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Dear Daniela,

@dear-daniela-blog / dear-daniela-blog.tumblr.com

My name is Daniela, and I'm trying to find my way. 23 years old.
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Okay but really I have had zero appetite for the past two days and today doesn't look to be any better and all I've eaten was a quesadilla, half of a quesalupa, and a bowl of Cheerios like I am trying to process my feelings and every time I think I've got it a whole new wave of this feeling washes over me and I'm back to where I was why is this happening???? What is wrong, feelings?????

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GUESS WHO IS GOING TO ULTRA!?!?!?!?

Hey folks, Sorry I haven't been around. I linger on my other blog, because that one is always open on my phone. But IM FINALLY GOING TO ULTRA! After all of these years of wanting to go, I'm finally doing it!

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aegyo-shinee

This is cracking me up..why on earth did they delete his response in the movie!? hes so offended LOL

UNMUTE THIS

Scum?!

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erikalynae

Gather round kids while I explain this manipulation tactic that men perpetually try to use and why it’s bullshit.

If someone is openly showing interest in you by making disparaging or disappointed comments about your age, they’re trying to put you on the defensive. This guy wants me to try to quell his discomfort, to bring up that I’m only a month shy of 20, etc. - he wants me to try to prove myself to him, that I’m mature and adult enough for a man like him.

His goal is to establish a power imbalance right off the bat. If we were to date, I would constantly be on the defensive, constantly striving to be an equal, constantly trying to prove my “adult” credentials. Anything he says or does or wants from this point on that I object to would just be seen as a strike against my age, proof that he was right and that I’m not mature enough for him. This is how SO MANY men pressure younger individuals (primarily women and girls) into situations and relationships they aren’t comfortable with. If he truly thought I was too young for him, he wouldn’t have messaged me. This is a very calculated move, and it’s fucking gross.

Adult relationships with age gaps are completely fine, but only if all parties view each other as equals. If someone is trying to set you up in a way that ensures that’s never a possibility, run far away.

READ THIS SERIOUSLY READ THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^

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webelieveyou

This this this.

Reblogged for the commentary.

This is really important because I think that educating about power imbalances and how to spot that manipulation is a lot better than saying “young people don’t date older people”. I had people use this kind of tactic on me when I was 18/19 as well and it is really damaging.

*realizes some things* damn, son.

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