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First of all, you're reading way too much into this, secondly, I'm very much likely to have been a member of this sub longer than you so actually "do know" what you're talking about. Detriment this de…

Website Rebrand and Redesign Advice — First Let me say: I have absolutely no eye for design. If it is more complex than a stick figure, I cant imagine it in my mind. However, I do know of already existing designs that I love and want to r…

Depression and self harm needs to be discussed with professionals. — I cannot stress this enough. Please do not use suicide coded language or express intent or desire to self harm in this subreddit. These are issues that need to be addressed by trained professionals. M…

How to deal with triggering situations — Life has been so rough lately when living with anxious attachment in a relationship. Everyday is a struggle. We had an explosive argument yesterday which left me even more on edge than normal. To put …

Septile vs Novile — Hi friends 🩵 so I've been digging pretty deep into astrology recently, I had been messing around with it lightly for a couple years but now going in headlong. Not to make a career out of it or act li…

Are these early signs of narcissism? — So I met this guy on Hinge a couple of weeks ago. We do know some random people in common. Here are the signs that I find strange: \- He’s absolutely grandiose - have a ton of projects, ideas, storie…

Children know when they parents don't love them. Children know when their parents resent and hate them. — It's surprising the amount of parents who not only think that their abuse is justified, but that believe that their children "are too young, so they won't notice" or "they'll forget about it". I heard…

Husband suddenly wants to end our marriage and says it’s because of sex. We have a toddler. I also discovered he’s been dishonest about where he’s been. Looking for perspective. — I’m 39F and my husband (34M) and I have been married a little over 3 years. We have a toddler (2). Recently, completely out of nowhere, he told me he thinks we’re “not compatible” and started talking…

My (19F) Boyfriend (18M) Called Me His Managers Name During Sex — UPDATE: wow I really did not expect this post the get the traction it did. thank you guys so much for the kindness you have shown and a lot of you guys gave some really good advice. the first thing I'…

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. — \*\*\*UPDATE\*\*\* After a long 3 days my results came back and they were all negative. I, of course, told my boyfriend and he was relived much like I was. He was supportive of me and he apologized …

I just want to..Live — I hate that I’m stuck. Visa sponsorship is from the company. So whatever I do I can’t leave, I also hate how the culture is.. I came in wanting to grow and learn about marketing, yet all I’m doing is …

first breakup and i feel so stuck in my head — i’m going through my first breakup and i feel really stuck in my head. we dated for almost 2 years (met sophomore year of high school, now both freshmen at the same college and live really close), an…

Letting go of someone early due to practical reasons, but it hurts. — TL;DR - Decided to end things due to practical reasons, but it doesn't feel okay. Around three months ago, I (28/m) met this woman (43/f) at a local pub. During this time, I was spending my days in …

Greys, an Ophanim, other beings, new personal knowledge, and an OBE — ​ I've long had interest in the phenomenon and seen a few UFOs. In late 2021 I started projecting intent for my own personal contact and proof, then in early 2022 I got my answer, and it was t…

I (18F) want to leave my boyfriend (19M), but I'm not sure if it's the right choice. — Hello, throw away account because he has reddit. I'm going to start off by giving some back story. My boyfriend and I have been together for about 10 months. We had an okay relationship at first, I no…

Surviving? A permanent trip and skirting the line of orange juice (YOU ARE GONNA WANT TO READ THIS.) — Permanent trip is kinda funny and skirting the line of permanent orange juice (you’re gonna wanna read this) I have bpd and dead mommy issues and I have always just wanted a drug to make me happy, es…

Asdfghjk guys, idk wat to do. I'm spinnning. — okayyyyyyyyy so my partner has a meth addiction and I know this and I knew this...I just left, lived together 6 months and decided I couldn't. she is 27, ftm, can't hold a job, doesn't understand how …

Meeting with my ex in a couple of weeks, any advice? — Hey everyone, my ex and I have been broken up for almost 2 years. She recently reached out after a long period of no contact, and we had a very nice long call catching up on life. Now we’re planning o…

My gf (F19) and I (M23) have cheated on each other. Would I be blinded by love if I stay with her? — Before I start, everytime I tell someone close of mine my current situation they get stunned so my story right now could either intrigue you to reading more or bore you. But if you put yourself in my …

I (20F) can’t tell if I’ve fallen out of love with my bf (20M) or if it’s just the end of the honeymoon phase — I have been dating my boyfriend for about 8 months. He is my first boyfriend and (basically) first everything so I have no frame of reference to tell me whether what I am feeling is normal. We were f…

