i often bog down my messages with jokes and stuff to make it less awkward, but all it does is muck up the clarity and sincerity. it’s always better to just say it, vulnerability for the win
I thought I was fumbling so I just said what I meant as plainly as I could manage and he was very moved by it. You're probably smoother than you think.
Very played out and cliché thing to say. If you could paint that then why haven’t you?? You don’t have to like the art, just come up with a real critique
