just a phase

How can I (23M) best go about letting someone go (24F) — How can I (23M) best go about letting someone go (24F) Hello strangers of the interwebs. I know asking for advice about something personal to me on reddit isn't really going to bring some crazy revel…

DDay - 2/19/2026 - Online Emotional Affair Led to Full Blown Infidelity — I found out my wife was going on “solo” concert trips, but was also using them as a way to vacation with a guy she had been talking to online for years. Seventeen years together and seven years marri…

feeling so broken — my ex broke up with me 3 weeks ago and it has sent me down the worst spiral i’ve ever experienced. i had been extremely depressed for the past few months already to the point where ive quit my 2 previ…

I've never been treated this bad in my life — I've never been treated this bad in my life I don't know who to talk to. I found this subreddit so I thought I just write my story down. Met her online, first two to three months it was the most int…

I’m 26M and I’ve been in a relationship with my fiancée (24F) since we were teenagers, and I honestly don’t know what to do anymore. — We met in high school when we were 16–17. At first we were just really close friends, even while we were in separate relationships. Around 18, we started liking each other and eventually got together.…

Why are these parents so judgemental — 25F, was recently at my family’s for Easter dinner. My family has always been judgy and mean about anyone’s interests, so I know it’s not only me. I love western fashion and have been getting more int…

Not missing my wife after 1 month of separation — is this normal? — It’s been about a month since my wife and I separated after 5 years of marriage. In the beginning, I was all over the place emotionally — sadness, anxiety, overthinking, the usual. I kept expecting t…

I [20F] miss my ex [21M] and i don’t know if i should act on it — Basically what the title says. sorry if my english is off, i’m not a native speaker. basically i dated this guy for a year, then we broke up because he “lost feelings”, but then i found out he basical…

Served my husband divorce notice, now he has done complete 180 on his behaviour — I 34F and my husband 38M had arranged marriage in 2021, after which his behaviour has been consistently degrading towards me. For the past 1.5 yrs we didn't even had anything physical between us. A lo…

Why would an avoidant push me away, but then orbit me for almost 2 years — even while committed to someone else? I feel ashamed for being stuck on this.. I (32F) had a short but intense connection wi…

I just ended my marriage of 8 years to an AP and I totally understand how you feel. I'm going through the same thing. I used to be very outgoing but after years of dealing with the volatile emotions, …

Yeah that's sorta what I would worry about. Could personally never understand it. I have my child 60% of the time, I'm an emergency responder who works on average 12 hours of mandated OT (20 minute …

Commit to repair. If you do and you realize that it was just a phase you’ll be so glad you stayed. If you do and you realize it’s not a phase and that divorce is best because you deserve better then y…

Well it's okay to take your time and escape the reality until you are strong enough to face it and it's just a phase and will pass and when you would be done with it you'll realise how small the probl…

i find it helpful but i need some particular suggestions and for that i'll give you some context- so it was our first relationship, she reached out and proposed, helped me emotionally through my rough…

I am extremely happy for you! Keep it rocking dude ,you got it. Still if you feel low, remember that it's just a phase and you are stronger. Take care.

Everyone’s life has hardships so assuming his life is so dandy after laying eyes on him for all of a minute is silly. You divorced him b/c you couldn’t be married to a man who would cheat on you. You …

I am having a similar problem... With my 2 and a half year old child. The pediatrician said it's just a phase. I think yours might be more than a phase. You should probably leave it somewhere it's …

This used to happen to me. Just know you’re not alone. I went through a phase of being thoroughly traumatized. I never wanted to AP in the first place but I’ve dealt with insomnia my whole life, I’m a…

It's just a phase bro, you'll get over it soon. Eventually, you'll forget about her.

It initially feels so hard moving on. So many whys haunting you. But with time and hard work on oneself, one realises that it was not them who lost but it was their ex who couldn't realise what a gem …

Ok so, I would first off say that since you’re aware of this, you’re already aware that you don’t like it/don’t want this happening AND you’re aware of the law, so you’re already kind of rejecting the…

I wish I had any useful advice. A DBR killed my marriage. I hung in there for 3 years hoping it was just a phase, but it wasn’t. Rather than go outside the marriage, I ended it. Unless both of you a…

Sorry to say this but I feel there must be something that you are not aware that's the reason he took this decision so quick, sounds betrayed. I would suggest take your time and decide practically. He…

Again, same. Almost all of it. Although I'm not LGBTQ (I don't think... It's complicate and confusing), I definitely went through a period when I was a teenager where I had questions about myself, but…

I think every alcoholic has the "maybe it was just a phase" idea from time to time. So: is your life better without alcohol? What are the best and worst outcomes if you drink? What if it wasn't just…

Oh yeah, my parents were similar. I'd get grounded for nothing. They were so controlling. But, when I was 12 and my 30-something year-old male cousins hit on me, my mother didn't say a fucking wo…

Not sure if I had one big moment, it was more like a slow build that I couldn’t ignore anymore. I kept having these little realizations that I was repeating the same patterns and calling it just a pha…

In hindisght I asked for help so many times and just got dismissed... Everything was "just a phase" or something "everybody goes through", or "oh you're smart, you'll figure it out honey"...