My brother keeps setting me up on dates despite knowing about my celibate commitment, and when I get angry he says he's just trying to help me stop hiding from life, and I can't tell if his persistence comes from love or refusal to take me seriously.
More people experience this than they realize.
Those who cannot imagine our path as life-giving may persist in trying to rescue us from what they perceive as our own limitation.
“Where Are You with The celibate life — chosen aloneness as a path?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.