Oh, Allison

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This is the thing about being extroverted: It’s so easy to talk to strangers because there’s nothing at stake.

But with the people you love, there’s an investment, a chance of rejection - and not just shallow rejection, but rejection based on who you are. And for me, that is much more terrifying than coming across as an idiot to some stranger I’ll never have to see again.

It’s not difficult to get someone to like you. The difficult part is keeping it.

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