Slowly Stories
Penpalships You Can Only Find on Slowly
Through the Slowly app, I met incredible people from India who became true guides on my journey.
In this era of instant communication, the world feels smaller than ever. As they say, this gigantic globe now fits...
Iโm sure that with time, and as I become more comfortable with the process, I will be ready to expand my circle.
Something unexpected happened: I started reaching out to people from parts of the world that I never would have thought possible to get in touch with. It's been so exciting to have new friendships blossom.
Whenever I write to her it feels like Iโm talking to someone Iโve known for my entire life.
She was the first person who didn't just tolerate me but genuinely wanted to listen.
We consider ourselves the same. She says, weโre a potato that was sliced in half.
I never expected to meet anyone on this app, let alone find my soulmate.
FINALLY, someone who might understand my love for ridiculously long lettersโthe kind that could pass as a short novel.
The virtues of self-acceptance is now no longer limited to believing in myself, but also to know that every jeopardizing uncertainty between my Bipolar phases was worth to tell.
We started talking around 5 maybe now 6 years ago, and just 2 weeks ago, I flew over to meet him properly for the first time.
Alex embraced every part of me with open arms. Her words carried me through some of the darkest days of my life.