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I found out what my girlfriend is talking about behind my back with ChatGPT M24, F27

Great answer! You nailed so many points that I was thinking when I read that too. OP, I get how you feel here, but it's just unhealthy to work from the premise that you need to "prove" or "earn" anyt…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/4/2026
What does soft-skills mean to you? And how do you get it?

What does soft-skills mean to you? And how do you get it? — Asking as an asian american man Is this really a skill or a placeholder for something unattainable?

r/AsianAmericanpost4/1/2026
My divorce and a warning to everyone that is seeing red flags

My divorce and a warning to everyone that is seeing red flags — In 2024 I found out my wife of almost 13 years had been, at the very least, emotionally cheating on me for at least two years. One day I woke up to her being in a bad mood and treating me just awful, …

r/Divorcepost4/3/2026
I (F28) am still in love with a married friend(M29) and Idk what to do?

I (F28) am still in love with a married friend(M29) and Idk what to do? — I (F28) had a year-long friendship with a guy (M29) that wound up turning into a casual/fwb dynamic for 8 months after he broke up with his long-distance wife. We talked and saw each other damn near e…

r/relationship_advicepost4/8/2026
How to get out of the "contract"

How to get out of the "contract" — I (32f) just got out of the cycle (again, but maybe I'm still in ?). so he (26m) has discarded me about 12 times in the past 2.5 years (the good phase first lasted 2 months and kept getting shorter wi…

r/NarcissisticAbusepost4/11/2026
It’s frustrating how often I run into women with Avoidant tendencies.

Not all women will engage in situationship. I’d argue that confident and secure women who aren’t looking for something casual especially won’t entertain this type of situation. Unless they don’t take …

r/attachment_theorycomment6/16/2025
My DA bf broke up with me Saturday morning.

This! Don’t be a placeholder..for anybody! You are much more worthy than this. Mine called me egotistical for being proud of my gym gains and sharing my friend’s kind support for the work I’ve been pu…

r/attachment_theorycomment8/5/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

Unfortunately for me, I had to learn the hard way that my relationship was one-sided. I was too into them than they were into me. Which ended up with me getting broken over text after a year into the …

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment9/21/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

I just got out of a 10yr relationship, we still talk and have talked since we broke up. We broke up due to distance and needing to become our own people after having been in a relationship for so long…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment10/26/2025
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

"be with someone who sees you as you are" Maybe he liked the idea of you, rather than you as a person. Like you were just the some romantic placeholder for him.

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/12/2026
Bf of 14 months hasn’t said I love you

Sounds like you're just a placeholder op. Probably thought the best way to get over a divorce was to date another woman. I would really evaluate this relationship especially since you want children an…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/12/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

I think you should tell her this before you go on a date with her because it sounds like you like the attention she gives you and you just want some action, even though you don't even desire her like …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/17/2026
tried dating sites at 41/42 and only get messages from 20 year olds

It’s a phenomenon that many women experience. I suspect that they don’t want the pressure to commit and have a family. I am not going to be a placeholder until a man finds a more suitable mate. Well, …

r/datingoverfortycomment3/9/2026
r/datingoverfortycomment3/9/2026
tried dating sites at 41/42 and only get messages from 20 year olds

If I want something I focus on it. Placeholders burn time and energy. Both are finite resources.

r/datingoverfortycomment3/9/2026
My (28F) boyfriend (26M) has recently got back into religion and it’s affecting our relationship.

He is literally hiding behind religion and telling you to your face that you're a placeholder until he finds a Christian woman. And let's be honest, he was saying "I'm might cheat on you but I had to…

r/relationshipscomment3/10/2026
tried dating sites at 41/42 and only get messages from 20 year olds

100% I want to be loved, seen and understood. Why waste time on a placeholder? I would be horrified finding out I was a placeholder and could never do that to someone.

r/datingoverfortycomment3/11/2026
Men having rigid body type preferences

People definitely have types, but telling someone on a first date that their “ideal” is the opposite of you is just poor social awareness. Most people understand that attraction is broader than a chec…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/11/2026
Update: How can I(20F) tell my boyfriend (20M) about my sexual preferences when he has already expressed disgust over it?

its just a placeholder for any negative effect you can have without being at fault and which can make u self concious. replace it with something else if the word disability makes u unable to think rat…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/12/2026
Why DONT some exes come back? (Not including toxic or abusive relationships)

For me personally i never experienced someone not coming back. They all came back at least once but i was never with a healthy, secure person they all had some kind of issue and they just came back be…

r/BreakUpscomment3/17/2026
BF stayed in contact with an old hookup. Should I be worried?

