Lydia
That's the thing. I don't like it either, or how people treated me. But I'm not allowed to feel as I do because its ungreatful or something.
I'm not regretting it, much as Alex believes I am. But you're right. It's not an easy transition, physically or mentally. That said when people explain their opinions to me sensibly, I may disagree, I may tell them so. If they don't like my manner of speech then they can tell me. But this is all they think I am.
No one, not any one up until a stranger considered how I might feel in the situation has bothered to go beyond the fact we disagreed. How long do I listen, until I continue to disagree, at some point I will tell them I believe they're wrong and they'll write me off.
I expect that from some people, but not you, and definitely not Alex.
All her ranting about Kol Mikaelson, and do you know the last conversation I had with him?
He asked opinions on him and his family and I gave it. And there were no arguments. I didn't write him off, because he said he would think about it. I'm not fond of him, I probably won't ever be, but the conversation was civil. I am capable of it when people are capable of it back.