Hey, 17 year old boy here. I am in desperate need of an answer to my question. I grew up with a single mother who is a really good human. She taught me good manners and all that stuff but she hasn't had the best youth tho. I never met my dad. I never had a father figure in my life. The family I spent the Most time with were females,like my aunt and cousin. Other family lives in an other country and we do not have contact with them anymore. So my childhood was great. I had friends and I didn't get bullied and I was popular kinda. Everything changed when I went to high school. I was the only guy of color on my high school and that meant that people did not really want to be friends with me. That + normal insecurities for a teen + no father led to 3 years of social isolation in me 12-15. Only thing I did was gaming in my room. I NEVER went out with someone in that time and got teased in class. When I turned 15 we moved to a city (before was a village) and I actually managed to...

So, I (20M) have recently decided to get back into the dating game after a relationship of about a year and a half ended. I haven't made any effort to start dating again, and we broke up when I was 18 and a senior in High School. It was the first serious relationship I was ever in, so it took some time to feel ready to start dating again after it. Now its been a little while and I've been feeling my confidence get back to me, and was really excited to start dating again when I kinda hit a wall in my excitement. See, I'm not particularly rich, and neither is my family, so I still live at home with my mother. I love my mother, and would definitely consider myself a bit of a mamas boy, but I also like to think my relationship with my mother is fairly healthy for someone of my age. I can ask her for advice comfortably and enjoy spending time with my mom, but I also have other things going on in my life and I have my own interests. But considering that we are kind of poor, and...

I’m talking to a guy who makes a lot less than me and I don’t have a problem with that, but I feel as if he’s insecure and he makes comments that makes me feel bad Submitted August 30, 2019 at 11:39PM I’m talking to a guy who makes a lot less than me and I don’t have a problem with that, but I feel as if he’s insecure and he makes comments that makes me feel bad

Okay, my dream has basically come true. One of my friends has asked if I wanted to go to pride with her, even though she thinks I'm straight. So now, I just seem like I'm being supportive of her, while I get the chance to go to something I've wanted to be a part of for a long time. Does anyone have any ways/advice for how to initiate a conversation with some guys there? I want to really get out there, and meet some people, but I also don't want to out myself. Any advice/suggestions welcome. (Me, 15 year old male, looking for similarity aged males) Submitted August 30, 2019 at 11:45PM Okay, my dream has basically come true. One of my friends has asked if I wanted to go to pride with her, even though she thinks I'm straight. So now, I just seem like I'm being supportive of her, while I get the chance to go to something I've wanted to be a part of for a long time.Does anyone have any ways/advice for how to initiate a conversation with some guys there? ...

It's been 3 months and I don't miss him as much as I did before- but i still miss him. He was one of the best friends I could ever have and still have. We still text every few days but it's getting less often :( I guess since we talked pretty often I didn't miss him as much but now that we're not as much I miss him. This always happens but then we start texting again somehow. It's drives me crazy Submitted August 30, 2019 at 11:45PM It's been 3 months and I don't miss him as much as I did before- but i still miss him. He was one of the best friends I could ever have and still have. We still text every few days but it's getting less often :( I guess since we talked pretty often I didn't miss him as much but now that we're not as much I miss him. This always happens but then we start texting again somehow. It's drives me crazy

So recently, two of my best friends found out they had crushes on each other. We'll call them Paint (17 M) and Brush (15 F). I mean head over heels in love, not just a little crush. The problem is that Paint has a girlfriend whom we'll call Bucket (17 F). Paint really does not want to hurt Bucket by breaking up with her, but he really wants to be with Brush. So Brush is stressed because she doesn't know who he'll choose, and Bucket doesn't even know anythings happening. Well Paint still hasn't picked. Brush told me they'll "date later." I really want to help Brush here but she told me not to talk to Paint because I'm not supposed to know about them. Is there any way I can get Paint and Brush together without anyone ending up hurt? If so how? Submitted August 30, 2019 at 11:49PM So recently, two of my best friends found out they had crushes on each other. We'll call them Paint (17 M) and Brush (15 F). I mean head over heels in love, n...

Makes me almost cry nohomo Submitted August 30, 2019 at 11:58PM Makes me almost cry nohomo