Hey there, fellow redditors, Allow me to share a piece of my story with you all. I'm a 26-year-old man, not short nor unattractive, I'd say I look pretty good. I've got an education and a job that pays well, I believe I'm pretty smart too. When it comes to my personality, I'm a cool, fun, and kind person. Although I'm somewhat of an introvert, I've got a wonderful family. On the surface, I keep up a good appearance, but deep down, I'm a complete mess. I feel like a dead man inside, struggling with depression and terrible mental health. Most days you'll find me holed up at home, smoking pot and trying to find peace. My self-confidence is low, and I don't enjoy being the center of attention. But despite it all, I try my best to make those around me happy. I haven't been in a relationship for two years now. Women approach me at work or at parties, but I politely put them in the friend-zone. I'm afraid of being in a relationship, you see, I...

I'm a sex repulsed ace and dating a sexual person, for me I only like holding / hugging and rubs / touching feels good but when we do anything sexual I stop enjoying it. But I'm aegosexual by definition so when I'm directly involved in sex I don't enjoy it and it no longer feels good but I have been doing things to make him happy. It's been hard to explain to him that basically anything more than touching is just for his enjoyment and not mine. Basically me being a people pleaser I could literally sit on my phone and scroll thru TikTok just so I'm enjoying something while he goes down on me 🤣🤣 but we haven't had full on sex yet just cuz I don't want to 🤷🏽‍♀️ and I told him like we COULD but I probably won't like it and want to stop half way thru. January 31, 2023 at 12:48AM

I’ve been trying to get a girlfriend for 5 or so years. After asking my successful friends and looking on forums the most common advice was the following. Confidence Humor Style Charisma Eye contact I followed all of the steps to a T, but all I get is rejection from women. Women often compliment my personality and say I’m very funny and stylish (two things that according to Reddit are big factors in attracting women), but they never see me as boyfriend material. I had great conversations with a girl I was interested in and did all of the flirting essentials (eye contact, touch, humor) and yet I overheard her saying she didn’t really like me and only liked my personality. So is all of this advice just bullshit? The number one thing I hear about dating is that confidence and personality can help you attract women, but that doesn’t seem to work for me. I only end up gaining women who like me as friends and never as boyfriends. Or am I just not being confident and funny enough(whi...

I hope everyone is able to answer without attacking each other and understand we will have a collective discussion as respectful adults among each other thank you..that said.. its a topic many around me have questioned before, today i feel like asking. Now anyone aged 18 and over can legally date whoever they want , right? I am in my 20s, most people i have been attracted to have always been around my age, so when i was 18 i remember having a crush on a 17 yr old, and liking some 18 and 19 yr olds too etc and so on, but what is to say i dont fall in love with someone i dunno 6 years younger? Again obv 18 at least. Now me personally (due to mentality) knowing someone was under 20 would be too young for me, i can only speak about my experience, cause at age 20 i felt my mind expanded a lot more with university , experiences, autonomy etc.. but what about you? What age differences would you be cool with when dating? Someone 3 years older/younger max? And why is there so much hatred and d...

March in from the north, they will never expect it January 30, 2023 at 11:15PM