Secret beliefs: You're Not the Only One

You’re expected to marry for life—a good match, for family—but secretly, you just wonder if any of it really makes sense anymore. …

Like you spend twelve hours a day defending… big companies, you know? …

ok so like am i the only one who busts their ass 12 hours a day defending some rich corp and deep down just KNOWS the whole damn system is rigged for them? …

It’s just like, my parents, they're getting older and they really really want me to marry my cousin, like it's been the plan forever and ever since I was a little kid and now my own kids are grown… …

I know this is gonna sound super messed up and like, probably a lot of people do this? …

They’re still talking about this whole arranged marriage thing for my youngest daughter, like it’s a done deal. …

I just got home from another day of like, crafting slogans for a new line of REALLY expensive handbags, and I'm staring at my performance review, which is stellar, btw, and all I can think is... …

You ever just… feel like a complete fake? …

I’m in my old bedroom, the one with the floral wallpaper that my mother insisted on when I was ten and I hated even then, and the air here always smells faintly of dust and lavender potpourri, even… …

And the right way, for me, was always going to be an arranged marriage. …

You know, sometimes you just find yourself doing things, day in and day out, like a well-oiled machine, even when the gears inside have rusted to dust. …

Like, I don’t even know how to say it without sounding totally stupid but sometimes I feel like… like I’m a total hypocrite or something. …

So I’m a lawyer, right? …

Anyone else ever feel like they’re living two totally different lives, and the real one is just… quietly screaming in the background? …

Corporate law. …

Said something about ‘collateral damage’ and how ‘it’s just business. …

like i'm still in school obviously i'm only 16 but i do these little jobs sometimes after school and i'm pretty good at drawing and like making things look pretty and stuff and my teachers always say… …

I draw these fancy bags all day, make up names for clothes no one even needs, stuff that costs more than my mum makes in a month. …

And my mom, she works like a million hours at some big office job, and she always says I gotta pick something practical, something "stable. …

idk something about supply chains but all i can think about is like, what am i even DOING. …