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There's this one lady I dated over 2 years ago for about a month and a half. We went on 6 dates, then she decided that she didn't feel the magic with me and just wanted to be friends. Fast forward to today, we've remained friends and had a healthy friendship. She's dated a few other guys, and even had one other time she dumped one other guy for the same reason she did with me. Some other relationships she had didn't turn out well though to say the least. She has some cryptic things to me, like how I told her I'm going to Hawaii next year for my friends wedding and then she told me she wants to go with me. Not to the wedding itself, just to Hawaii. I think it'd be awkward if either of us are dating someone else at the time and she came with me. She also told me once if she was to date a friend, it'd be me. I believe she is a very honest person, and if she wanted to be with me again, she'd say so, but I'm not sure for certain. I'm not sure if I really want her back though. I respect her, sure, and I wasn't considering breaking up at the time, but I've also dated, albeit one date each, a few different women and had feelings for 2 other women since then. But unlike 3 of those women that I briefly dated, she didn't do anything to hurt me. She's proven she does care about me, and did try to help me with one of the women I had feelings for. (I learned without directly asking that one of those women was engaged, so that's not happening). Opinions and feelings can change, and for all I know, she doesn't regret breaking up with me, but I could be wrong. Some other people I talked to about it believe she made a mistake dumping me, but I never told her that. What do you think, if she does want to date me again, should I do it?

Hey. Honestly.. I'm starting to become less of a fan of this marriage between my mom and stepdad.

Idk…it's starting to seem more fake every day. I'm a fan of authentic relationships that share much of the same values.

These two are completely different people with almost completely different beliefs. One loves minorities, cares about the suffrage of Palestinians, loves Muslims. The other barely tolerates minorities (doesn't really care about them), is a huge Bible thumper, and he allegedly dislikes Muslims.

I think had my mom been with any other person, this would not be a problem. But I'm starting to get more worried. My brother, who is only 12yo, is literally calling other players on Roblox "monkeys", "h*mos", and sometimes even "n–––er" (I've actually heard him say that at least a couple of times). I never would have used such language.

My brother makes a mistake or even asks a random question about food, his dad reacts as if he's made a terrorist threat. But my mom is usually gentle on him, though there are times when she has to go along with his dad.

Edit for more info: I'm 23 going on 24 (also a male), and both parents are around 50.

Dating in my 20s has been an absolute nightmare, I've matured greatly as a person and I'm aware of the mistakes I've made and the faults I've possessed/still working on. My question is have you ever realized you were the one causing issues or you were the cause of the breakup and do you feel any sort of regret for your actions?