So at some point in the earlier four of the last five years or so, I had the weirdest interaction with someone with whom I was at the time tenuously socially acquainted in person. It went weirdly and not well. It extended over what had to be at least a year, and culminated in use of the wrong name.
In getting to know Purple, we have both been sharing stuff from our various histories, and this was a thing that came up. A monoculture is rarely a good thing, and Purple brings more diversity to my group of friends; it's very interesting to see some of his reactions in contrast with some of my usual crowd.
( What happened at that time, and my subsequent discussion with Purple )
I predict a certain amount of ... processing? Post-processing? in my life, as random things re-surface in various discussion with Purple, especially things that I thought I was over, but the new perspective has caused me to re-visit. Since very few topics have been off-limits to date, it's not all going to be easy stuff. Gods only know what sorts of horrorterrors lurk in his past! (I suspect I've met a few of them, but those are his business if he wants to share, not mine.)
In getting to know Purple, we have both been sharing stuff from our various histories, and this was a thing that came up. A monoculture is rarely a good thing, and Purple brings more diversity to my group of friends; it's very interesting to see some of his reactions in contrast with some of my usual crowd.
( What happened at that time, and my subsequent discussion with Purple )
I predict a certain amount of ... processing? Post-processing? in my life, as random things re-surface in various discussion with Purple, especially things that I thought I was over, but the new perspective has caused me to re-visit. Since very few topics have been off-limits to date, it's not all going to be easy stuff. Gods only know what sorts of horrorterrors lurk in his past! (I suspect I've met a few of them, but those are his business if he wants to share, not mine.)