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Recent content by mourningdove

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    Introducing myself

    Hi Owlfrock! We have much in common; I hope we can be friends. :3 Welcome to the site! Where do you like to adventure/be in nature?
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    What does having a crush feel like to you?

    Hey guys! Everyone's responses have been really interesting to read through, so thank you all so much for answering! I've had some more time to think it over, and I think my description of a crush is closest to yours, @AuroraBorealis . Right down to telling my longtime partner about my...
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    What does having a crush feel like to you?

    Just curious! I've heard that since my "definition" of having a crush doesn't necessarily include sexual attraction, it's a little unusual! In recent years after reading the book ACE, I realized I'm on the asexual spectrum (demi, for those who know about such things) so I sort of chalk it up to...
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    How are you doing?

    Woke up at 5:30 this morning, so I'm super sleepy...I have some work to do, but can't bring myself to start. Been out of touch with my feelings lately. Very much on autopilot. Doing a lot of caretaking for my partner and helping him stealthily move out of his soon to be ex-roommate's apartment...
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    This or that?

    Macaroni and cheese! Cake or pie?
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    This or that?

    Hair tousled. Love a good pat. Lions or tigers?
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    Anyone else not like escalators?

    Whoa, you just unlocked some childhood memories! I used to be TERRIFIED of elevators and escalators when I was a child. I used to have to stand on my parents' feet on elevators to feel safer, and even so, the motion scared me. I think it was that feeling of the ground dropping out from under...
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    Talking/communicating through pets?

    This is an interesting way to see things. Thank you for your advice/perspective! I don't know why I particularly struggle with my family (well, I suspect there always have been unhealthy dynamics there that make it hard to comfortably/safely communicate & make me feel alienated), but I think...
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    Talking/communicating through pets?

    I've always had trouble speaking to my immediate family directly at home. But we had two cats growing up, one of whom I was particularly close to (and who recently passed away, unfortunately). 1.) Communication got easier if I could hold my cat, Moon, and look at him instead of my mother or...
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    Fidget Toy recommendations? (things to stim with)

    I did that too! I also chew them (and completely ruin them in the process) lol. Another thing I do is pat/run my fingers through my own hair. Or I'll just fiddle with a lock or so of it. I think it reminds me of how soothing it is to pet a soft animal. :sweatsmile:
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    Don't Be Shy To Introduce Yourself

    Hi! I'm James, but most people call me Jamie. I'm 24 and I live in New York. I strongly believe I'm autistic and definitely should've been diagnosed as a child (was partially/mostly non-verbal for most of my childhood, obsessed with soft textures --always felt all the nice-textured-looking...
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