Search Results: are these feelings real

What is happening if I am becoming very detached from people since I realized most of my feelings of connections with others are imaginary?

I realized many crushes or where i idolized some men was based on my imaginaton... both the connection i thought we shared and the image i had in my mind that made me idolize them. Mythology. Now i just dont care...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Do you have that one ex-lover you'll never forget?

Katie. I could write a novel about this girl. She was an ex-stripper, really long chestnut brown hair, with absolutely no filter between her brain and her mouth. One time I took her to get a manicure, after a spring...

Anonymous

(36-45)

Do friends with benefits kiss a lot or do they have feelings?

So I’ve been seeing this guy for a little over a month now. When we first started talking it was supposed to be a friends with benefits type thing but then we both ended up really liking each other and we told each other...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Boyfriend pushing sex with other men?

My boyfriend wants me to have sex with other men and it’s been causing huge problems in our relationship. In the beginning he told me if it ever caused a problem or made me feel different about us or him he would stop....

confused_one

Xper 3 Age: 45

Religion & Spirituality

Have you ever felt like you aren't of this reality?

I always used to get strong feelings of coming from somewhere else when I was little. I have always struggled to take life seriously, it just doesn't feel real to me. It's all fake and ultimately meaningless to me.

Anonymous

(30-35)

Family & Friends

Friend blocked me. How do I fix this drama?

I will try to condense it as much as possible. I'm a guy so there's that. During the weekend, I was feeling really shitty, just like all the stress, just came down, and I almost wanted to die. In fact, I seriously...

paladin563

Xper 2 Age: 21

Dating

What should I do/look for to figure out if the age difference will be a problem with a guy 15 years younger I've started dating?

During my very painful divorce trials I started hooking up with a much younger guy (15 years younger) and have been hooking up with him regularly ever since (past 8 or so months). He comes when my ex gets the kids (which...

Anonymous

(45 Plus)

Girls, am I the only one who likes peeing in public?

Good evening everyone, my name is Lauren - I’ve been a lurker here for a little bit but I decided to make an account to ask some questions, and hopefully make some friends. I honestly don’t have a lot of friends in real...

Lauren513

Xper 3 Age: 22

Is my relationship real?

I struggle with mental health, have little confidence. I am with a girl who has a lot, is older, and most of her freinds are guys. She works two jobs, one at home with me, one with her other boss. When she's at...

StevenJames

Xper 1 Age: 75

Other

Is This The Twilight Zone?

Imagine if you will, a world where people are confused about something as basic as their gender, where reality itself is "triggering" and lies need to be told in order to protect their feelings, and people actually...

Gal67

Xper 5 Age: 38

Health & Fitness

Tips for dealing with nightmares?

My nightmares feel almost as real as my life does. Ik they are caused by the subconscious pain and issues from all of the abuse I had growing up. I've been working on healing that and it's helping me have less horrible...

anon171999

Xper 6 Age: 27

Family & Friends

Has my sister been placed on the friends with benefits zone?

She's supposedly in a relationship for 6 months. However, ever since they got intimate on the 2nd month, they don't go out on dates nor spend real quality time anymore. All of the sudden he has excuses of having double...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Family & Friends

Why do I hate this girl so much?

I have a “friend” she is kind of toxic but usually i just forgive people and let go but with this girl i found it hard to forgive and to ignore if anything it only added sooooo much hatred on my chest and i hate the...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Thoughts on relationship from a 30 year old virgin.

So I have for the first time in my life made a serious attempt at creating a romantic and sexual relationship for myself and it has surfaced a lot of new thinking and lessons learned through those efforts that I wish to...

string43

Xper 1 Age: 35

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Why did my guy friend change so much? What should I do? Should I move on?

So I've been chatting with this guy online for about 7 months. At the beginning he seemed really sweet and nice and felt like we had a connection. We used to talk for several hours a day about various topics, got into...

StrangerThings2

Xper 1 Age: 25

Is the halo effect real and do you ever reflect on why you like/dislike people?

Curious if the halo effect is real or not. "The halo effect is a well documented social-psychology phenomenon that causes people to be biased in their judgments by transferring their feelings about one attribute of...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Love. Real or overhyped feelings of something else?

Is love really real or is it just like, lust, respect, desire, want, need… Let’s be frank for just a moment. What is so special about love? Is it a unique feeling or an amalgamation of multiple feelings or just a few...

VanillaSalt

Yoda Age: 38

After how long did you realize it’s real love and not infatuation?

Many people mistaken infatuation for love on early stages of dating but when did you realize it’s actually true love what you’re feeling? In my opinion loving someone is something that usually takes longer.

sheikalana

Master Age: 37