Image: Skeletor holding up a relatively huge 80s/90s cell phone with an aquatic mutant character name Mer-Man behind him.

Caption: Start every phone call with “my phone is about to die” that way you can hang up on them whenever you want to.

  • seth@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    LPT or masking tip? Masking makes things more bearable but I find it often prevents being able to make a genuine connection. I can mask fairly well for a couple hours but by then I’m exhausted. Trying to mask with people I see regularly inevitably ends up in ruined relationships due to internalized guilt from lying and them recognizing me as a liar. It saves time and stress to just be honest, even if that means coming off as acerbic or just eccentric.

    • BOMBS@lemmy.worldOPM
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      7 months ago

      LPT or masking tip?

      More like a joke, but I bet the tip would work with people that historically do not respect boundaries but you still have to maintain a working relationship with. But yeah, I’ve been on a de-masking kick lately, and it’s so much nicer. Less stress and I start building relationships with people I can be myself around.