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Disability discrimination at Goenka retreats

Thank you for your response and your sympathies. Just a few things to note, I think it’s worth looking at the history of these practices. For centuries, monks have sought out remote caves or engaged i…

r/Meditationcomment4/1/2026
Long road to dream job and instant healing.

Long road to dream job and instant healing. — Bestcub called me to write this, I hope it will be helpful to someone. A story like many others. After years of wandering around shitty loa and other stupid spheres, books and forums I finally start…

r/JosephMurphypost4/10/2025
What to do with LLMs taking over? I'm LOST.

What to do with LLMs taking over? I'm LOST. — So we are in the era of AI and LLM, I got it. I've invested 20 years of my life into coding and information technology. (I've got a degree and such, I even have a personal blog with programming stuff…

r/webdevpost5/6/2025
We all have this problem, what's your solution? (i will not promote)

We all have this problem, what's your solution? (i will not promote) — I'll cut straight to the chase, do you **focus your marketing on**: 1. **The benefits of your product** (which other solutions similarly provide) 2. **The novel way those benefits are delivered** (wh…

r/startupspost5/6/2025
Solo founder here—bootstrapped a travel startup, no bookings yet. Influencer model failed, paid ads feel too risky. What would you do?

Solo founder here—bootstrapped a travel startup, no bookings yet. Influencer model failed, paid ads feel too risky. What would you do? — Hi everyone, I’m a solo founder of hopmytrip.com trying to build a travel group tour platform—basically fixed-date trips to places like Bali, Thailand, and Vietnam, where people from any country can …

r/smallbusinesspost5/7/2025
What would one call this attachment style?

What would one call this attachment style? — I feel as tho I'm a pretty particular mix, cause I'm not exactly healthy, but the other labels don't exactly resonate either. I suppose it roots from two main things. One, I was bullied and ostracized…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylepost9/17/2025
For having struggled with an anxious attachment in an earlier relationship, how does it feel for you to become more secure in a much different or more compatible relationship you are in now?

For having struggled with an anxious attachment in an earlier relationship, how does it feel for you to become more secure in a much different or more compatible relationship you are in now? — I am quite curious to hear if there are others who are at a place in their life still in their own "wound care" (healing) of being outside of an anxiously attached situation or of a previous unhealthy…

r/AnxiousAttachmentpost11/26/2025
Help me understand what happened here after around 2 months of dating and talking with someone I knew from 7 years ago

Help me understand what happened here after around 2 months of dating and talking with someone I knew from 7 years ago — Hey all, I need some perspective on this to help me process. I'm 33M. I met this girl (30F) about 7 years ago when we were both working at a bar. We always got on really well and hooked up one ni…

r/datingoverthirtypost2/26/2026
Am I crazy? I feel like a stalker.

Am I crazy? I feel like a stalker. — I (26F) don’t understand how my ex (31M) switched on me overnight, and I’m struggling to cope. We dated for almost a year. At first, he was obsessed with me. He talked constantly about our future mar…

r/ExNoContactpost3/8/2026
Day 47 of no contact. Here's what nobody tells you about what happens to your brain.

Day 47 of no contact. Here's what nobody tells you about what happens to your brain. — I didn't plan to go no contact. I just got to a point where I realized every time I reached out I felt worse for three days afterward. So I stopped. Day 1–7 was the worst week of my life. Worse than …

r/ExNoContactpost3/8/2026
Become Indifferent Neville says. But it's easier said than done. My Tips.

Become Indifferent Neville says. But it's easier said than done. My Tips. — If you want to be in charge of your creations you have to become indifferent to your own reactions. And it sounds easy until someone triggers the bejeezus out of you. Politics, your mother in law, pe…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/9/2026
You will be rewarded openly! I promise!