Crushing on a guy I only know through eye contact… what do I do 😭 — Okay this might sound a little delusional but I need advice 😭 So there’s this guy who works at a medical store really close to my apartment, and I’ve developed the biggest crush on him. Like it’s ac…

maybe texting my ex? — Me and my ex have been broken up for almost 4 years. We stayed quite close friends for a while and then just seen each other every so often from mutual friends. we have been in fully no contact for ab…

How to cope with someone who cannot bring themselves to date, yet they once confidently exclaimed you two were going to get married. — So, I suppose all I can do is try getting into what happened to me. I knew my ex partner, online, for around 2 and a half years before dating, and we both (coincidentally) had 2 partners, one bad, one…

*Repost* Old OrionDirectorate post (prior username change) — Hello everyone, I found this success story interesting. I hope others do too, especially the ones seeking the financial aspects of manifesting. **For those new here, I'd like to clarify once more tha…

What kind of therapy should I be looking for? — Hi all, new to Reddit really and not sure how to find subreddits so I apologize if this post is not in the right spot! I am really hoping to find some ideas on how to move forward in my therapy journe…

Questioning my reality — I’ve been NC with my ndad for over a year as well as another family member (not directly related) for over 2 years. I called out my father’s abuse when I was a teenager. My sibling (who is much older …

Need advice…any experts? TW:Dream de@th — Hello friends. It seems like I am stuck in a loop and it is getting to the point where I am almost scared to go to sleep. I am never completely lucid in my dreams because I can’t do ANYTHING I want t…

"Does this count as a shift?" - STOP. INVALIDATING. YOUR. EXPERIENCES. 𓏲 ๋࣭ ࣪ ˖ — Hello beautiful souls! I’m sure many of you have noticed that when you are scrolling on the reality shifting subreddit, you come across posts of somebody asking “Did I shift? Does this count as a sh…

Need advice 24/f and 25/m — started dating my bf at the beginning of the year and he did tell me about his private account (which I remember a little) I follow him on his new account but I feel anxious sometimes even when I do t…

My (23M) girlfriend (23F) threatened to break up with me unless we have a combined wedding with her sister (22F) and her boyfriend (20M) — I've (23M) been dating my girlfriend (23F) for nearly 3 1/2 years, and though we did break up for a month about two years ago, things have been more or less good. We moved in together nine months ago …

Does anyone think they're the problem? — I recently moved back after almost 20 years on the other side of the world. through therapy I understood my issues relating to emotional neglect. My parents get so defensive every time I bring up inc…

I'm tired of living this miserable life and not finding direction in my life — ​ A few days ago I turned 23, and instead of feeling joy or satisfaction for what I've done so far, because if I'm completely honest with myself, I don't like the life I'm living. The years ha…

Just found out ex wife remarried — I knew it was going to happen. She’s honestly one of the best people I’ve ever known. One of my best friends texted me that he saw her IG post. I told my family they didn’t have to figure out who to t…

Family never excited for me — I’ve just had this HUGE revelation about my family, and I have no-one to tell so hopefully getting it out here will help me feel better (and maybe help other people who are struggling with this) My f…

how can i tell my parents i think there is something wrong with me and that i think i need to see a therapist? — Im 16F and i really dont know if i can keep on doing this anymore. Lately I have been really down in the dumps so to speak, at school I think I come off as fine but when it gets quiet theres still a s…

My stbx is out cheating or partying rn while I cook dinner for the kids — I guess it's not really cheating. we have agreed that were broken up and single /separated 4 days ago. but he came home wayyy early from work while we were out at my kids soccer game and took a pair o…

Me [23M] and my GF [23F] are having a disagreement and we need your thoughts. — Me \[23M\] and my GF \[23F\] have been together for about 2 years now. Ever since we have been together, she has asked me on at least 50 occassions if I would be up to try having sex with a man, somet…

Struggling with my (36f )unemotional bf (34m) — I’m struggling with the level of stoicism from my bf. He’s 34m and I am 36f and we met 9 months ago. He’s very sweet and nice and I see glimmers of humor from him when we are together. However, I stru…

Am I the problem...? — I was asking my mom if we should visit the bird that I need to take care of, and she was like "bird?" and i said, "the bird," and she said "what bird?" and i said "The bird!" and exclaimed it, like fr…

