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let me hear your voice tonight ([personal profile] alexseanchai) wrote2017-01-10 03:40 pm

one of these days I will learn that I cannot ACTUALLY Have It All

Talking about Hera on Bacchic Underground, predictably enough as She is the God of the Month for January. (Also it's Gamelion, which is kind of Her month!) And, uh, remember this? (Locked to [personal profile] alexeigynaix access list. Gist is, personal gnosis from Hera followed by divination followed by some months thought, and now my long-term plan includes some greater-than-zero number of kids.)

Now, I've got a lot of work to do in a lot of areas before kids can be a thing in my life, and also a lot of work to do before I'm, like, what are the words I want here, self-possessed maybe? something, anyway, enough to be part of the balance that a relationship between mature adults requires. And partner(s) has to precede kid(s), because I am absolutely not capable of raising a kid on my own. Certainly not on this paycheck!

Let us not discuss the anxiety and whatnot issues that have thus far made it difficult to find someone. There have literally been three people who have expressed romantic interest in me in my life, you know? That I know of, I should say, given I'm probably kind of clueless about this sort of thing, given my usual level of clue in human social interaction. Wait, no, are we counting the guy who asked me to prom? Four. (I didn't go to prom. Couldn't fathom wanting to.) Anyway, they're all men, and I'm a lesbian!

I don't even know if I'm asking for advice or sympathy or just a listening ear. I should, like, plan an offertory/petitionary ritual to Hera and Aphrodite, though.

...

I don't want to go to work. :(

*leaves for work*
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[personal profile] taabe 2017-01-10 11:23 pm (UTC)(link)
And partner(s) has to precede kid(s) ...

I hear you, oh, I hear you. And as someone living in a beautiful rural area where the entire population between 20 and 45 seems to be a) minimal and b) taken, I know what you mean about finding someone, too. My room-mate tells me there's a Japanese saying alluded to in the beginning of Yuri on Ice, it could snow tomorrow, that means anything can happen. Maybe I'll keep that in mind ... and wish us both serendipity this year!
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[personal profile] alatefeline 2017-01-11 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Can I sympathize?

Empathize, too...I think I have relevant experience with the difficulty of dating while queer, awkward, shy, poly-leaning, and surrounded by unappealing straight guys.

It is HARD. It takes SO MUCH time and effort to make connections. All that advice about waiting for people to turn up in your life kinda naturally? Is BULLSHIT as soon as you add one or two hard to match filters (must be queer; must be open to X; must not be a jerk about Y).

The only success at finding even possibilities I've had has been by immersing myself in a roomful of queerfolk. And even at that, I *still* haven't learned how to successfully meet, be attracted to, and *then* date intimidatingly awesome women (or men or nonbinary folks) ... I fell sideways into dating S and A both by being friends and then being walloped over the head with FEELINGS.

Um. Yeah. That's my two cents. (Now I'm rich, right?)
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[personal profile] alatefeline 2017-01-11 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
It is a problem not to be underestimated.

That said, if you want to brainstorm, I'm happy to help.
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[personal profile] alatefeline 2017-01-11 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
Okay. I hope your brain unsplats good soon. And that you can be somewhat pleasantly splat in the meantime, like a pancake or a catpuddle.
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[personal profile] kehleyr 2017-01-14 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
Let us not discuss the anxiety and whatnot issues that have thus far made it difficult to find someone. I hear ya,,, and understand completely.