You will be rewarded openly! I promise! — How to manifest your desire? Well, We all know the "How"(Techniques to get into the state) but We don't know "How" (bridge of incident) whole thing will arranged itself to produce the result of the i…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/11/2026
I (32F) trusted my partner (34M) completely until I discovered he lied about a “friend” he talks to daily and that they were texting very appropriate. I’m shaking and feeling lost

I (32F) trusted my partner (34M) completely until I discovered he lied about a “friend” he talks to daily and that they were texting very appropriate. I’m shaking and feeling lost — I’m a 32F and my partner is 34M. We’ve known each other for many years and have a long history together. We were apart for a while in the past but recently decided to try again because we both felt th…

r/relationshipspost3/16/2026
People Pleasers Make the Worst Partners

People Pleasers Make the Worst Partners — I'm a Codepedent in Recovery. My partner is also a Codependent (Severe) and he's refusing healing and is a Chronic People pleaser. Being in a relationship with a people pleaser is exhausting. You sl…

r/Codependencypost3/16/2026
I Want to Make Something CLEAR. Manifesting is easy.

I Want to Make Something CLEAR. Manifesting is easy. — Manifesting is easy. It really is. The bridge of incidents and how long it lasts is actually UP TO YOU. And how long it takes for you to manifest something is also UP TO YOU. What do I mean? I mean e…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/19/2026
The Double Body Technique : A Great astral projection method.

The Double Body Technique : A Great astral projection method. — # The Double Body Technique: What is The Double Body? **The double body** is a visualized form resembling yourself, created through imagination. This construct can be inhabited and used for astral pr…

r/AstralProjectionpost3/20/2026
what finally got me to shift - I broke my mind ⋆˚࿔

what finally got me to shift - I broke my mind ⋆˚࿔ — I used to be the person who would try to shift every single night and wake up crying from a failed attempt because I was so frustrated with the fact that I wasn’t shifting. I thought that I fully be…

r/realityshiftingpost3/20/2026
After 10 years of doing the most, I (30F) told my husband (34F) that we needed counseling or separation. Help me process?

After 10 years of doing the most, I (30F) told my husband (34F) that we needed counseling or separation. Help me process? — I met my husband when I was a 20 year old college student and even though he is 4 years older than me, I became a pseudo-mother upon meeting him. For the last 10 years, I have been the sole breadwin…

r/relationshipspost3/23/2026
Admitted to Stanford but at the cost of my childhood

Admitted to Stanford but at the cost of my childhood — I am a high school senior who has spent the past 18 years growing up in a middle-class Asian family in the Bay Area. My parents constantly complain that they have no money, no connections, and no adva…

r/AsianParentStoriespost3/24/2026
I Astral Projected

I Astral Projected — I actually astral projected but it was a little scary, due to tgw fact it was such a new experience.. Firstly to explain how this even came to a possibility ill describe the events leading to this mom…

r/AstralProjectionpost3/24/2026
My ex destroyed his life after we broke up

My ex destroyed his life after we broke up — I don’t even know why I’m writing this, but everything has escalated so much that I just need to get this off my chest. I (33F) was in a relationship for more than 14 years with my ex, let’s call him…

r/BreakUpspost3/25/2026
What does fixed air mean to you?

What does fixed air mean to you? — I find the air signs hard to imagine when it comes to analogies, because of air's immaterial nature. The water signs are easy. Fixed water is like a bog or ice. Mutable water is like the ocean. Cardin…

r/astrologypost3/25/2026
First provoked exit from the body, Raduga method, smart band analysis

First provoked exit from the body, Raduga method, smart band analysis — Yesterday afternoon I received a smart band with a vibrating alarm on my wrist so as not to wake my partner. I had previously experienced two spontaneous OBEs within a 2-3 month period, but I had neve…

r/AstralProjectionpost3/27/2026
No need to overthink it

No need to overthink it — When it comes to getting your desires, we tend to overthink them at times. “Does this really work? Will it happen? When will it happen? Do I need to do xyz to get my desires? What if what if what if.”…

r/nevillegoddardpost3/28/2026
I don’t like it when I cannot do my yoga and meditation.

