Search Results: pushing him away

How do I avoid pushing him away?

I love him. So much. But we aren’t dating. The last guy I had serious feelings for really hurt me, so now I’m scared of having that happen again. He makes me feel amazing, and is such an incredible and talented guy. I’ve...

Anonymous

(18-24)

Why does my guy best friend pretend to be my boyfriend in public but never show me the same when we're alone?

okay so we are super close and whenever we're at school he acts so lovingly and sometimes low-key flirt , takes my opinion in his matters (like for instance once he asked me whether he looked better with a beard or...

Ukiyo

Xper 2 Age: 26

I don’t like the way my boyfriend jokes with me. Is this even humor?

My boyfriend has corrected his sense of humor around me because he’s usually very direct and I’m rather sensitive. Still, today these two things happened that kind of made me uncomfortable. Here at our beach house we have...

Anonymous

(25-29)

I want her back... but what do I do?

Be me (twenty three). Date this girl (nineteen). Consented relationship. All legal. Fell in an honest love. Was a virgin and lost it to her for 23rd birthday. Dated a year, friends for 2. Broke up after her best friend...

ChaoticVortex

Xper 4 Age: 30

If somebody is having a depressive episode how can you help if they are pushing you away?

I’m in the same position I was in with my ex boyfriend with somebody new. I can see the proof of him actually facing a difficult time in his life but I can’t resist feeling a little unsure. Just like with my ex, I wanted...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Relationships

Has he just been stringing me along?

I have been spending the past six months with a guy who is a divorced father of two. We had sex many, many times, I helped with household chores, he helped me with stuff, he told friends and family about me etc. Still, he...

Anonymous

(30-35)

What to do? (more in comments)?

Myex who left me about 3 weeks ago after almost a decade of being together, two children, and being engaged... He jumped into a new relationship week later with a girl I caught him talking to on IG. The conversation I saw...

Anonymous

(36-45)

Family & Friends

How can I become friends with them?

So while I was away, my two housemates became really good friends. I don’t think they intentionally leave me out or anything but they go out to dinner without me etc. I did say that I’d like to hang out with both them...

Lrig93

Xper 6 Age: 32

Guys, How do I fix this problem?

Let's start with the root of the problem He was raised without affection All his past girlfriends were skanks I'm literally his first REAL relationship And now that our relationship is starting to get serious...

Callie37

Xper 5 Age: 31

Relationships

Caught my girl lying twice about bedpartner, red flag?

So none of it happened during our relationship, but it still is lying Cause she first "protected" this guy the first few months of our relationship, claiming i was obsessed etc.. Then she finally had the guts to tell me...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Am I emotionally unavailable? Not ready for a long term relationship?

I’ve been seeing this guy for the past 6 months and things have been going pretty well in the relationship. He is a year younger than me which is kind of a concern because I’ve never dated anyone younger than me and...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Just want to write something about break ups?

Im in a relationship with him for 4 years. And last week i ask for a break up not by text and call but by saying it in front of him. This past few years is full of happiness , sadness , anger , jealousy. The reason why i...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Friends or more?

I posted a few weeks ago about having feelings for a colleague and being extremely flirty together to the point where others were picking up on the way we are together. Fast forward and I’ve told him how I feel. He said...

Anonymous

(36-45)

Why would girls show interest in a cold, emotionally unavailable guy who blatantly ignores them?

I know this guy and I don't know what's wrong with him, but he keeps pushing women away. I think he has some sort of emotional or personality issue. The surprising thing is that he attracts more women to him than the guys...

Anonymous

(30-35)

I keep pushing people away, how do I stop?

Recently I’ve been pushing my friends away for some unknown reason. I am a key worker which has become very stressful over the past few weeks and due to my shift schedule I work long hours. I am very tired after every...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Society & Politics

Dear Rioters--something you didn't realize.

Yes. You have successfully made quite a few cities even more of a hellhole. The long term effects of driving away tourism and business will be even more interesting down the road as businesses asses the risk of having...

Anonymous

(30-35)

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Family & Friends

Is it just me or do you feel the same sometimes?

I honestly don't know what to say or where to start because I've never spoken about this or talked to anyone about this before. I've always been unable to talk about my feelings and what's on my mind to others bc I just...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Society & Politics

Do you support the Police? Why is the media pushing false narratives of them being an oppressive killing force? Aren’t they endangering the officers?

I do support the Police. The job they do is incredible. Upon entering the service, they volunteer to put their lives on the line for the safety of their communities. This is an incredible unwavering act of courage and...

Jack9949

Explorer Age: 24