"I would much rather we be open and honest with each other than pretend that there's no differences between the two of us. I'd rather know you as you are, not as I think you to be -- that way, when I say that you are my friend, you don't have to worry about whether or not it's because I don't know you."

ditto that. a lot of people, i feel, don't know me. and yet they call me a friend... only to, when the finally get to know me, dump me by the wayside. either you love me for myself and all that i am and become, or you can go ahead and walk yourself to the curb & save me the time.

i think that's why i don't have a really really REALLY hard time being chubby anymore. granted, i'll never love it, but i'm at an advantage to at least catch that bit of trouble at the door. if you can't like me with my curves, i can tell you that you will DEF. not like me as a skinny person.

[yeah, that did seem a bit off topic, i know.]