I'm Afraid of Men by Vivek Shraya

Author:Vivek Shraya
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Canada
Published: 2018-08-27T16:00:00+00:00

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IT’S LIKELY THIS UNUSUAL feeling of comfort that does slowly change how I see you and feel about you (or maybe it was all your baking). Although my experience with men in the past had often resulted in the dismissal of my boundaries, which only made me fortify them more, your genuine respect for my boundaries allows me to let my guard down. This becomes a theme throughout our relationship.

I am charmed by your passion for books, and not just because I’m a budding writer, especially since you’re quick to point out editorial mistakes in my first book. I am soothed by your quiet demeanour, the absence of the masculine obligation to fill space, and the ocean of curiosity in your eyes. Even your most showy accessories, a beanie with a pompom and the yellow shoelaces in your walnut leather boots, are more playful than boastful. Whereas I am perpetually unsatisfied, you easily find pleasure in the underrated and understated—Dufferin Mall, a fridge-cold chocolate bar, a plan-free Saturday.

Two months into our friendship, I nervously reveal that I’ve started to have more-than-friendly feelings for you. I had deliberated during the week whether to say anything, because I knew that once more-than-friendly feelings were on the table, our relationship would be altered. It could even end.

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