This was such a hard post for me to read, bc it seems like you have built genuine trust with your partner, and have felt like it was a good relationship for you. My current partner of 3 years had a …

r/datingoverfortycomment3/18/2026
ENM Popular Now?

ENM person here. Back when I was doing OLD, I made it very clear what I was into and looking for.  It kept my inbox pretty empty, but I didn't want to try and sprinkle it on like a surprise garnish …

r/datingoverfortycomment3/20/2026
Boyfriend anxious about being with one person forever

Yeah, she’s just a placeholder that looks good on paper… I would never settle for this no matter how much I loved him

r/relationshipscomment3/23/2026
2 monts into breakup. Here's what I'd tell my younger self.

Thank you for this. I'm only on day 2 and it hurts like hell. The other thing that my sister shared with me related to #2 and #7 is that the vision of the future is just a manifestation of the love …

r/BreakUpscomment3/24/2026
I feel like I’m in a full relationship, but not fully chosen — is that sustainable?

If you search through this sub, you will find hundreds of stories that illustrate why it's not a good idea to date someone who is not yet divorced. You are a placeholder.

r/datingoverfortycomment3/24/2026
I feel like I’m in a full relationship, but not fully chosen — is that sustainable?

Or "I think I'm finally ready to date for real. I realized I need to stop wasting time, and start looking for someone i want to settle down with and have children with. You really helped me get throu…

r/datingoverfortycomment3/24/2026
I feel like I’m in a full relationship, but not fully chosen — is that sustainable?

I made a comment above regarding my experience as being someone's emotional support/ placeholder for 2 years until their divorce was final and they basically discarded me because now they "could date …

r/datingoverfortycomment3/24/2026
I feel like I’m in a full relationship, but not fully chosen — is that sustainable?

What are you doing dude? Why are you doing it? You are with a married woman who is definitely not choosing you and you will be unceremoniously dropped when the divorce is final because “she moved too …

r/datingoverfortycomment3/25/2026
I (f 22) tested positive for an std after years of being clean and consistent testing and my bf (m 24) of 2 years says it’s “impossible” it’s because of him despite not being tested for 5 years and now we’re not okay.

He's cheating, point blank period. Either with his guy friend or some girl. His energy is screaming "He's not that into you anymore." Please don't be a placeholder for this man.

r/relationship_advicecomment3/28/2026
I (32m) found out my partner (32f) cheated on me while she was away on holiday. She doesn’t know that I know. How do I navigate this?

You’re her placeholder because this guy she is screwing is married with kids and there no guarantee he will leave his family for her. So when that falls apart she has you fall back on, that not love t…

r/relationship_advicecomment3/29/2026
I (29F) slept with new guy (34M) for the first time and felt he was rude to me. Was he?

Your friend has low standards but you don’t have to. If he was super into you he wouldn’t have acted that way. You deserve someone who truly cares. Don’t waste your time with someone who’s just going …

r/relationship_advicecomment3/29/2026
Why does my relationship turn into a breakup every time we fight?

This. Man, I just dont understand how grown ass people can behave like this. I know, most likely unresolved stuff inside them or simply toxic traits but come on, they got to have some self-awareness,…

r/BreakUpscomment3/29/2026
My (M27) Best friend since High School (F26) told me she cheated after we got engaged

She may have been a best friend at one point, but sounds like she lost her side of that somewhere along the way. She for whatever reason turned elsewhere, and is so carefree about it that she’ll do it…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/1/2026
Why is it so common for people to need to hop to someone in order to break up instead of just breaking up?

