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I wish I could explain to you. But I just don’t think you’d understand.

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When I tell my rape story, I always leave out the part about letting him come back. It confuses the narrative.

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I’m slowly learning that the best response to fear is curiosity.

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Feeling the discomfort of even mild politeness being received as an open invitation to follow you down the street or insist on continuing a clearly-unwanted conversation is something you don’t have to be particularly gorgeous to experience.