Thank you. The other barrier I have to overcome is extreme anxiety I get talking about it in real life. I just feel so ****ing scared that my significant other will reject me or make some assumptions about my wants. I told my last girlfriend, but I had to do it over text. She didn't fully understand what I was trying to say, so I had to explain it in person. It was one of the most anxiety-ridden 2 minutes of my life. She didn't reject me, but I could definitely feel a bit of judgment from her (though she never said anything). And even regardless of that experience, I still have great anxiety about tons of small (and of course big) situations. I'll tell myself to tell someone something or ask them something (even if it's telling a coworker I like their shirt or asking my best friend a simple question) but I just don't.