I want to know too. I'm left feeling like a placeholder for someone who made a lame excuse, so they can breakup with me and go back on dating apps. Why go through all the months of leading me on when …

r/BreakUpscomment4/3/2026
I found out what my girlfriend is talking about behind my back with ChatGPT M24, F27

Basically what you found on her ChatGPT logs is that you're a placeholder, someone she is utilizing because you're available, a person she is settling for and would leave you if someone more interesti…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/3/2026
I found out what my girlfriend is talking about behind my back with ChatGPT M24, F27

You are a placeholder. A backup. She doesn't value you as the one and only. You deserve better than her.

r/relationship_advicecomment4/3/2026
I found out what my girlfriend is talking about behind my back with ChatGPT M24, F27

Upon reading this, you seem to be a placeholder for her, which is not something anyone should ever be. There is no need to try and prove yourself. I would recommend cutting your losses and moving on…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/3/2026
I found out what my girlfriend is talking about behind my back with ChatGPT M24, F27

RUN. You’re literally just a placeholder until someone new comes along. I know it’s a cliche cause no matter what the situation is people on Reddit always tell you to break up but this is genuinely on…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/3/2026
I found out what my girlfriend is talking about behind my back with ChatGPT M24, F27

Oh come on, give us a break. She disrespects you to exes, she makes you sound like a total dweeb on a social net, she declares your only basically a placeholder until something better comes along alth…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/3/2026
My (24F) boyfriend (26M) of 3 years is making me rethink the relationship. How do I navigate this?

Him giving attention to other women means it's over. If you stay you're only going to get hurt. He doesn't seem to respect you or know how to solve anything with you. He doesn't want to grow with you,…

r/relationshipscomment4/3/2026
he’s in my state right now

no girl ik ur so right😩i just feel dumb asl for wasting my time n body on a man who knew i was just a placeholder the whole time smh😂thank u for reassuring me n saying im enough tho i fr needed to h…

r/ExNoContactcomment4/4/2026
1 month of no contact today! Anyone else? How do you feel?

Most likely will find someone else especially if they're dating quickly and not healing like you that person will just be a placeholder. When/if they do reach out you need to ask if you want to be 2nd…

r/ExNoContactcomment4/4/2026
42F got approached by 35M…?

Make sure that he doesn’t want children. If he does - he’s just using you as a placeholder until he finds a younger woman. Statistically - most men want children. I try not to set myself up for heartb…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/4/2026
My boyfrien 'M28' and I 'F28'of almost 3 years still hasn’t started his divorce and I feel hurt.

Leave him. You are a placeholder in his life. He is happy as things are. He maintains access to his wife because they are not divorced AND he has a side piece he doesn’t have to work to keep secret an…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/4/2026
r/relationship_advicecomment4/4/2026
Still want kids?

I want nothing more than to be a mom. I got my eggs frozen almost four years ago to try to increase my chances. I'm finding the same as you though. Most men my age have kids and don't want more, or ju…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/5/2026
My (24F) bf (24M) isn’t ready to move in after 8 years.

2 to 5 relationship is alive.6 or more hit the door. Wake up sweetheart and smell the coffee,you are just a placeholder. Tell him flat out,no more sex until you are living together and engaged.,but do…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/6/2026
My boyfriend 33M might have had feelings for his “girl best friend”? 24F

A 33 year old man does NOT have a 24 year old girl best friend. He has a girl friend who he’s hoping to make his girlfriend. You’re just a placeholder until she says yes.

r/relationship_advicecomment4/6/2026
I (26m) Saw my gf (27f) texting her ex by accident

Do you feel she is genuine in her response? Maybe its just your description but she sounds meh about it. Like oh I got caught, let me just go through the motions of appeasing you by blocking them. Lik…

r/relationshipscomment4/6/2026
31M Caught Cheating Unsuccessfully on 28F

So the moment your gf left, you thought it was a good idea to do this? Also, you don't "I really didn't have any plans on cheating." like, either you planned or doing so or you didn't, there's really…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/6/2026
I (26f) have been suffering through withdrawal since break up with 34m

You're mourning the idea of him. It turns out he wasn't at all that kind of guy. As I am now in my 30s, lots of my guy friends fall into that trap of porn addiction. As for dating apps, this just t…

r/relationship_advicecomment4/6/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 06, 2026

That's the thing about dating multiple people is you can always meet someone else. I do think you've communicated enough, and that perhaps you should take some time to reflect on if there's something …

r/datingoverthirtycomment4/6/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 06, 2026

I think that’s exactly the issue I am struggling with here. I like her but not enough for some reason to be willing to wait for her divorce to be finalized. It sucks to acknowledge but placeholder is…

r/datingoverthirtycomment4/6/2026
You are replaceable

I disagree.... is settling also replacement?? There are way too many people abandoning their current partner for their ex, There are way too many people thinking about their ex while having sex with …

r/BreakUpscomment4/7/2026