I have been afflicted by a terminal uniqueness

everyone’s always like “she fell first but he fell harder.” No! HE fell first AND HE FELL HARDER. she just tripped somewhere along the way and he caught her

Autistic social anxiety is not "social anxiety" in the typical sense. An anxiety disorder is defined as an "irrational fear". So for example, imagine someone who is afraid to speak in case everyone looks at them and goes "what the heck are you saying you wierdo." If that person is neurotypical, then the chances are that they're very unlikely to get that response. Therefore their fears are irrational, and that is true "social anxiety". If you put an autistic person in that scenario, on the other hand, then probably the reason they're afraid of that response is because they've received it many times before. They're fear is based on repeated past experiences, therefore it is not irrational and not the simply an anxiety disorder. That's why people giving the classic social anxiety responses to autistic people is so unhelpful. "Just go out there and talk to people, it'll be fine," or "keep pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and you'll get more confident," don't work if the problem is real and not just in your head.

the people’s princess (travis kelce) is marrying the leader of the free world (taylor swift) and my heart is so full

And in the end Taylor got the rose garden AND Madison Square because Travis proposed in a rose garden and she's getting married at MSG.

the girl who wrote "that's why i write these songs. because i think love is FEARLESS" is getting married today to a man who wants her to keep writing songs forever and ever

i understand its chronic pain but every day seems a bit excessive

anyway, so who’s going to tell the 17-year-old girl who wrote the secret message for love story (“someday i’ll find this”) that in 2026, at 36 years old, she’ll be flaunting her engagement ring onstage while singing “he knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring” just days before her wedding