Dear canary,

your ex boyfriend seems to have been really supportive. He accepted you unconditionally, didn’t criticize you for anything, and appreciated the things about you that you thought were weird and awkward, such as being quiet among people. He also liked your physical appearance, so you felt desirable, unlike before. He also encouraged you and praised you when you stepped out of your comfort zone, to fight back your anxiety.

I embraced my weird quirks and he liked it. When I would act that way in front of other people, they did not like it so I felt the need to hide that part of me. That’s what I meant by “bad sides” of me.

Do you mean when you were quiet in front of others? Or your weird quirks involved something else? Would you mind sharing one example of such a “weird quirk”?