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Hey guys

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aye manager 🗣️🗣️🗣️ you're not christmas'd on here yet and christmas eve is tomorrow!! HURRY‼️‼️

Ah! Thank you for reminding me!! I'd been so caught up in the grind, as it were, that I nearly forgot. Huh. Usually I'd never forget about Christmas. 🙁

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Hey! sorry it took me a while, i went to go get some breakfast

[Mari is holding a denny's bag with food]

Um you want some?

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Just Friends… or Just Sneaky? When “Friendship” Becomes a Secret in Your Relationship

Let’s not sugarcoat it: if your partner doesn’t know about your “friend,” then it’s not just friendship—it’s a secret.

Now don’t get me wrong. Aunty Christine is all about people having rich, full lives with friends outside their romantic relationship. But when someone keeps an opposite-sex friendship hidden, vague, or conveniently out of conversation? That’s not friendship—that’s emotional camouflage.

Let’s get into it.

🤐 If It’s Innocent, Why Hide It?

If you’re texting them in private, deleting messages, or using a nickname so your partner won’t ask questions… you already know it’s shady.

Real talk: when a friendship is truly innocent, there’s no need to omit, edit, or hide it.

According to Dr. Shirley Glass, author of Not “Just Friends”, secrecy is one of the key elements that turns a friendship into an emotional affair. She writes, “When you start hiding things from your partner about a relationship with someone else, you’ve crossed the line.” [Source: Glass, 2003]

🚩 Red Flags in Disguise

Here are a few signs that “just friends” isn’t really so platonic:

You tell your partner you’re “just catching up,” but you leave out who you’re meeting. You never mention this person’s name at home, even though you talk to them regularly. You’d be uncomfortable if the roles were reversed and your partner had the same kind of friendship with someone else.

Psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula warns that emotional secrecy in a relationship can be as harmful as physical cheating, especially when your primary partner feels replaced or left out. [Source: Psychology Today, 2020]

💬 “We Don’t Want to Make It Weird”

Look, I get it. Nobody wants to stir the pot. But relationships aren’t built on convenience—they’re built on trust.

If you have to hide a connection to keep the peace, what you really have is a boundary issue in disguise.

Friendship doesn’t get a free pass just because it doesn’t involve physical cheating. Emotional intimacy matters. And secrets are rarely neutral.

🔄 Flip It Around for a Second

Would you be cool if your partner was doing the same thing?

Having long, late-night chats with someone they never mentioned to you? Telling that person about your relationship problems instead of talking to you? Laughing at inside jokes with them that you’re never part of?

Dr. John Gottman, a leading relationship researcher, states that emotional affairs often start with small acts of secrecy and avoidance—and if you feel the need to hide it, your relationship is already in danger. [Source: The Gottman Institute]

❤️ Christine Gets Personal

Let me be honest here:

This topic hits home for me right now. And as much as I want to keep the peace, I’ve decided one thing I won’t do anymore is tolerate secrets.

I’ve worked too hard on myself to allow hidden connections to grow in the dark corners of my relationship. If something’s innocent, I should know about it. If it’s not, then what are we even doing?

👁 Transparency Is Sexy

You know what’s actually attractive in a relationship? Transparency.

Letting your partner know who’s in your life. Being upfront about connections—especially those with potential to get complicated. Having friendships that are strong enough to withstand being seen in the light of day.

No sneaking. No secrets. Just grown-up honesty.

💔 Emotional Affairs Are Real

It’s not always about sex. Sometimes, the biggest betrayal is emotional. Confiding in someone else. Sharing your best stories, your hardest days, your deepest thoughts—and leaving your partner out of the loop.

These things erode intimacy, slowly and quietly. They turn “friendship” into an escape hatch instead of a healthy connection.

🧭 Aunty Christine’s Bottom Line:

If you wouldn’t do it in front of your partner, you probably shouldn’t be doing it behind their back.

Men and women can be friends. But if that friendship lives in the shadows of your relationship, it’s not just about “platonic connection”—it’s about prioritization, honesty, and emotional fidelity.

If your partner’s uncomfortable with a friendship, listen. Don’t dismiss. You’re building a life with them, not with your secret pen pal or flirty coworker.

And as for me? I’m choosing openness. No games, no weird vibes, no private connections that come with “don’t tell.” I’ve been through too much to accept less than full honesty.

xo,

Aunty Christine

References:

Glass, Shirley P. Not “Just Friends”. Free Press, 2003. Durvasula, Ramani. “Emotional Cheating Is Still Cheating.” Psychology Today, 2020. Gottman, John. “How Emotional Affairs Destroy Trust.” The Gottman Institute, www.gottman.com

Source: Just Friends… or Just Sneaky? When “Friendship” Becomes a Secret in Your Relationship

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[Transcript Received.]

