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Jeyn Jack's avatar

Fantastic piece, Isaiah. Lots of heart.

Among other excellent points, I really appreciate this inclusion:

"For silly reasons, the mere notion of platonic friendships between people from Mars and people from Venus has carried a hefty handbag of toxic stigmas that our society continues to adopt generation after generation, and blindly so. Luckily for me, I don’t subscribe to nonsense."

Yes, thank you.

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Isaiah Diaz-Mays's avatar

Thank you Jeyn!! For reading, but also for pointing out this particular sequence. Intentionally written, and currently working on a set of thoughts to expound on this. I appreciate you!

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Jeyn Jack's avatar

An idea well worth exploring!

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raysa's avatar

You’re blessed to have even one friendship like that, let alone seven that have stood the test of time and grown deeper. That’s something really special and beautiful to see!

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Isaiah Diaz-Mays's avatar

Thank you so much for taking time to sit with this 🖤

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JASMIN DARZNIK's avatar

So good, so necessary. I'll be thinking of this for a long time. 🧡

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Isaiah Diaz-Mays's avatar

Thank you so much 💜

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Saint Crews's avatar

My brother, the detail in this message is beautiful, and this is definitely a conversation that needs to be had. Happy belated birthday bro!

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Isaiah Diaz-Mays's avatar

Thank you brother!! Appreciate you ✊🏾

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