We've been together for almost 2 years and he was my first relationship. I'm still trying to figure out somethings within relationships and how they work. I had a big crush on him throughiut high school and he eventually asked me out. At the beginning of our relationship he was not the best boyfriend, he would say I'm too needy, too horny, etc. It killed my confidence and stopped initiating sex or even asking to see each other. I would wait for him to hold my hand, kiss me, etc. It was not a healthy relationship but everything has gotten better so I'm glad I stuck it out. I am a person that gets comforted from touch, I'm a touchy geeky person with those I care about, but I do understand personal space and understand people can need a break from me. Unfortunately I started school with a part time job and he got a new job with high stress so our relationship has been pretty strained lately. We only see each other one or 2 times a week on the weekends so talking oth...

This probably sounds like a stupid problem, but I want to improve my texting game. Me and my girlfriend have been dating for 6 months and I love everything about her. She’s smart, funny, and always makes me happier. We see each other roughly once a week due to different colleges, so once we’re away we just text one another. Usually it’s fun texting each other, but recently I feel like I’ve been texting her pointless conversations and haven’t really been able to add much personality to the conversation. I feel like this has to do with my need to always fill silence with conversation, even over text but maybe I’m just being weird. I want to be able to have fun conversations but I’m not good at it. Any advice on how to improve my texting game? TL;DR- Me and my girlfriend text each other every day but recently I feel like I’ve been boring but I don’t know how to fix it. Submitted December 03, 2019 at 12:47AM This probably sounds like a stupid problem, but I want to improve my tex...

Before even typing this, I will say it might get all over the place. So it started maybe 7 months ago. This girl I knew were casual friends and I didn't quite know I was attracted to her as I never saw her that way. She broke up with her boyfriend of 2 years and was in a deep emotional state. Before she broke up with him, though, she got drunk and cuddled up next to me on the couch with he boyfriend drunker than shit on the floor. Of course I was a bit uncomfortable with the situation as her boyfriend was right there and I had some respect for their relationship. I never thought anything of it until I found out that she had found me attractive. This girl was very pretty, fun, and all around she was very outgoing. Fast forward a week or two after the breakup and this girl and I haven't stopped talking for about a month. I thought we were just budding friends. However she did not see it like that I guess. I soon found out her attraction towards me and I have to admit that I w...

My daughter (17) and her boyfriend (also 17) just had a baby. The baby was 8 weeks premature and is in the NICU. One of the nurses noticed that daughter had nits so I treated her hair in the hospital. She never said a word about itchiness or bugs to me or SO. Daughter told me that boyfriend's hair was also treated in the hospital but we've found out this was not the case. 2 weeks after her baby was born she was visiting baby in the NICU and lice were noticed again on daughter. She was asked not to come back until she had been treated. Mind you I had treated her hair twice since her release. I asked her if the boyfriend had been treated again and she stated that she looked through his hair and found nothing. I'm thinking that was clearly bullshit. Lice isn't and wasnt an issue in our household until the boyfriend came along. She is no longer allowed to go to his home. The only time she sees him is to drive an hour away to see the baby. The boyfriend doesn't shower, ...

Hi guys! Hoping you can shed some light on this. I’ve (25F) started seeing a guy (late 20s) who is kind, generous, caring, in good shape. We like a lot of the same things and I’ve had a great time with him on our past dates. The problem? He grew up very sheltered, very Christian, and this belief systems have carried over to his “adult life”. I’d like to think this is because no one has really challenged him on them. He’s said he’s open to learning and education, but still uses terms like “lifestyle” to refer to the LGBTQ+ community. He’s been really receptive to anything I’ve discussed with him so far but has a long way to go before he’s on par with where I would expect someone I seriously date to be. So... do I take him on as my project? I know it’s not my “job” to try and change his mind but i really enjoy spending time with him and would like to see if we can make some progress/find common ground. TL;DR OP finds out new love interest is conservative/inexperienced. Should she sti...

So I met this guy in school, and we had an instant attraction. He told me he found me attractive, but wasn’t looking for a relationship because he just got out of a serious relationship 2 months ago. But then he hinted he needs time, and that things could maybe work out between us if we wait till next year. He said he’s confused about me, and that we shouldn’t hook up anymore if we actually want us to progress into something. But then he said that if ex came back he would be interested in getting back. He said he was ready to marry her and shit. We hooked up, but he still acts normal, hits me up all the time and we go out together. He flirts with me, and has nicknames for me. But like am I getting stringed along as a rebound? Should I cut him off before I catch feelings and get hurt? Or should I wait? I like him but I don’t wanna get hurt, I was also in a long term relationship and I don’t want to get hurt again over a guy. TDLR: Is this guy treating me like a rebound hookup? Or doe...

oh so that's why i thought i was okay with an open relationship (but i'm really not, but not because of the sex part, lol) December 03, 2019 at 12:47AM

What show is this? I feel like I've seen a few other memes of it floating around December 03, 2019 at 12:47AM

We’re not Catholic... December 03, 2019 at 12:39AM

Me to myself in health class: "Yeah, I'll probably have sex eventually. Maybe when I'm 27" December 03, 2019 at 12:30AM

I'm a 26 F - So I've been dm'ing this guy (30 M) I met on instagram off and on since the summer. I would comment on his stories and I put it out there that I find him attractive through flirting etc. Last night, around 10 pm, he messages me saying he's in my neighborhood and wants to stop by. He comes over and stays for about an hour. Mind you, this is our first time ever meeting so it's mostly small talk and getting to know each other. He ended up leaving after some time, but didn't ask for my number. To get a gauge on how it went, I messaged him again on IG saying it was nice for him to come over and that we should get drinks some time. He said he doesn't drink, but said we should grab a coffee or tea when he comes back from a trip. Is it too early to gauge if he's into me or does he just see me in a friendly type of way? Or should I just wait things out to see how things go? Submitted December 02, 2019 at 11:53PM I'm a 26 F - So I've ...

