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That I want a partner, and a family someday, and that it’s okay to admit those things, even if they don’t work out the way I want.

What it feels like when I have a broken heart.

What it feels like when I’m attracted to someone, when Iwantsomeone.

How to talk about what I want.

That there’s something endlessly satisfying about the crunch of a dill pickle.

That I hate my job.

But that I love turning something forgotten into something beautiful.

That I do miss my family.

But that I don’t miss twisting myself into something I’m not, to please my family.

That I’m not too late.

That I’m not too inexperienced.

That I am, in fact, exactly where I’m meant to be.

That life would be very boring if we already knew everything about ourselves.

Comments

The Rainbow Rocket

THANK YOU for letting us be part of this journey! I’m SOBBING. I didn’t come out until I was 32, and this whole thing made me feel so seen!!!!

Cory O’Connor

SERIOUSLY SO SEEN!!! Mischa Barton made me gay too!!!!!

Rebecca.Hartley.1956

You are so brave, Peaches. I feel honored to have witnessed your journey

Jackie Jormp-Jomp

As a fellow late-bloomer, I’m so grateful for this!!

Clarissa Youn

I can’t tell you how much this whole post means to me. Signing up for a Beatrix Camino tour right now!!!

Mal as in Bad

But what if I’m realizing I didn’t learn anything about myself in two weeks and two hundred miles?

C’est La Vi

It’s not too late

TWENTY-NINEPORTO, PORTUGALSunday, June 1, 2025

Mal

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