I think many people do change significantly after college. I have very few friends from that time (grade school or grad school, most of them), and like you, meeting my husband changed me/my life a lot. When I look back, I’m surprised by the ways in which I was already myself, or showed signs of becoming that, because I tend to think about the ways I was a mess, not the ways I was strong.
What’s strange to me is how much I have intentionally compartmentalized my memories. I just refuse to think about that pre-Aric stuff unless I’m forced to. I can’t decide if it’s healthy or living in denial. ♀️
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I think many people do change significantly after college. I have very few friends from that time (grade school or grad school, most of them), and like you, meeting my husband changed me/my life a lot. When I look back, I’m surprised by the ways in which I was already myself, or showed signs of becoming that, because I tend to think about the ways I was a mess, not the ways I was strong.
What’s strange to me is how much I have intentionally compartmentalized my memories. I just refuse to think about that pre-Aric stuff unless I’m forced to. I can’t decide if it’s healthy or living in denial. ♀️