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Some relationships deepen when you tell the truth and some end

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I asked people to send me stories about situations where they had done what felt right to them, even though they feared social pushback.

The Promenade (study), Claude Monet, 1886 Two weeks ago, I asked people to send me stories about situations where they had done what felt right to them, even though they feared social pushback. Generously, more than fifteen people messaged to share their experiences, ranging from coming out as lesbian in Ireland to removing a headscarf in a Muslim community—one person recounted having his life changed by a sudden urge to stay in place when shot at with tear gas; another told the story of getting laid off from a tech job, spending six months living in their car while their friends worried…

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