Downtown Amber:
Thank you for addressing my concerns as you did- and for interpreting them so accurately.

I know that you and Arria were sharing personal experiences and the way those experiences work in your relationships, and there's nothing wrong with that- it's fantastic to hear, and utterly true, and really inspiring as well, when it's approachable. I began my exploration as one of those girls who was driven by self-loathing and truly lucked into finding someone who was and will remain unwilling to accept anything from me except for the best. I don't know that I could have (at that point) come in here and read about your stories without feeling so foreign and removed from them that they didn't mean anything to me- and that is sad, because what you're saying is so important. I wish there was a way to convince a person of their own strength. The best I can do is try to translate to something more relatable... or allow you to do that, as you have said it better than I ever could.

Thank you again.