibilities
the idea that you should meet your partner’s every need, and if you don’t, either you’re inadequate or they’re too needy
the idea that a sufficiently intense love should cause you to cease to be attracted to anyone else
the idea that commitment is synonymous with exclusivity
the idea that marriage and children are the only valid teleological justifications for being committed to a relationship
the idea that your insecurities are always your partner’s responsibility to tip-toe around and never your responsibility to work on
the idea that your value to a partner is directly proportional to the amount of time and energy they spend on you, and it is in zero-sum competition with everything else they value in life
the idea that being of value to a partner should always make up a large chunk of how you value yourself
Saying that lgbt+ people didn’t exist before there were terms to describe them is such an odd concept to me. It would be like saying people with vision problems didn’t exist before glasses. People with vision problems have always existed, it was just a lot harder because they didn’t have ways of coping. They didn’t have glasses or a diagnosis.
The labels we’ve created for ourselves are not just new age, pandering made up terms. Gays and bisexuals and trans people have always existed. They just didn’t have a word for it.
It upsets me that his first instinct, even in literal combat scenarios, is to not fight, and how violently everyone reacts to him.
He tries to be diplomatic before engaging in physical combat. Unfortunately for him it doesn’t usually work, but that does not stop him from trying again next time. This is what makes him worthy.
Well it’s fault for having such a low diplomacy check…