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Wonderful. My mother fell again...in the parking lot of my building.

Wonderful. My mother fell again...in the parking lot of my building. — Well, according to her, anyway. I don't know how to handle my mother when she won't leave my apartment, so she cleans every square inch and/or centimeter. She claims that she's "abused" while she doe…

r/raisedbynarcissistspost4/12/2026
My (22F) roommate (23F) won't apply feedback that me and my other roommate(22F) apply to her.

My (22F) roommate (23F) won't apply feedback that me and my other roommate(22F) apply to her. — Hello! This is a throw away mainly to vent and maybe get a few second opinions about this? I'll be using fake names for privacy reasons. let me give a small backstory for context. I (22F) moved to t…

r/relationship_advicepost4/10/2026
how do i be more productive/busy instead of ruminating on trauma 24/7 ?

how do i be more productive/busy instead of ruminating on trauma 24/7 ? — so i (18F) am a first-year uni student who has dealt with lots of traumatic situations. in early high school, i dealt with a borderline abusive friendship. in late high school, i dealt with bullying f…

r/DecidingToBeBetterpost4/12/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

Communication has fallen off. No initiation from phd girl, she says it’s a busy week for her. I’m going to take a step back and allow her to be busy. Even though she says she doesn’t mind my texting, …

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/4/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! New? Start here!

😂😂 yes! Yes you should message him now still. I mean - I was only seeing this guy casually. So if he can’t commit to casual fun… then idk what he is doing. lol. I decided I am gonna wait until tom…

r/datingoverthirtycomment2/20/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 09, 2026

I wouldn’t put too much stock in it yet. She could just be busy.

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/9/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 09, 2026

I have no issue with him going out! It wasn’t with coworkers, it was with friends he met at the gym. I actually encouraged him to do that. But when I’ve asked for more communication and he’s sending m…

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/10/2026
Ex-Wife texts daily about the kids

Just because you get a text doesn’t mean you need to respond to a text. If it isn’t a question or an immediate emergency… don’t respond. You can message back once a day, at the end of the day. Or …

r/Divorcecomment3/10/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 10, 2026

I’m trying to figure out if I’m being anxious/asking for too much closeness, or if my partner and I just have different needs for time and integration in a relationship. My boyfriend (33) and I (32) …

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/11/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - March 11, 2026

I’m trying to figure out if I’m being anxious/asking for too much closeness, or if my partner and I just have different needs for time and integration in a relationship. My boyfriend (33) and I (32) …

r/datingoverthirtycomment3/11/2026
does meditation really get easier with time?

Diligence. Practice is practice. Whether it's "good" or "bad" doesn't really matter - I think it's all useful, so long as we're applying diligent effort (at least, until the point where effort falls …

r/Meditationcomment3/11/2026
Break up 2 days before my girlfriend’s graduation, or wait a week? (32m & 25f)

Whether you break up now or after one thing is for sure - don’t go to the graduation. Be busy. Be sick. Be out of town. Whatever excuse you need to not meet her family or be in her photos.

r/relationship_advicecomment3/19/2026
When do you become consistent?

I feel like too many people don’t feel obligated to communicate before they become inconsistent.  They could say “Hey this week is going to be busy. Can I hit you up on Sunday?” But Unfortunately, c…

r/datingoverfortycomment4/6/2026
Phone numbers on the apps

My experience was that it went up. I usually have a phone conversation for an hour or whatever at night and maybe a text during the day when I was dating someone new. Everyone works and can be busy.

r/datingoverfortycomment4/11/2026
the guy i’m talking to (18M) liked my story and hasn’t replied to my latest message (I’m 18F). is this something i should be worried about?

Don't overthink. He might be busy. Considering you 2 are model And he is not exclusive for that he give you priority Don't overthink. He hasnt commited so he is not taking thing seriously

r/relationshipscomment4/12/2026
Daily sticky thread for rants, raves, celebrations, advice and more! - April 11, 2026

I just had a weird night and feel even more lonely. I've been trying to keep my schedule busy since breaking up with my bf last weekend. I met someone out last night and he invited me to an event toni…

r/datingoverthirtycomment4/12/2026