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I guess to some people I just come off as being aloof. Some may even describe me as intellectually immature. Others may simply feel that I am just shy and prudent.

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To offer you an idea of how depression varies and defies incomplete or incorrect ideas the public has, I decided to tell my story.

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I’ve been through weeks and months and years of thinking that every guy is “the same.” They’ve all got the same goals, right? Sex, sex, and more sex? They’ll all go to extreme measures to get it?

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In elementary school, I was bullied, both for being overweight and for being gay. On the former, it was true, and on the latter, well, I don’t identify as gay. And I didn’t in elementary school either.

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Trust me, we don’t wake up every morning with a list of kind things to do—it’s just natural. No, we don’t do it to be categorized as the “nice” girl. We actually hate it and feel awkward when people tell us we’re “sooooo nice.”

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This Tumblr was far more intimate and personal than I expected you to be with the web and with myself.

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I hate hipsters and their overbearing, tiresome ways. Or at least, I really used to. Let me explain.

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I honestly feel badly for people who think this, because they are clearly missing out.

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Some weeks ago, an essay with the attention-grabbing title of “You Should Date an Illiterate Girl” began popping up in my social media feeds.

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Women, generally, are communicative creatures. For the most part, we thrive on sharing and outpourings. And yeah, if we have a boyfriend, we’re going to talk about him.