I don’t like it when I cannot do my yoga and meditation. — Sometimes I cannot do my yoga and meditation due to outside situations. Fx we had people come over just now, and it meant I couldn’t do practices. If I don’t do my practices I slowly start to feel anx…

r/Meditationpost3/29/2026
Just do it.

Just do it. — Sounds so easy. Youre "just doing it!" You've seen the nike commercial. Just do it, get going, start now. Flow state! Yeah that's bullshit. Just doing something is easy. Everyone is motivated to lo…

r/JosephMurphypost3/30/2026
Just three months of dating and I'm having a tough time getting over it.

Just three months of dating and I'm having a tough time getting over it. — Hey everyone. So, I (28/M) met my ex (43/F) about three months ago. I was a bit fresh out of my previous relationship, which I ended after almost two years because of sexual incompatibility. I was j…

r/BreakUpspost3/30/2026
My sister admitted that mom responds differently to her than she does to me

My sister admitted that mom responds differently to her than she does to me — For years I always felt like my parents but most especially my mom never took anything I said seriously or just didn’t listen to me. If I was arguing about something, she’d tell me I’m wrong and to sh…

r/EmotionalNeglectpost3/30/2026
8 Months No Contact

8 Months No Contact — It's almost 8 months no contact now. I still have a deep sadness - I was hurt like I've never been hurt before. But I'm overcome by a deep sense of injustice. For all her cruelty and betrayal. And the…

r/NarcissisticAbusepost3/30/2026
I just realized how simple shifting is

I just realized how simple shifting is — I just realized that I don’t need to learn how to shift because I already know how to do it. I am doing it right now. I’m just not shifting to the reality I want. So really all I have to do is align m…

r/realityshiftingpost3/30/2026
manifestation + past changing

manifestation + past changing — Hi to all of you!! It’s my first ever time writing something on Reddit. Well, I have actually been reading many stories to find courage, but I am new to being the one with the story hahah. Okay, so I …

r/nevillegoddardpost3/30/2026
When will my time come? I am 32 and burnt out. I had a hard life. Nothing was easy. Will my time come? Would be happy to hear tome positive things

When will my time come? I am 32 and burnt out. I had a hard life. Nothing was easy. Will my time come? Would be happy to hear tome positive things — Appreciate any insight

r/AstrologyChartSharepost3/31/2026
Uncertainty gave me happiness again.

Uncertainty gave me happiness again. — Feel like I've been waiting around the last few years, and I'm not even sure what I'm waiting for. I'm just hoping life will fall on my lap one day. But life is out there, and it's also waiting. T…

r/selfhelppost3/31/2026
How to deal with resentment about past behavior that is no longer present?

How to deal with resentment about past behavior that is no longer present? — My ex (30f) broke up with me (30m) about 2 years ago after a boundary violation on my part. The distress I experienced after the breakup is what first led to me to read about codependency and to under…

r/Codependencypost4/1/2026
I think I just “received” something about Chris Bledsoe’s prediction, but I don’t have enough knowledge to better develop my reasoning about what I received. Is there any astrologer, chemist and alchemist here in this group? The question is something about regulus, halogen, tennessine and antimony.

I think I just “received” something about Chris Bledsoe’s prediction, but I don’t have enough knowledge to better develop my reasoning about what I received. Is there any astrologer, chemist and alchemist here in this group? The question is something about regulus, halogen, tennessine and antimony. — This also seems to have to do with Archangel Michael. If you are a astrologer, chemist and alchemist, could you please tell us if you can visualize any possible physics or metaphysics connection betw…

r/experiencerspost4/1/2026
If you didn’t reach out to them today, be proud of yourself

If you didn’t reach out to them today, be proud of yourself — If you made it through the day, although hard and almost impossible, be proud of yourself. If you did the things you needed to do today to take care of yourself, be proud of yourself. If you reflect…

r/BreakUpspost4/2/2026
Overgiving Advice for a healthier mindset

Overgiving Advice for a healthier mindset — Hello everyone, Im not sure if this is the right subreddit but I genuinely need help with general relationships with people. ​Im very thankful to whoever gives their experiences and advice. I am an o…

r/Codependencypost4/2/2026
It is REAL. It is easy.

