on the shelf

Alright, I'm not reading the other comments, because they're sure to infuriate me. Let me summarize: a bunch of people are going to ignore the fact that you've been married for 32 years, and tell you…

32 years of marriage, but I'm still unsettled by an affair from 2006. Is it too late to ask for the truth? — I’ve been married for 32 years now, but there is a something from 2006 that I’ve never been able to move past. Back then, my daughters were 11 and 10. We were leaving my parents' house after a weekend…

They started to be so healthy it was almost unhealthy? — In no way am I trying to put trying to better your health in a bad light. But in my story, healthcare in general played a weird part. She was always more focused on her health than me, but in the las…

HOLY SHIT I THINK I ACCIDENTALLY SHIFTED OR SOMETHING — I was interested on shifting a while ago but i didn't really know how shit work so i left it alone. Today, when i was trying to read something to make an essay i started to get sleepy and i thought i …

I feel discouraged from dating again — I just don't want to do it again. I'm not open to "relations" right now emotionally. I don't feel like I can trust anyone. I feel like I would just do exactly what's been done to me which is pretend t…

There's a million different opportunities. Most are viable. At 18 you basically have no experience. There's nothing wrong with that, and even a few advantages. But you also don't know what you don't …

Wow. Couples therapy with someone you don't seem to be a couple with? He's never kissed her. How does this warrant spending therapy money? I suggest she just move along. Do you intentionally buy taste…

She can’t just “put it on the shelf” to never be looked at again until she tells you the whole truth and good luck getting that out of her. Personally I think what you got was some trickle truth. And …

I put my wife's affair on the shelf also. It's back in my head full force now. I'm considering what to do. I've tried bringing it up and that goes about as good as you can expect. I'm at a loss also. …

She put it "on the shelf" huh? Never to be looked at again. Of course she did. She wanted to make sure she was never accountable for her affair. Add it all up. Wife grabs the phone away. Startled wh…

She cheated and now you're walking in eggshells??!? Bro,you've already let her put YOU on the shelf for two years, now is not the time to show cowardice. Get some answers from her and be done with thi…

Drop the prestige: Put the heavy classics back on the shelf and stop worrying about looking well-read. Go for genre fiction: Pick up a horror, a spy thriller, a crime novel, or some sci-fi. You ne…

I was diagnosed with dysthymia. I described my depression as something that comes in waves but it never goes away. I have my ups and downs and have learned how to survive the lows throughout the years…

All you can do now is tell her you love her, you don’t want her to marry him, he’s a cheater, he’s manipulating her, she deserves someone better than him, and he’s going to hurt her and abuse her. She…

If you’re having a bad year, it’s not the time to date. Put that on the shelf, pick yourself back up, then return to the game. Why present the worst side of yourself. Take the time to be well instea…

knocking loudly on my door = instant panic attack. hearing certain phrases used in -the voice-. "you don't know what you're talking about," or "that's because you're a liar just like your mother" ov…

I imagine I only cross his mind when he’s bored out of his mind and has absolutely nothing else to do. That’s when it would be convenient for him to reach for the "tool left on the shelf"—which was me…

Might I suggest that you at least consult a doctor before giving up entirely. This problem sounds medical / clinical rather than social / emotional. A general practioner can diagnose and prescribe med…

I took the liberty of copying your words to paste here, because I believe it is important that they are here in the form of words instead of images. I hope you don’t mind! Element 117 by Samantha “…

You have tasted a truth that many take years to learn: that a friend who breaks your trust was never truly a friend to begin with. He was a river that appeared calm on the surface but hid sharp rocks …

Don’t accept that you’re second to anyone. Or that he’s keeping you on the shelf until it’s convenient for him??? For the sake of your mental health, it’s time to move on. You can & will find someone…

I found Kamasutra when I was looking for a book to read. And Fifty Shades of Grey. And condoms on the shelf. I was 14 like then, but I definitely felt uneasy. I thought I should just grow up because …

Well I guess to the above commenters point, I was in a very bad situation due to fear and not living in alignment with my heart. (I was engaged to someone basically for money, after a fairly troubled …

There is geopolitical tension, but the odds of sudden nuclear catastrophe are low, and there would almost always be warning signs and escalation first. Even when the message feels severe, there are v…

It is so sad that these people use children to display their vindictive power. It is hard for strangers to believe that kind of shit actually does happen. I am so sorry you went through this. My soci…

I am 9 years in, and I still am almost unable to form a connection or to engage in meaningful conversations with other people. Usually, all the stuff that children and youths learn was taken from me, …