“You have to understand,” I continued, “it’s not so much that I’m flooded with emotions now that David is here. I mean, yes, I love him and that’s all great, sure. But I don’t think that’s why the stress went away. My anxiety isn’t gone because it’s been replaced by love. It’s gone because I feel accepted. David doesn’t judge me when I don’t care about things; he doesn’t think it’s weird when I get quiet. I don’t have to constantly be on defense about my apathy, so the apathy itself has become less stressful.”
