feel kind of bad
the holidays have been very social so it’s not for lack of interaction, but i’ve also spent nearly the entire time surrounded by straight people so that could be a factor
@Lady sorry to hear it. we fortunately live far enough away from family that we have valid excuses to avoid the long-time-surrounded-by-straight-people dynamic which i also find very draining.
@Lady same for us with our families -- we're on good terms (well with a few exceptions who usually aren't there at gatherings) but it's still enervating being around large numbers of them for extended periods of time.