[The video begins with the camera swinging around wildly, while the pounding footsteps going up steps. The footsteps then continue down a carpeted hallway until reaching apartment number 1020. The person recorder starts knocking rapidly, eager to get inside.]

[Person recording identified as Madeline.]

[A voice responds to the knocking from inside, sounding tired, and slightly annoyed.]

?: Give me a second! Jesus!

[Voice identified: Edgar.]

[The knocking begins to get louder, faster, and harder.]

[Edgar reaches the door and flings it open, exasperated.]

E: What?

[He steps out fully from behind the door, revealing a black peasant-style dress with long, puffy cuffed sleeves. The dress ends just above knee height with a lace finish, revealing thigh garters holding up long black socks. He also has black 5 inch platforms on. His face has a small amount of make-up applied, dark lipstick and sharp eyeliner stand out the most to the camera, and less visible, but still making a difference, mascara. He stares at Madeline.]

[Madeline screams in delight after edgar opens the door.]

M: OH. MY GOD. THEY WEREN’T LYING.

[The camera moves around edgar, getting a closer look at some of the outfits parts.]

M: You never told me you were.. uhm Fruity?

E: I’m not, I just find dressing like this fun. Is that a crime?

M: So, You’re a drag queen?

E: No? I mean, I probably could be, but I don’t really want anything to do with performing right now.

M:Okay buddy, keep lying to yourself! ..Also are you wearing platforms.

E: Yep! I told you I’d catch up!

M: Take them off you COWARD..

E: Mmm. That’s a no from me, sorry!

M: You just can’t live with me being taller than you!!

E: Ha! I can, it’s just really funny to wear huge platforms.

M: Yeahh.. Sure!.. Tootally..

E: So… did you come here just to see if the anons were lying, or did you want something?

M: WELL, I wanted to see your outfit, also I wanted to teach your non-cooking ass to cook.

E: Oh– hm. I guess it wouldn’t hurt to learn a thing or two. Considering I literally don’t know how to properly boil water.

M:YOU SET IT ON FIRE.

[Edgar laughs awkwardly.]

E: Haha… Uh, yeah.

M:How did you even DO that?? Did you somehow figure out magic??

E: I guess I’m just… REALLY bad at cooking. The 4 people there don’t even know how I managed to do it.

[Madeline sighs.]

M: I guess uh.. I'll show you how to make like some eggs? I don’t really know what you tried to make back then, and I don’t think you should try again now.

E: Er, I was trying to make soup. From a packet.

M: SOUP?? Oh nah. There is NO hope for you.

[He laughs, then steps back from the door.]

E: If you really meant it about teaching me how to cook, you can come in.

M: I’ll see if you’re even teachable. I guess.

[Madeline walks through the door into the apartment, going straight towards edgar’s pantry.]

M:Why do you have like. Three seasonings.

E: I’m on a budget.

M: I-Okay. I guess this’ll work for now.

[She then gets out salt and pepper, sitting them on the counter. She then goes to the fridge and pulls out two eggs from the carton.]

M: Uh, Ok. So. First you’re going to want to like, oil the pan? Do you have like spray oil or vegetable oil or like..

E: I… I should? I don’t really know where it would be, but I’m pretty sure I have that.

[Madeline sets the camera down onto the counter, leaning it upwards towards the stove. She then leaves to search the kitchen for any sort of oil to coat the pan. She then finds a bottle of spray oil, and walks back over to the kitchen, shaking, and handing over the oil to edgar.]

M: First off, you need to spray a small coat of oil onto the pan.

E: Alright, should be easy enough.

[Edgar tries to spray the oil onto the pan, except instead of the pan, the oil sprays directly into his eye, having held it the wrong way. He yelps, and drops the canister.]

M: ..HOW. Did you mess that up.

[Madeline sighs and picks up the canister, spraying the pan the correct way.]

M: THAT is how you spray it.

E: Thanks, Madeline. I, uh. I really don’t know how I fucked that up.

[Madeline grabs the egg, and hesitates before handing it to edgar.]

M: Now..You crack. The egg. CAREFULLY.

E: Normally I would be a little offended at you explaining this to me like I’m 5, but I feel like this is probably the best course of action, based on my cooking abilities.

M: I don’t understand how you could possibly mess this up bro. If you do there is NO hope for you.

[Edgar cracks the egg into the pan, fortunately not messing up one of the most crucial parts of the process.]

