by skeleton-countess » Tue Sep 09, 2014 4:07 am
I'm exclusive, and I actually used to make up crushes on classmates when I was younger. I felt left out and I was afraid people would think something's wrong with me.
I seriously advise against doing something like that. It was the worst thing I could do. It was kind of like fighting against my nature, it always felt wrong, and usually made me feel even more lost. Then I got a boyfriend, and that relationship was one of the things that almost drove me to suicide.
I don't really think it's healthy to lie or deny yourself like that. So I try my best not to. Around friends and other people, I don't make any effort to show interest in anyone. People don't usually question me that much, it's only close friends who sometimes do. Whenever they ask me those questions, I just say I'm not interested in dating or interested in anyone. It's still a lie I suppose, but a less harmful one than trying to fabricate feelings, because that always ends up pressuring me to live up to standards.
There's also the fact that pretending to be attracted to someone might make you feel like you have to go much farther than you want to, like dating someone, just to keep up the lie.
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