Persona 1: Matthew
Matthew went to law school because that’s the only major his parents agreed to support financially.
Matthew works at a prestigious firm in Washington D.C., and he is one the smartest members of the firm but he is in a very conservative environment where his supervisors, colleagues and clients often tell him that he has to present himself “more masculine”, and “less effeminate”.
These frequent restrictions pushed him to hide a lot of his emotions so he prefers to avoid conversations and intimacy with his partner.
His soft, fragile, loud and emotional parts of him are locked down because the people of his current professional career. His silence is causing tension in his personal relationship.
Persona 2: Richard
Richard is 35-40 years old. He is married and is a father to eight-year-old twins. He works in the marketing department of a huge company. He works up to 60 hours a week, and he likes his job and is really good in what he does. He got promoted recently and his boss said he might potentially be promoted again soon.
Richard grew up with four male siblings, and all of them are successful doctors, his parents often tell him that he should have gone to Med School like his brothers. He has been dealing with the insecurity of knowing if he is in the right job and if he chose the right career path.
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