Talk:I've Been Living Inside My Ex-Boyfriend's Body for Five Years/@comment-35711173-20190801165213

Fairy7Local,

The first paragraph tells the story, and the rest gives details. Because of that, I don't feel any rising tension. There isn't even any horror. It's like "Oh, I got new folks and I have one of those and two of those now." The transition is WAY too smooth. Unless they shared all their classes and had previously swapped all their logins and passwords on computers, codes to unlock their phones, school locker combinations, etc. there would be very major gaps in information.

The one shred of emotion is when you discuss the impact of your old body disappearing. That could be a whole lot stronger. I'd think that Gemma would arrange to send e-mails or something saying "I am gone. I have my reasons I'll tell you later.  It's not your fault.  I am alright," or something just so they don't think that she's dead.

There would be an impact on Joey's parents, albeit a more subtle one. Their boy would have different tastes, different interests, and different knowledge. My wife and I have lived side by side for 30 years and know each other pretty well by now, but she couldn't just walk into my job and I wouldn't even want to try to walk into hers. I wouldn't want to do any of her hobbies, and she wouldn't do mine. Our taste in food and so many of our personal habits are very different. Emotionally, we are VERY different. I wouldn't want to live the way she does in her head.

Think about it.

Dr. Bob