Perfection is a lonely project.
You spend so much time managing how you look, sound, and perform that there is not much you left in the room.
Connection works differently.
It does not need you polished.
It needs you real.
To “seek connection over perfection” is to let a little bit of your truth leak through the image.
Admitting you are tired instead of powering through.
Saying “I do not know” instead of pretending you do.
Letting someone see that a thing actually hurt.
Authentic relationships are built on this kind of shared humanness.
Vulnerability.
Honest limits.
The relief of not having to hide your dents.
The illusion of perfection keeps people at a distance.
Acceptance pulls them closer.
When you let someone be fully themselves around you, flaws and all, you are offering a rare kind of safety.
When you let yourself be seen the same way, you make that safety mutual.