It is REAL. It is easy. — First things first, I want to start with some of the things I did. \- manifested a change in my position at my job (was close to termination) \- manifested extra on tax returns \- manifested my dre…

r/nevillegoddardpost4/3/2026
You have the answers

You have the answers — ​ Hello folks, hope your day is going well! Below i'll post the final chapter to a short work I put together. while out of context it does provide some useful tips on how to be. A dedicated …

r/selfhelppost4/3/2026
What products should I use for straight Asian hair?

What products should I use for straight Asian hair? — So what products and which brands should I use to style my hair? I have straight Asian hair and I have tried some products but none of them worked. Most of them didn’t do much and only made my hair l…

r/AsianMasculinitypost4/3/2026
Moving forward without a confession

Moving forward without a confession — I’m sure this question has been asked many times. But how do you move on without a confession of cheating? I guess this could be considered more of a rant than anything. I’ll try to shorten this the…

r/survivinginfidelitypost4/4/2026
Need help

Need help — I am struggling right now. I have been separated from my ex for six weeks and I am pretty sure she is with another man tonight. She asked me to hang out. With the kids tonight so she could go have …

r/Divorcepost4/4/2026
Oh boy do I have a story

Oh boy do I have a story — For context I am 24(F) in Kenya and I practice manifestations techniques yk, for fun and to practice as well... so I came back to school because I had a retake for a certain exam. And for context, th…

r/Manifestationpost4/4/2026
Letting you go is the best decision to protect myself

Letting you go is the best decision to protect myself — My final act of love won’t be a hundred missed calls or text messages. It will be the silence you always wanted. Not because I stopped caring, but because I finally learned to care for myself. I won’…

r/BreakUpspost4/4/2026
The only advice you need.

The only advice you need. — MANIFESTING IS EASY. let's get that cleared up. You don't need a million rules, you don't need to do anything other than making it fun and natural . Seriously. Manifesting is something we do every s…

r/Manifestationpost4/4/2026
My boyfrien 'M28' and I 'F28'of almost 3 years still hasn’t started his divorce and I feel hurt.

My boyfrien 'M28' and I 'F28'of almost 3 years still hasn’t started his divorce and I feel hurt. — My boyfriend '28M' and I '28F'have been together for almost 3 years. When we first started seeing each other, we were both going through a divorce. I had already started my process before meeting him …

r/relationship_advicepost4/4/2026
i realized i've been saying "i'm fine" so much that i actually convinced myself

i realized i've been saying "i'm fine" so much that i actually convinced myself — i've always been the "chill" friend. the one who's like yeah i'm good with whatever, i don't care where we eat, no it's fine you pick, i'm easy. and for a long time i thought that was a good thing?? l…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost4/5/2026
Interval timers are pure gold for meditation!

Interval timers are pure gold for meditation! — Meditating in the mornings is easy. My mind is normally calm and it is easy to meditate for 30-40 minutes after waking up. But once the day starts, my mind comes with all sorts of excuses to not med…

r/Meditationpost4/5/2026
My Experience as a Beginner

My Experience as a Beginner — I was introduced to meditation as a teen, when I went through a productivity phase. Just starting university, was going through some stuff, and I wanted to find a "better" version of myself, whatever …

r/Meditationpost4/5/2026
The shock of secondary dissociative disorder

The shock of secondary dissociative disorder — I got a cPTSD diagnosis on wednesday. I’m soon to be 40, woman, chronic pain patient at the severest level with trigeminal neuralgia since 2012. I got new treatment that made the pain managable a year…

r/CPTSDpost4/5/2026
Terrified of having a MRI and need help

Terrified of having a MRI and need help — Hi everyone, About a month ago I (27f) had a routine appointment with my neurosurgeon for a hydrocephalus check up, and they ordered an MRI (since I haven’t had a brain mri since 2004 and apparently …

r/Anxietyhelppost4/6/2026
FAQ on emotional neglect - For anyone new to the subreddit or looking to better understand the fundamentals

