![]() But being honest and out in public busts the stress of putting a fake spin on your relationships. ![]() Sure, it’s easier to hide your real identity, pretend you’re single when you’re taken, or settle for an underground affair. Be open about your love, share your true self with others. ![]() After all, it’s your life, your body and your heart. ![]() While it’s great to respect family, it’s dope to decide who you love for yourself, rather than being pressured into one. The result was guys and girls forced to lead a double life, feeling guilty, frustrated and unhappy. One in two confessed that they would keep their relationship a secret due to their parents’ disapproval, with 53% fearing discrimination, judgment and public shame when in an unconventional relationship – the most challenging matches being mixed-race (Brazil), inter-caste (India) and same-sex (Philippines). Less than three in five youths believed they could get close to someone they were attracted to, with 75% reporting that they didn’t feel completely free to choose who they dated. The freedom to love is sadly not a universal right, as the 2017 Closeup survey of 3,000 young people across Brazil, India and the Philippines discovered.
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