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Behind the Aegis

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15. It isn't a catch-22.

Reply to nomorenomore08 (Reply #13)

Tue Aug 13, 2013, 03:19 AM

Aug 2013

I understand what you are saying because prior to meeting my partner, it was a fear of mine...sort of. I like being by myself. But, there is also a difference between being "alone" and being "lonely." I can say, as corny and trite as it, stop looking. Let love look for you!

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Are you afraid is something, and if you admitted it ... [View all] Denninmi Aug 2013 OP

I am scared of waterbugs. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #1

Palmetto bugs (that's Florida for bug-ass roaches) Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #9

I'm afraid of losing my job. Inkfreak Aug 2013 #2

I think to some degree, everyone with a job is afraid of losing it, and everyone without a job nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #12

Nothing wrong with fear Gore1FL Aug 2013 #3

Remember this movie? rrneck Aug 2013 #4

I have an almost crippling fear of heights.... opiate69 Aug 2013 #5

dinosaurs and getting fat, wierd ones but thats why they are irrational loli phabay Aug 2013 #6

I am not afraid of losing my job, I am afraid of failing at it. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #7

Afraid of losing family members; most are old, now. Eleanors38 Aug 2013 #8

Death and pain. eom millennialmax Aug 2013 #10

Hell no... MicaelS Aug 2013 #11

I'm afraid of being (permanently) alone. Though on the other hand, I *need* a certain amount nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #13

It isn't a catch-22. Behind the Aegis Aug 2013 #15

You may be right. Sometimes I feel like I've sat back and let things happen too much. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #17

I am afraid of all kinds of things. Behind the Aegis Aug 2013 #14

So sorry for that. Denninmi Aug 2013 #16

Cockroaches freak me out davidpdx Aug 2013 #18