Narcissist mother/son enmeshment (long story) — My husband has always been enmeshed with his mother. There were so many red flags and “what the f\*\*\* ?” moments from the beginning. I’d like to hear others experiences about this dysfunctional enme…

Trying to fix myself, once again — There’s certain parts of my life that I’ve fucked up entirely. I’ll admit, these last few months i did make a little progress in certain areas (especially my weight and academics) that made me feel gr…

I (18M) outed my best friend (18M) to our friends? — I’m gay (18M), go to a catholic school. I also have a crush, am practically in love, with my bff. We live in a pretty homophobic area, even my bff has made homophobic comments. But I do know he doesn’…

I don't know how to get through this — My (33M) wife (33F) were together for 10 years. Married for 2. She moved out just after Christmas and we talked a bit in January about why. She said she's been unhappy for years but it all felt really…

Please help me — This is going to be long and I’m already expecting no one to respond. I’ve posted before and no one does. But I’m desperate and just hope someone cares enough to help in literally any way whether it’s…

None of it *should* stop you from moving forward and healing, but for some people it still nevertheless does. I'm sorry, I know you said this more than half a year ago but I'm going through my situati…

So, I come from a science background, and as such, totally understand all your points and mostly agree with all of them. AND YET, I have tried variations of the methods from JM & similar and had very…

FA leaning more towards DA here, when I’m dating and we spend a lot of time together or talk/text a bunch I typically take time to myself after. It can be pretty overwhelming “dealing” w my partners i…

\> "anxious individuals have a lack of self control, don't respect boundaries, and and don't realize how much damage they do because they just don't care" That would be basically correct, that's why …

No I don’t and while I think you have some fair and good points, for some reason you’re very emotionally attached and aggravated by this.This is just a personal rant on some perceived grievance you ha…

I used to be an avoidant. What you are describing sounds very familiar and for me it was the part of me that was afraid of good, uncomplicated love. It made me come up with all sorts of nonsensical is…

This is an interesting question, and if I understood you correctly you are asking if my subconcious belief/faith has risen? Well I have to preface this reply with one nuance. I discovered manifestin…

Honestly, I am so grateful for this space- considering it has aided plenty of beings including myself. With most experiences in all that we do, one might not understand or be quick to accept it as the…

Text of original post by u/Moonk1ssed: Life has been so rough lately when living with anxious attachment in a relationship. Everyday is a struggle. We had an explosive argument yesterday which left me…

Sorry this is long. I’m 27, I have only been on dates with like 10 guys in my life (I don’t understand why getting a date, let alone a relationship is so incredibly hard, but that’s a different topic)…

Maybe i can add another view there… My sex drive and a good sex life has been important to me since puberty.  Because of this selfset value, i learned and looked out for ways to keep it up. It‘s prett…

Hey there, fellow Avoidants. I (f/46) have understood my Dismissive Avoidant style for a long while now. I understood it and saw myself in DA patterns, but didn't really mind it on many ways. I chose…

I’m pretty secure, with some anxious history. I’m aware of how the push pull works, and as soon as I noticed his avoidant habits stacking up I made sure to be really really careful not to lean in too …

That's true for some people. It could also be the case that she is only messaging you, that she checks dating apps and messages with the same frequency or has notifications on for both. You don't know…

In dating I will be straightforward with: are you single? Would you like to go out? While on a date and things are going well: Would you like to kiss me? Like I'm trying to be consensual too. It's m…

Does he seem like he wants to at least occasionally do special things? You do know that he might want to do something with you but also doesn't want to go out on Valentines day, when every restaura…

I do know how I feel about them. I want to get to know them better and see each other more. They make me feel safe and secure. Nothing about this is difficult for me. :) I’m not sure where you are get…

I feel like I could’ve written this. I’ve been on and off dating apps for seven years and in that time have had two…two genuine matches that led to meaningful connections. Even then, one ended it afte…

In my experience, I don't know when things "start", but I do know when the unreal things end. After 2-3 months things settle for me and then I can clearly see whether I liked them or was just infatuat…

Date 3 with someone I'm excited about tonight; she wants to cook us dinner at her place. Too early tell what kind of staying power this has, but I do know I'm experiencing a kind of chemistry here tha…

I want to make it clear I understand and value similarities of a partner. I just value attraction and acceptance over similarities. I would love a women who is super opposite of myself, but we both re…

So you want a romantic relationship when you have no social skills to tolerate something that makes you uncomfortable? You also can’t be bothered to put the interest of someone outside of yourself at …

I am not personally, but I do know other guys that choose to go the route of comfortability.

