What is the moral of YOUR story?

Keep it clean

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Carissimi · 70-79, F

That most people (especially men) don’t have the same good intentions and good will toward you that you have for them.

DeluxedEdition · 26-30, F

@Carissimi you can’t assume that everyone is capable of the same thoughts, reasoning, emotional intelligence, and change that you are just because you are

I had to learn this one too. This was a big one for me

Carissimi · 70-79, F

That’s why that’s my moral. From a very young age, I believed everyone was as honest, and had the same integrity as myself. I truly believed that men loved like I did: That if I love a man, I have no romantic interest in other men. While it’s true for me, it’s not true for men, or even many women. Going through life with such naivety will bring a lot of disappoint and pain. It wasn’t just men and romance, it was people in general in various aspects of life.

I have learned the hard way, and instead of being naive, I’ve gone 180 deg to the opposite in not trusting anyone. Hell, if I can’t trust myself to have read the human race correctly for most of my life, I certainly can’t trust anyone else. @DeluxedEdition