[Madeline sighs in relief, until realizing. The fire wasn’t on the entire time. She quickly turns it onto low-medium heat as the egg starts to crackle while cooking.]

M: Do you own..a spatula?

E: I should, yeah. I’ll go look for it.

[As Edgar turns around, something brown and very furry can be seen clinging to his back. He opens a few drawers before turning back around, holding a spatula up like a quest item.]

E: Found it!

[Madeline mutters under her breath.]

M: Thank god.

M: Now, uhm you’re gonna like check under the egg to see if it’s cooked?

[He nods, then walks back over to the stove and does exactly as Madeline had said.]

M: If it’s cooked pretty much on the bottom, go ahead and flip it.

E: Alright, will do.

[Edgar squints at the pan, and flips the egg over after a few seconds.]

[Madeline sighs in relief, silently celebrating from edgar being able to actually cook a “meal.”]

M: Congratulations!! You cooked your first, and probably last, uh. Meal!..?

E: The hell do you mean ‘last’? Are you going to shoot me or something?

M: NO I'M NOT GOING TO SHOOT YOU. I just mean you suck ass at cooking and you shouldn’t do it ever again!

[His shoulders lower, it was almost like he genuinely thought Madeline was about to pull a gun on him. At that moment, the squirrel from earlier climbs up onto his right shoulder.]

M: OH MY GOD ISTHATASQUIRREL.

[Madeline quickly backs up tripping over multiple things, before hiding behind the counter]

E: Wh– Acorn? You’re afraid of Acorn? The squirrel that Adam adopted? Seriously?

M: SHUT YOUR MOUTH NOW. YES I AM SCARED OF IT.

[He starts to laugh, after a few seconds, he begins leaning on his knees for support.]

M: STOP. YOU'RE BEING SUCH A BULLY TO ME RIGHT NOW.

[Edgar attempts to respond, but he keeps cutting himself off by laughing.]

M: THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR BEING KIND!! WOW..

[After a few minutes, Edgar finally is able to respond.]

E: You’re seriously afraid of squirrels?

M: I AM AFRAID OF ALL. RODENTS. SO YES. I AM AFRAID OF SQUIRRELS.

E: Damn, I’d never have imagined that you of all people would be afraid of these little guys! I mean, you can sit on top of buildings in the rain, but you hide behind my kitchen counter at the sight of a tiny ass rodent?

M: THEY ATTACKED ME ONCE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, NEVER GETTING NEAR ONE AGAIN.

E: You suuuuure? He’s very friendly!

[He takes Acorn off his shoulder and holds him out towards Madeline.]

[Madeline scrambles from her hiding spot, running away from Edgar until she’s cornered.]

E: He won’t bite you, I promise.

M: CEASE THIS BULLYING IMMEDIATELY!!

E: Hey, remember that one time in the mall when you kept squeaking your shoes near areas I was in, just to piss me off?

M: I don’t know what you’re talking about! Totally!!

E: Mhm, sure. Totally.

[He holds the squirrel out again.]

[Madeline eventually surrenders her struggles against edgar.]

M: FINE. I WILL TOUCH THE FUCKING SQUIRREL.

[Acorn sits very politely in Edgars hands as Madeline quickly taps him on the head . Upon realizing Acorn was not a threat, Madeline starts to pet the tiny squirrel.]

E: See? He’s not going to attack you.

M: Finee. You were right.

M: Well, I should probably get going, after you just tried to MURDER ME!!

E: Alright, sounds good, Madeline. See you later.

M: Bye bye!! I’ll be back only for Acorn probably!

[Madeline shuffles out of the corner she was hiding in, grabbing her phone and ending the recording.]

[Transcript End.]

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You hate your family. Why?

suppose i wasn’t hiding it well. let’s just say they didn’t take kindly to a queer, neurodivergent daughter, nor were they fit to be parents in general.

-k

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I'm going to take a quick look at the higher levels of the mall. It could be an opportunity to find other escapees - plus, I haven't ate in a while.

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if i had a nickle for every time i found out an encoreverse blogrunner like sky children of the light, i’d have two nickles. Which isn’t alot but strange how its happened twice

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(sorry for ping)

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Just Friends… or Just Sneaky? When “Friendship” Becomes a Secret in Your Relationship

Let’s not sugarcoat it: if your partner doesn’t know about your “friend,” then it’s not just friendship—it’s a secret.

Now don’t get me wrong. Aunty Christine is all about people having rich, full lives with friends outside their romantic relationship. But when someone keeps an opposite-sex friendship hidden, vague, or conveniently out of conversation? That’s not friendship—that’s emotional camouflage.

