Thinking about 'coming out'

[stealthdragon.livejournal.com]

Someone over in asperger recently commented that no-one should have to hide what they are, whatever that happens to be. We thought, "if only it were that easy".

This morning, while lying in bed, we realised that it really doesn't have to be any harder than that. We could just, y'know, tell people.

And we realised that we truly want to. We're tired of keeping up the mask to all but one or two of our closest friends.

We'll be telling our boyfriend first. We do, as they say, "fear rejection" - more from him than the rest of our friends, because we have more to lose. Our friends are an accepting bunch, though. Soon we'll see how accepting.

Perhaps we'll lose our nerve. Perhaps this thought will vanish into the abyss of memory. But then, perhaps not.

We're set to visit our boyfriend in the beginning of June. We'll see how it goes.

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[vox-vocis-vita.livejournal.com]

It helps, too, that our primary contacts with our friends are via IM, and we plan to explain to most people in text. We're far more articulate that way.

I'm the same way. I hate trying to talk/explain anything to someone face to face. I get flustered and stutter and say things like "ummm" and "uhh" a lot. God giving speeches in high school was a pain. I'm much better at explaining things with text.

Plus when it comes to things like multiplicity, when you explain it to someone over IM, its easier to direct them to sites that might help them understand it better.