I felt less self-conscious in this love than I used to think was possible

Dear Delyara, Not more attention. Less self-consciousness. I don’t feel I have to keep editing my needs into prettier shapes. I don’t feel watched in the wrong way. I don’t feel tested. I don’t feel the exhausting pressure to remain emotionally impressive enough to keep the connection warm. I feel more like myself. And because of that, I feel safer inside myself too. I did not know love could reduce self-consciousness this much. Now I do. And I think that may be one of the truest forms of love there is.