I do not know a ton about purity culture. But I do know about feeling like a late bird and being chubby. One of my friends was definitely in the purity culture and got married in her mid 30s! One t…

I have. Its laughed off with a "you know I love you"! And honestly, I do know he loves me. I just like to hear it in more words sometimes is all.

Ok, after reading this comment my gut is telling me you’re settling. I don’t know the real dynamic of what it’s like when you’re together, but I do know when I really like someone, I don’t think *”t…

As a divorced man, getting into a relationship with a “good on paper” attractive woman who cooks and cares for me and is good in the bedroom sounds like my dream match. If she takes to the internet …

i feel like this would help me. I want to journal SO bad, but the main reason I want to journal is to make sense of everything and have it for the future, even though i do know deep down that rereadin…

We have no way of knowing what her experience was. It could be anything. But here’s the thing— if you did your best as far as just going with it and treating her how you would anyone you wanted to…

Unfortunately, I have a masters in counseling so I do know all of this stuff but at the same time can never take my own advice - classic issue. I appreciate all of the advice and perspective. I rea…

What do you mean “someone like you”? I do know that dating apps are superficial and some people feel better about their in person prospects but I was curious if there was something more

OP, as an old man I don't know everything but I do know your relationship is over. Please don't make scene and just move on. Don't think you'll never find another gf because you will. It's happened to…

Well I would be very careful about how you word it on a public form. Yes patients can be released from care but not bc of a condition which is a direct risk such as hsv, hiv, any of the hepatitis gro…

More like encouraging individual thought… but tomato/tomatoe. I didn’t commit on the citation you used bc I was more referring to the US and what I do know. I don’t know how other countries treat ST…

One of the reasons that cheating is so devastating is all the lying and deception by the person you should be able to trust the most. Unless she slips up or you find an old phone, you will never know…

Unfortunately it's almost always worse than we know, and there's never any real way to verify. It's maddening. Assume the worst and go from there. Even trying to make sense of the facts I do know …

I wish someone could answer this for all of us men and women on the decisions our “Partner” makes after they leave and most of the time it’s the so called dumper that goes about there everyday life li…

Are you neurodivergent? This could explain why you feel you don’t process and express emotions the same way as some of the people around you. I’m not saying you are, but I do know that a diagnosis can…

>Sounds like maybe you oughta work on growing your friend roster? I've had this problem too, but now if I really want to socialize and someone cancels, I text another friend to see if they are availab…

Oof that can feel painful for the State that feels rejected. Here's what I would do. I would acknowledge the disappointment AND if I felt like crying I would also cry. There is nothing wrong with emot…

I don't know how all of this works. Im new to Pineal gland understanding. I do know that I've had a lot of experiences in the last 10-15 years, also experienced by those around me, and the rate has …

You do know as soon as he's broke his GF will move on and he will come looking for elder care. She will bleed hom dry. Let him know he can apply for Medicaid since he's broke and homeless. He didn…

More driving isn't a big deal to me, as long as you don't expect me to do all the driving for you. Eg you know how to get around, etc. Which it sounds like you do. Only you can sort out the rejection…

I reported my ex to the police the same day he hit me. I didn't care at that point. He got arrested the next day. The case ended with a very light punishment for him as a first time offender which suc…

I have been dating someone for \~1.5 years. We discussed him moving into my house (where my kids live part-time), which appealed to me primarily because it allowed me to financially assist him without…

I think as long as both partners are happy with the living arrangement, whether that is cohabitation or LAT, then that is all the matters. I can see benefits and drawbacks to both arrangements. There …

Same here My relationship was for 30 yrs he is a toxic Malignant Narcissist, and cause Mental emotional and physical abuse after the last two years we had got married and it got worse, I finally got a…

I 100% agree. Sometimes its not what's healthy for us. I do know some woman who are able to cope with their partner raising their voice in arguments, I've seen people in happy,healthy relationships w…

There is no secret, just keep looking. I'm 57m and liberal, and have similar issues find good matches, as I am in a red state. I do know that more liberal men seek therapy, and for myself, that adde…

Loving someone, having respect for them is not an obligation to spend all your years together. Maybe something is wrong for them. Sometimes, it may be their anxious attachment issues•••sometimes ADH…