In general, when you think back on times people told your younger self "it's just a phase", were they usually right?
- Absolutely not15.8%
- Kinda no26.2%
- Kinda yes44.9%
- Absolutely yes13.2%
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I got this one a lot for being poly. I started being poly over a decade ago and when I told people they often acted like I was gonna grow out of it soon, or once I met a nice monogamous boy I liked enough.
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Kind of yes but I think mostly everything is a phase. You should always be changing and moving forward.
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things I was told were "just a phase" as a teen:
wanting to have long hair
going vegan
leaving the church
my hair is longer now than it was then, I've been vegan for 15 years, and still haven't rejoined the church so 0/3 😅
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In case you change your mind, I cook a mean steak frites 😅
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As a 36yo recovering goth (one step at a time) I still sometimes visit my parents grave and whisper: "who's got the last laugh now???".
Not me - I frown while smoking cloves.
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- Dad, I'm so sick of people telling me my deepest feelings of caring about something are temporary and I'll grow out of them.
- Yeah, I remember being mad about this when I was young but it's just a phase
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When I was a child, yeah, it was usually a phase. Kids are inconsistent. Teenager and up? No.
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I'm still pretty much the same person at 52 as I was at 15, I just have more agency and experience. That experience has changed my perspective on OTHER people rather heavily, but it hasn't really changed who I am inside.
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