I think you're too hard on your younger self. It was natural to hope that your feelings would be returned in kind. But, we do grow and we do learn, and as we get older we learn to temper our expectations.
As for me, there is part of me recoiling in horror as my memory wars between a response of "thank you" and "that's nice, dear." (Headdesk!)
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Date: 2021-02-10 05:03 pm (UTC)As for me, there is part of me recoiling in horror as my memory wars between a response of "thank you" and "that's nice, dear." (Headdesk!)