How do you explain this to someone else?

[Kadae]

In my case, I let them know everything.

A few years ago, I gave this response with regards to my family, although I really do have to echo Warden's point.

I would honestly advise as much as possible to limit who you tell.

People in real life will inevitably view you in a very different light, and who you trust enough to tell is really important. Some of my closest friends know the full depth of my love and my situation, but it's only the friends that I really trust enough to engage with that information safely that I tell. Most people don't know of the true extent, and most don't need to.

If your goal is to lead a healthy, well-adjusted, relatively normal life, it's probably best to at least be wary of how you tell anyone about your love, and those you tell it to.

Over the years I've had some mixed reactions, from concern to intrigue, but in the grand scheme of things, I generally don't mind too much how people view it.