'I Love My Roommate's Cat But I Don't Know How to Love People!'

Learning to stand up for everything you love is a path toward accepting people for who they are.

Birthday (1942) by Dorothea Tanning

Hi Polly,

I am 27, living in Europe which is thousands of miles away from my birthplace, and I am building a life here. However, I am afraid that the older I get, the less capable I am of being in relationships, friendships, or any human relationships for that matter.

For the backstory, I came (escaped) to Europe 5 years…