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When avoiding conflict creates impossible expectations

I've been lying to my parents about being gay for ten years and now my mom is planning my wedding to someone I'm not even dating.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Self-protection has evolved into a web of deception that's now trapping everyone you love in false hope.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Personal ethics and integrity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.