Hi, I have been dating my otherwise charming boyfriend for 5 months, and it is a wonderful relationship and perhaps the best I've ever had aside from one really strange issue. When he stays at my apartment, I have caught him in the middle of the night masturbating in my kitchen when he thinks I am asleep. He is near the garbage can and insists he is "aiming" into it, but I constantly find semen on the floor around the garbage and sometimes even on the complete other side of the kitchen. I am dumbfounded by this behavior because if he is staying the night we have almost always made love, and even if he does feel the urge to masturbate in the middle of the night why can't he use my bathroom? When I confront him on this matter he acts EXTREMELY bashful, but sometimes gets very annoyed with me and claims I should "chill" and "look the other way" and once even says "you swiffer the kitchen every Saturday so what's the big deal?" I...

My bf (27M) and I (25F) have only been together 6 months but he is super invested in forever. We met online and really enjoy each other’s company. We’ve met the others’ family, friends, etc and have been on a couple of trips. I care for him so so so much and can say honestly that I love him as a person. There’s a problem: I’m not physically or sexually attracted to him at all. His body turns me off in a major way, and not just when he’s naked - he wears tight T-shirts and I can’t even look at him. I know it seems shallow, but we all have our preferences and I’m trying to be okay with that. Believe me, if I could change this I would. I thought time might help but it hasn’t in the slightest; if anything, my aversion has grown. I have been strongly advised that it’s not fair to continue on in the relationship, and I agree that he deserves someone who thinks he’s the hottest thing on earth. The thing is, he has crippling body image issues. I can’t tell him that I don’t find him attracti...

TL;DR at the bottom. My (F37) husband (M43) and I have been going through a rough patch this past few years, with multiple traumatic events, including my mother's untimely death last year. During this time, my husband and I have gone through a lot, and we were each other's main support system. He quit his nerve-wracking job a year ago, and withdrew socially by choice, because he was feeling depressed. I have been supporting us, and he is slowly getting better as time passes, he has started enjoying doing things again now, and he is super sweet with me, so things are still difficult right now, but on the mend. We have already agreed that psychiatric support is on the table, if things stop improving. However, one of our friends (from the group that my husband met through the stressful job that he quit) has been reaching out from time to time to both of us. My husband likes him, but doesn't want to talk to him (or anyone at all) at the moment. I also like him, and I am try...

Hello Reddit, I'm using a throwaway because of reasons and because english is not my native language. , ​ She was working in our Company during her summer job. I was working with her for 2 weeks. During this time we talked about a lot of stuff. It turned out that we had a lot in common. At on point i thougt about asking her out. But there was this age gap of 9 years betwen us. So i ditch it. But on her last day she gave me her number. So after work i texted her and we made some plans for the weekend. ​ Honestly I did not expect much. I dont know why but I had that feeling that this first date will be over after 1 hour. But our first date lasted for 9 hours. And the age gap was no problem for her. During this time she told me that her last relationships went to quick. She wanted to approach things slower this time. I was fine with this too. During those 5 weeks everything went well. Last Saturday was even better. It was all different than the ones before. You could tell by the ...

Posting this online since I just wanted a broader opinion than I get from friends/family. I was with my ex for about 6 months. I liked her personality, we had similar values, i found her attractive, and the physical part of the relationship was good. Both of us were going through a stressful period in our lives while we were together. She was starting a new job in a new city and I had a lot of pressure to succeed from work. I've always handled things myself when I am under stress - I don't like to put it on others. I need my alone time though to recharge. I suffer from chronic dysthymia and anxiety, but its genetic and I deal with it pretty well - it doesn't really affect my functioning. I usually exercise, hang out with other people, or play video games to destress and keep my mental health good. I also started proper medical treatment recently so under even better control. She on the other hand was new to the city and didn't have much support, so she leaned heavily...

I know that in almost all situations, this is the sort of thing that makes someone seem unconfident, but hear me out. I have always struggled to make true friendships. What I mean by this is a friendship where I feel a real connection, where I actually want to spend time with them away from school or whatever event we have together. I met the second of these people in my life recently. She is now my best friend. We do a lot of gaming marathons into the wee morning and I've begun to crush on her. I think she crushes on me as well, she sent me a heart a couple days ago on Snap. I'm worried about asking her out though. There is some distance between us now, and I don't know how well I can patch it if it goes terribly. Just because I make these connections so rarely, I really don't want to lose this one over something like this. This is why I think I should ask her really good friend. I'm good friends with her best friend as well and I think she is the only one who c...

We've had issues in the past regarding being respectful and not insulting that I thought we had worked through but our recent fight has left me quite conflicted. I need to give some background to what caused the argument first I'm staying with my family at the moment and have been looking at shared accomodation to move out on my own. My bf Jack lives too far from my work so its not practical for us to live together and this isnt the problem. I was in the process of organizing a place and was dealing with the person on the lease. Long story short, I had some issues with how the landlord delt with some minor requests even though i felt i had offered few options he was quite rigid and fixated so I didnt think longterm he would be good to deal with and decided I didnt want to move in. I was on the phone with jack and told him the situation, and he asked that I dont send any messages to the place but I felt that would be rude and thought I'd let them know I wasnt moving due...