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>my guess is you're a young adult
Damn, who could've guessed considering I mentioned my parents and school like thrice
>exaggerating the extent
Maybe, but I still don't remember a single person I ever managed to be even remotely authentic with. Maybe this is something universal and you're not expected to be able to share every single thought and opinion you have with someone, but at the very least to me, it's immeasurably isolating to always put on a multitude of layers of masks whenever I interact with anyone socially.
>desire to feel unique
Everyone does this to some extent, but I really do wish being me was the norm so I could sit back and let life take its natural course. Not having to think and just working hard sounds like a dream.
>learn to curb their antisocial behaviors
I'm already decent enough when it comes to masking, I just don't want to always keep one up, it's exhausting and draining and lonely.
>This is adorable
Yeah they're adorable. Retarded and obnoxious half the time but I'm glad they exist
>probably not the master manipulator
Oh, not at all. In most cases, both platonically and romantically, it was them willing to slightly change over time for me. It just feels like grooming because when I do end up dropping hints and peeks behind the mask, it drags people into being more like what I show them and ends up having them stick out like a sore thumb from other people. Hell, one girl lovingly called me her groomer instead of some bullshit like "babe" for months and literally told me she can't look at the word "nonce" without thinking of me anymore. And I still don't think I did enough for her to even have the vaguest of ideas of who I actually am.