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When Living Authentically Feels Lonelier Than Living a Lie

I've been single for two years since coming out and I'm starting to wonder if being true to myself was worth losing the companionship I had even if it wasn't fully honest.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The cost of authenticity becomes tangible when truth-telling leads to isolation rather than the promised liberation.

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