With everything that is going on in the world right now and recent events in my own life, I am so overwhelmed by just how important it is to me that I am with someone who is
oriented toward social justice
compassionate and empathetic
understanding of issues of intersectionality and privilege
willing to listen to those whose opinions differ from their own
and a myriad of other things. I can’t ever let myself compromise that. Not ever.
It’s not that I am unwilling to engage with people who are not aware of these issues, I just don’t want a key part of our relationship to be me educating them.