I think a better phrasing would be assigning responsibility, not blame. Our parents neglected their responsibilities to us when they neglected us. It's less about pointing a finger at a person and mor…

r/EmotionalNeglectcomment11/27/2022
The NO BS Guide on Winning Your Ex Back!

>She found someone else at the 3rd month mark. And women say they don't have easy. lmao How are you doing now?

r/ExNoContactcomment7/18/2023
My arguments against manifestation

1. Daydreaming that makes you feel emotional isn’t what Murphy or Goddard are talking about. It is about feeling the reality of what you want to have happen now, that is the feeling. Emotions might co…

r/JosephMurphycomment1/23/2025
Has anyone else gone from being dismissive avoidant to anxious preoccupied towards their therapist?

I don’t relate to attaching to my therapist, but I certainly was blindsided by some of the anxious traits that have popped up after I started healing. It was pretty disconcerting until I read in a boo…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/12/2025
Long road to dream job and instant healing.

Thanks for such valuable advice. It meant a lot. I'm in sp situation. And when other person is envolved things get tricky... I'm doing my best to visualize. Sometimes it felt like it can happen. Wh…

r/JosephMurphycomment4/20/2025
Cannot stay attracted to dating app matches

You have to give more time to build a rapport with people from the apps.  People in the wild, you instantly see them in person without any competing preconceived notions, then you gradually get to k…

r/attachment_theorycomment4/28/2025
I'm lucky enough to have turned my podcast into a full time job - here's what I wish I had known

Congrats! Think the most important thing is to pinpoint the right content niche - high demand, but also from well-paid individuals so that advertisers are willing to work with you. Not easy. I had a g…

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/6/2025
What does Fastly need to do to be more enticing to developers?

Cloudflare is fast, cheap and easy. Fastly from what I know offers more as it's based on Varnish but very few people need that level of complication. I only worked on one project that needed Varnish.…

r/DevOpscomment5/6/2025
Need help with some direction

Totally get where you’re coming from, I’ve worked with someone teaching people how to land local business clients by offering done-for-you sites + recurring services (but using GoHighLevel instead of …

r/Entrepreneurcomment5/7/2025
Do push/pull dynamics happen even when you’re not participating in them?

Thanks...yes it's not easy. It's a shame that nobody has even heard of attachment styles until they are in a mess...

r/attachment_theorycomment5/13/2025
Turns out I needed a "middleman" to have a successful relationship with a DA

I like this idea. It seems to help both the anxious leaning and the avoidant just check in for the day rather than the avoidant expecting to have to check in continuously, or the anxious person waitin…

r/attachment_theorycomment5/15/2025
No one should suffer because we have trauma.

Much appreciated. It definitely hasn't been easy. Eye opening, humbling, but worth it so far. Not sure what I can/can't put on here, I'm a newbie to Reddit, but if you want a glimpse of it, check out …

r/attachment_theorycomment5/28/2025
FA Ex who semi-ghosted me sent me this message 2 months later

This is a really good point! Texting is too easy. It should be a way to ask about an IRL convo... not THE convo!

r/attachment_theorycomment7/5/2025
How to manifest for beginners

So, I don't keep counts of my manifestations. But I swear by scripting. Scripting has changed my life. I am a very rational person myself. I strongly believe in science but I also believe in God/uni…

r/Manifestationcomment7/26/2025
Women I’m dating is afraid I’ll lose interest when I learn who she really is. Seeking FA perspective.

