Home/Self & Identity/Personality masking/ThoughtI was at this massive wedding over the weekend—one of those three-day affairs where everyone is just sort of, I don't know, performing happiness?personality maskingsocial exhaustionfriendship fakenessShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI am currently sitting in the back of a ballroom that probably costs more than my mortgage, watching two people celebrate their "forever" while I feel like I'm fading out of existence. …loneliness in crowdsI’m at my cousin’s wedding. …family obligation guiltNot that whole patriarchal bullshit wrapped up in a pretty bow. …opinion hidingI spent four hours tonight watching people pretend that joining two lives together is the ULTIMATE achievement of a human existence. …settling regretRelated Themes"Am I Normal?" Aging AnxietyAge-inappropriate interestsBody image strugglesIdentity confusionPast self embarrassment