OMG-rock climbing? I literally had no idea. But seriously, thanks for this, Ty. We just have to fucking do it. It's overwhelming, but only when it stays in our heads. When we put out an idea, an invitation, it can be very simple. Eventually, if we build it, they will come.
Reading this hit a mark. The way we can have pleasant connections that don’t last or drift away, 1 to 3-offs with hookups that soon dissipate into nothing, subduing ourselves for the sake of others who are certainly more in need—and even in moments where we ourselves are the ones tired and spent, and thus we become the connection is lost.
It’s also so easy to become jaded and doubtful of others when these connections don’t survive long enough or create solid community. There can even be the occasional self-effacing thought because things aren’t panning out.
But I can agree that there is a necessity to keep going, to keep trying, and to show back up when it feels awkward.
I went to a Pride Kick-off event last Saturday, hoping to find somebody I knew, but did not. Ended up standing around like a dufus, lol, never found a way to talk to anybody. But I have no regrets! Next time, I just need to make a plan to find somebody to go with, or post on the event site that I am going by myself and looking for social connection, something. I am still glad I went, it was good to just be in that space.
OMG-rock climbing? I literally had no idea. But seriously, thanks for this, Ty. We just have to fucking do it. It's overwhelming, but only when it stays in our heads. When we put out an idea, an invitation, it can be very simple. Eventually, if we build it, they will come.
Reading this hit a mark. The way we can have pleasant connections that don’t last or drift away, 1 to 3-offs with hookups that soon dissipate into nothing, subduing ourselves for the sake of others who are certainly more in need—and even in moments where we ourselves are the ones tired and spent, and thus we become the connection is lost.
It’s also so easy to become jaded and doubtful of others when these connections don’t survive long enough or create solid community. There can even be the occasional self-effacing thought because things aren’t panning out.
But I can agree that there is a necessity to keep going, to keep trying, and to show back up when it feels awkward.
I went to a Pride Kick-off event last Saturday, hoping to find somebody I knew, but did not. Ended up standing around like a dufus, lol, never found a way to talk to anybody. But I have no regrets! Next time, I just need to make a plan to find somebody to go with, or post on the event site that I am going by myself and looking for social connection, something. I am still glad I went, it was good to just be in that space.