Put My Secrets in the Drawers

However, when people take this to the extreme where the only Correct and Morally Upstanding way to fix a character's problems is to have them figure out everything on their own because they are Strong and Independent and then after they've done that they are cleared for a relationship..... man that's depressing as hell. Do you know how much easier it is to work on yourself when you have someone close by who is nice to you? Who cares about you as a person and wishes you the best and is willing to say things like "hey have you eaten anything today? have you gotten enough sleep? I don't think everyone hates you. what if we went for a walk?"

Himalayan Monal (Lophophorus impejanus), male, family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, northern India

It was only legalized in 8 US states (the 8th only a few months before), and wouldn’t be legalized nation-wide until 2015.

It was only legal in TEN COUNTRIES in 2011. We wouldn’t hit 20 countries until 2017. (Australia was 23rd)

As of today (April 14, 2026), I believe only 38 countries have fully legalized same-sex marriage. Out of somewhere around 200 countries in the world. That’s only ~19% of countries.

You need to eat some vegetables in your diet or you will become a lich.

You have to wear a life jacket or you will literally drown and die.

You need to be able to exist in public spaces with children.