Sweet Annie, you cannot go through life allowing the comfort of others to control what you do or say. Exactly what harm does a simple question inflict? And one none of us are obligated to give a reply, at that! No, if someone is truly so disturbed by a few words on their cogitator's screen, I'm afraid no amount of consideration will solve that problem for them.
Perhaps others will not be as accepting - but so what? Do you not find it tiring, dear one, to hide your true desires in the dark? Friendships with the narrow-minded do nothing but stifle, and it's quite freeing to discard them - take it from me!
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No, if someone is truly so disturbed by a few words on their cogitator's screen, I'm afraid no amount of consideration will solve that problem for them.
Perhaps others will not be as accepting - but so what? Do you not find it tiring, dear one, to hide your true desires in the dark?
Friendships with the narrow-minded do nothing but stifle, and it's quite freeing to discard them - take it from me!