For me, understanding is key for my healing. Having this community and its members (like you) helps with the other parts that are a bit too sharp to handle on my own.❤️ Therapy helps, but this firs…

r/attachment_theorycomment8/21/2025
Struggling with losing my best friend/coworker, anxious attachment + limerence making it unbearable

Thank you for sharing. It sounds like you might be describing the 'Drama Magnet + The Citadel' trauma attachment patterns, which often come from emotional neglect childhood experience for you, and con…

r/attachment_theorycomment8/23/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

It's likely to be your abandonment wound having a flare up. Something about them, perhaps their mannerisms or even lack of fighting makes you feel uneasy. This is likely to trigger the wound Lack of …

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment9/3/2025
Law of Belief - Relationships

Yes that could be a good interpretation of it! It could also be that maybe this woman in the example had a good story about relationships in general but just not her current partner for whatever reaso…

r/JosephMurphycomment9/13/2025
Anxiety only triggered in romantic relationship, how to manage it?

Its very simple but not easy. For starter, you try to find the longest time you can go without losing your mind and ask for reassurance. Then add +30 minutes each time. Do it like how you lift weights…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment9/14/2025
Bi-Weekly Thread - Advice for Relationship/Friendship/Dating/Breakup

I feel you. That thought of being used is terrifying, I know this might not be what you want to hear but you might be projecting past partners behaviour or fears on to him, as in, if others treat you …

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment9/16/2025
I have become obsessed with finding someone.

Why not find that fulfilled+wanted feeling through other means—a hobby, travel, other relationships such as family or friends, a job…some passion that is yours and leads to some kind of connection. Wh…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment9/16/2025
For avoidants (and those leaning/earned secure): is this avoidant behavior? Do you really move on—and why no closure?

The second to last paragraph here is so important. I didn't truly start healing until I realized that I was treating relationships like they were something I could react correctly to rather than corre…

r/HealMyAttachmentStylecomment9/18/2025
How do you get over the need to be asked/the other person to initiate to prove you are wanted?

I am going through this exact same scenario right now with a girl. I met her while traveling and got her number, and we've spent time on Discord hanging out together. Eventually, I asked her if I coul…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment10/2/2025
Why do I get upset when bad stuff happens to my partner and it doesn't even impact me?

curious how you react when similar situations happen to you and only you? sometimes we codependents think we are empaths because of how much we feel but actually we lack cognitive empathy and, in some…

r/attachment_theorycomment11/1/2025
Is deactivation the real her?

As people said, both are the real her. But it can change as she gets more secure, and she may get more secure as she sees she can consistently count on you in her relationship. If you want to make it …

r/attachment_theorycomment11/12/2025
Maintaining this piece of positivity

My therapist has suggested dedicated “rumination time” when I let my thoughts wander freely for a 30 minute duration every day at the same time. Outside of that window, I need to gently nudge myself o…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment11/14/2025
Do fearful avoidants "split" or "idealise" and then "devalue" when triggered? Or is it more likely to be a sign of something else? (Eg BPD/NPD?)

Yeah I guess that's an interesting perspective, thank you. I guess I can see how fear of rejection would show up. I do think part of him feels that the right person would just know and things would ju…

r/attachment_theorycomment11/16/2025
For having struggled with an anxious attachment in an earlier relationship, how does it feel for you to become more secure in a much different or more compatible relationship you are in now?

Text of original post by u/BornEducation4428: I am quite curious to hear if there are those who are still in their own "wound care " (healing) of being outside of an anxiously attached situation or of…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment11/26/2025
DAs, do you find that you avoid things in wider aspects of life, not just relationships?

Let me preface this by saying there's a lot of overlap to all these labels we give ourselves. That said based on current attachment theory I'm FA-leaning avoidant becoming more securely attached. I …

r/attachment_theorycomment11/30/2025
How do anxious attachers know when they are truly ready to date again, rather than just trying to soothe anxiety or loneliness?

