but I doubt any of us truely knew that it was unavoidable or undeniable for us in our lives until we had been somehow tested and tempered by some kind of crucible conserning it and came eaither by long gained wisdom
So very true; the road I took to get where I am was long and painful and included a lot of broken hearts; yet when I look back I don't see how I could have done it differently since I had to learn what I know the hard way.

Still, the phrase "I always knew I was different" rings true as I remember things like teenage sleepovers where everyone talked about their perfect date or whatever and I had to keep my real fantasies to myself while I made up some drivel about walks on beaches.