Let’s get into it.

🤐 If It’s Innocent, Why Hide It?

If you’re texting them in private, deleting messages, or using a nickname so your partner won’t ask questions… you already know it’s shady.

Real talk: when a friendship is truly innocent, there’s no need to omit, edit, or hide it.

According to Dr. Shirley Glass, author of Not “Just Friends”, secrecy is one of the key elements that turns a friendship into an emotional affair. She writes, “When you start hiding things from your partner about a relationship with someone else, you’ve crossed the line.” [Source: Glass, 2003]

🚩 Red Flags in Disguise

Here are a few signs that “just friends” isn’t really so platonic:

You tell your partner you’re “just catching up,” but you leave out who you’re meeting. You never mention this person’s name at home, even though you talk to them regularly. You’d be uncomfortable if the roles were reversed and your partner had the same kind of friendship with someone else.

Psychologist Dr. Ramani Durvasula warns that emotional secrecy in a relationship can be as harmful as physical cheating, especially when your primary partner feels replaced or left out. [Source: Psychology Today, 2020]

💬 “We Don’t Want to Make It Weird”

Look, I get it. Nobody wants to stir the pot. But relationships aren’t built on convenience—they’re built on trust.

If you have to hide a connection to keep the peace, what you really have is a boundary issue in disguise.

Friendship doesn’t get a free pass just because it doesn’t involve physical cheating. Emotional intimacy matters. And secrets are rarely neutral.

🔄 Flip It Around for a Second

Would you be cool if your partner was doing the same thing?

Having long, late-night chats with someone they never mentioned to you? Telling that person about your relationship problems instead of talking to you? Laughing at inside jokes with them that you’re never part of?

Dr. John Gottman, a leading relationship researcher, states that emotional affairs often start with small acts of secrecy and avoidance—and if you feel the need to hide it, your relationship is already in danger. [Source: The Gottman Institute]

❤️ Christine Gets Personal

Let me be honest here:

This topic hits home for me right now. And as much as I want to keep the peace, I’ve decided one thing I won’t do anymore is tolerate secrets.

I’ve worked too hard on myself to allow hidden connections to grow in the dark corners of my relationship. If something’s innocent, I should know about it. If it’s not, then what are we even doing?

👁 Transparency Is Sexy

You know what’s actually attractive in a relationship? Transparency.

Letting your partner know who’s in your life. Being upfront about connections—especially those with potential to get complicated. Having friendships that are strong enough to withstand being seen in the light of day.

No sneaking. No secrets. Just grown-up honesty.

💔 Emotional Affairs Are Real

It’s not always about sex. Sometimes, the biggest betrayal is emotional. Confiding in someone else. Sharing your best stories, your hardest days, your deepest thoughts—and leaving your partner out of the loop.

These things erode intimacy, slowly and quietly. They turn “friendship” into an escape hatch instead of a healthy connection.

🧭 Aunty Christine’s Bottom Line:

If you wouldn’t do it in front of your partner, you probably shouldn’t be doing it behind their back.

Men and women can be friends. But if that friendship lives in the shadows of your relationship, it’s not just about “platonic connection”—it’s about prioritization, honesty, and emotional fidelity.

If your partner’s uncomfortable with a friendship, listen. Don’t dismiss. You’re building a life with them, not with your secret pen pal or flirty coworker.

And as for me? I’m choosing openness. No games, no weird vibes, no private connections that come with “don’t tell.” I’ve been through too much to accept less than full honesty.

xo,

Aunty Christine

References:

Glass, Shirley P. Not “Just Friends”. Free Press, 2003. Durvasula, Ramani. “Emotional Cheating Is Still Cheating.” Psychology Today, 2020. Gottman, John. “How Emotional Affairs Destroy Trust.” The Gottman Institute, www.gottman.com

Source: Just Friends… or Just Sneaky? When “Friendship” Becomes a Secret in Your Relationship

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olive encoreverse. reblog

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What's everyone been up to recently?

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tumblr is actually putting the quality through a meatgrinder please please click on it i promise it looks so much better

anyways LOOK GUYS LOOK... LOOK...... ITS MY SHOWFALL GUY (the murderer)...... HES SO COOL... (the killings)....

drew sm of him that i figured they deserved their own little oc introduction thing so like here it is. look at them and their big sad eyes

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I swear i can feel metal scratching my skin.

It's everywhere. Under my skin.

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Ok.....

[A Deep sigh can be heard before a knock on a door]

Um Hello? i hate to interrupt but i believe i know something about someone you knew?

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