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Yep. I know a guy whose dad was an engineer for Boeing doing something space related. He's now a flat earther because his particular flavor of Christianity says so.

Good luck, you've got this!

Trying not to put unnecessary expectations on myself. Only somewhat succeeding at that, but at least I'm realizing that those expectations are unnecessary, so hey that's progress.

I'm the same way! I think it's because I'm friends with enough full on extroverts that my social battery fills up without me trying before I ever reach the point of thinking, "Hey, I'd like to chat / hang out with someone. I should reach out."

I really liked the whole Southern Reach Trilogy, but it's not for everyone. Each book is very different from the last, and you're not going to get all your questions answered. If you don't think that will bug you, give it a shot!

Right, I'd be down for a tofu sandwich but why like that???

I guess it depends on your definition of "good" and "sucks." Salt and vinegar kettle chips definitely aren't nutritious, but as far as my tastes go, they are fucking good and definitely don't suck.

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Honestly, nothing crazy. Things that have elecited reactions include traveling all over the place solo, scuba diving, sky diving, hopping into a four seater plane when it's raining and foggy, getting up in front of people singing... Nothing really big, but the number of times people have said, "I could never do that!" that have coincided with me thinking, "This conversation is way more stressful than that!" is kind of funny.

I do a lot of things that people are afraid to do and it feels so easy for me… and yet simple social interaction can be so incredibly stressful.

Thanks for the jolly ranchers! Always happy to chat, even if not on the same wavelength. I think that sometimes making connections across different wavelengths can be pretty enlightening!

I know you're not my partner because the details don't quite match up, but this gave me a chuckle because he could have written most of this. Hope the rest of your week goes smoothly!