I think I haven’t been on a date with anyone is because I am hideous and have been openly told to my face just how ugly I am so many times that I don’t see a person in the mirror anymore, I just see a very disfigured & unloveable monster. I don’t even know why I am posting this but I just need to know how much surgery or how much I need to do to be seen as wantable by anyone. Submitted December 02, 2019 at 11:53PM I think I haven’t been on a date with anyone is because I am hideous and have been openly told to my face just how ugly I am so many times that I don’t see a person in the mirror anymore, I just see a very disfigured & unloveable monster.I don’t even know why I am posting this but I just need to know how much surgery or how much I need to do to be seen as wantable by anyone.

I met this girls a week ago and we've been chatting every day. She's very interesting, funny, and does the same thing as me in life (law school student). Today she told me that she doesn't want to try for a relationship with me because we have too much in common. And I didn't even get the chance to go on a date with her either. Great, let's just add that one to the list of reasons why I should just give up on dating because of who I am... Submitted December 03, 2019 at 12:06AM I met this girls a week ago and we've been chatting every day. She's very interesting, funny, and does the same thing as me in life (law school student).Today she told me that she doesn't want to try for a relationship with me because we have too much in common. And I didn't even get the chance to go on a date with her either.Great, let's just add that one to the list of reasons why I should just give up on dating because of who I am...

Ok, so there's this girl I like and she has made it know to others that she’s interested in me as well and I messaged her a little over a week ago and she never replied so I was like whatever and I moved on. But today I was told that she has been really busy lately with her job(she’s a teacher so I assume that’s a busy job) and I guess she might have checked the message and forgot to reply later because she told her friend I had messaged her. Anyways, I was wondering whether I should message her again since its been so long but I don’t want to seem like I’ve been lurking and waiting for a reply this long either. On the other hand for all I know she might have lost interest and I DEFINITELY don’t want to message her if that’s the case lol I don’t want to seem desperate. So basically should I message her again or not? Thanks! Submitted December 03, 2019 at 12:07AM Ok, so there's this girl I like and she has made it know to others that she’s interested in me as well and...

So there's this girl at whom I have liked for a while. I've known her for about a year at this point and I didn't really pursue anything with her. We would rarely talk when we did work together and I was nothing more than a co-worker whom she barely knew, so I didn't bother trying anything since asking her out would've been futile. I didn't work with her often and any feelings I had subsided pretty quick. Fast forward to 3 months ago and I've started working with her like 3-4 times a week. Nothing really changed besides us maybe interacting once or twice during our shift if we are working near each other. A little less than two months ago though and our relationship began to change. She started to talk to me a lot more than before and she would tease me pretty often. In the last few weeks our relationship rapidly progressed and now we are pretty close. She talks to me more than anyone (except one girl at work who's her close friend), she teases me a lot...

Like my boyfriend blows his nose so loudly whenever he eats spicy food (which is all the time)!!! I still love him but holy moly Submitted December 03, 2019 at 12:24AM Like my boyfriend blows his nose so loudly whenever he eats spicy food (which is all the time)!!! I still love him but holy moly

"Just because you haven't liked someone yet, doesn't mean you're asexual" The worst one I've got so far. I've yet to receive anything worse. I've come out to my friend circle, & even though all of us joke about politically incorrect things so aphobic comments are an inevitability, I know for a fact that they are said without malicious intent & that should I need it, they will provide support. I consider myself lucky December 03, 2019 at 12:06AM

Yeah, but I don’t feel the desire to act on it other than masturbation. December 03, 2019 at 12:01AM

Oh man. I have a list of things that, looking back, makes me embarrassed that I didn't realize I was ace much sooner: not understanding the implied meaning of 'Netflix and chill' and then once explained to me, thinking that actually watching Netflix and chilling was the far better option watched Magic Mike with a group of girl friends. Didn't like it because the plot was weak went on dates that I didn't realize were dates until after the fact, on THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS (I shudder to think there may be more that I never actually realized) identified as bi for many years, but never came out to more than a few close friends because I didn't want even more people trying to date me I find the last one particularly hilarious in retrospect. December 03, 2019 at 12:01AM

There is think of all of the murders that have occurred over people having sex. December 02, 2019 at 11:57PM

That’s fantastic. I wish I could find clothing with ace pride colors like that. December 02, 2019 at 11:56PM

Makes absolutely zero sense to me, like, I can't even picture it in my head December 02, 2019 at 11:55PM

Aromanticism, like asexuality, is also a spectrum, it just doesn't get that much attention. Had I not read the last paragraph, I would have (also) thought you as being demiromantic. I would ask myself the following questions though: Do I experience any & all form of attraction to this person? (Includes aesthetic, sensual, platonic, & others I'm forgetting; just to have a solid ground of understanding) Do I consider the person a squish? ( A squish is a crush that lacks either romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or both: an urge to form a deep connection with someone or an intense feeling of attraction, liking, appreciation, or admiration. Generally speaking, a squish can be understood as a platonic version of a crush. So whereas a crush involves an urge to form a romantic relationship, a squish is about a desire to form a close friendship ) Nevertheless, there is no 'set' repulsion of anything when identifying with a label. You are right, asexuals needn...