I was going to say this too. I thought I was fully healed and now in a relationship and the triggers have resurfaced. Honestly, I feel like I’ve healed more in the last 2 months being in a relationshi…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment12/8/2025
How do you tell whether you need to push through the avoidance or if you just don’t like them as a partner

Not here to give advice. Here to say I’m currently going through exactly the same thing. This is the first time I commit to a relationship and I’m battling the urge to break up every single day. I r…

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment12/15/2025
How do you know what’s secure and what’s not in a partner?

I (49F) am a recovering anxiously attached person. I did a lot of work in therapy after my dismissive avoidant ex discarded me in a blindsided breakup. My goal was to heal so that I never, ever get in…

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment12/18/2025
How do you know what’s secure and what’s not in a partner?

As an anxious -attachment, it's not that easy. Many of us, especially as women, when it comes to relationships and our experiences, we need to remember --> everything with LIFE are a process. Growth, …

r/AnxiousAttachmentcomment12/19/2025
Weekly Rant/Vent Thread

I’ve been frozen for 2 days ever since my friend told me she feels my txts have been tense, noted I haven’t been in contact, and asked me if I was mad at her Literally just frozen. Like what am I su…

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment1/15/2026
Ending a 1-year relationship: Self sabotage or gut instinct?

Similarly, I sometimes feel like I don't know if I'm happy or content. Like, if I'm laughing, I know I'm happy, but if I'm in a more neutral state it can be harder to read. I've broken up with people …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/5/2026
Weekly Post - ✨Wins and Successes ✨

My win is finding out about dismissive-avoidant attachment style. Since childhood, at very specific moments, I would shut down to people, often those close to me, like family and romantic partners. I…

r/AvoidantAttachmentcomment2/6/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Thats a trap i fall into every time I start dating. I think if things go well with one person we can fall into the mindset of "well then things could go well with other people too" which although true…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/8/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

It's possible but unlikely. I've tried it and it's only worked out one time over dozens of first dates. Total lack of interest or reciprocation from everyone. The let's be friends is pretty much alw…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/8/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Before getting into a relationship when I was 28, dating was really easy. I could get dates whenever I wanted. Now there are two changes (1) I became more selective and (2) the 35+ dating scenario doe…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/11/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Advice needed: TLDR: Do I drop someone for being not good at conversation when Im comparing them to an emotionally unavailable potential partner.   Im currently talking to a very sweet guy (let's cal…

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

This confirms my initial assumption - based on your comment, you can easily make new friends but I have a feeling that finding a new romantic partner doesn’t come as easy. Hence the unease and stress …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/13/2026
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I met my now husband on hinge January 2024. Went exclusive end of January 2024. Moved in together August 2024 (his lease ended so it made sense to move into my condo). Engaged May 2025. Bought our hou…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/13/2026
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"I wish you told me sooner?" You guys met on a dating app though! It's not like you were pining after a coworker.  I'm sorry you went through this. This one is grinding my gears on your behalf. Pers…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/14/2026
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My crush and I met on Saturday for Valentine's Day. I brought her 6 roses and she got me an incredibly thoughtful and adorable gift. I smiled so hard seeing her for the first time, she's just so beaut…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/17/2026
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met someone in person over the holidays and only recently started becoming confused about their behavior. some context, we don’t live in the same city (about 4 hours apart), and the question of whet…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/17/2026
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that's fair i totally get that worry, but it's not as hard as people might think. i go out with my single friends and frequent public spaces like gym, coffee shop, bars, work events. when i'm at any o…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
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What is the emotional version of "promiscuity," my heart might just be easy. I can't describe a time where this has happened to me. Maybe it's a function of being the initiator most of the time, so I …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

Oh yeah. It was sort of dismissed with an "you know I love you". And then when he sent valentine flowers the card with it was completely blank, and I made a joke about him not even expressing feelin…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Is "good on paper" a thing for guys our age?

My last person was extremely avoidant. I’m not one of those who hate them - he was a great person and I want nothing but the best for him. I’d say this relationship seems more open than that, but I ca…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/21/2026