Search Results: first move relationships

How to tell if a shy guy likes you back?

I’ve been liking this guy for 10 months. We’re around 19. We started off as flatmates living in the same uni hall. He’s very shy and introverted (ISTJ), doesn’t talk much, said he’s never had a crush on anyone...

gs528

Xper 3 Age: 25

The kind of girl I would never date/marry

STAY OUT! I would never date a girl: 1. With tattoos or body piercings. I believe that the body is a temple. It is beautiful enough all on its own and does not need any more special "ornaments". Tattoos and piercings...

Dchrls78104

Master Age: 48

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Why would a guy tell his friends we are in a relationship when we are not?

Will try to make this quick. Started talking to a guy in January and found out he was moving in the fall for school. I knew this would be a fling so made boundaries to not get attached which he always crossed. We hung...

Anonymous

(30-35)

What if men just stopped being the social catalyst?

Guys see women and talk to them (be it for sex or a relationship). This can get annoying for girls because it happens regularly but if men just stopped doing this, would women take the responsibility of making the first...

Zafrica

Xper 3 Age: 36

How to move on to the next stage?

We’ve known each other for about 5 years. I was crushing on him really hard when I first saw him, I still like him. He also seemed very much interested at the beginning. Till this day he remembers our conversations from...

Anonymous

(25-29)

I want to know if this relationship is salvageable, what can I do to help the situation and possibly get her back?

My ex broke up with me around 7weeks ago. We were together for 6years, she's 23 and I'm 26. We had a very close bond throughout the years. Towards the end of the relationship I was in a dark place, needy, insecure,...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Am I wrong for distancing myself from one of my best guy friends after developing feelings?

Background; So I met this guy a few months ago and we became friends very, very quickly. We shared so much in common, and had such similar sense of humor that we joked we shared the same braincell. On our first call...

Anonymous

(18-24)

Guys, Should I reach out after giving him space or let him go forever?

I haven’t been in a relationship in awhile. Even dating here and there I haven’t had a connection with anyone. I met this guy on a dating app and we hit it off immediately. He’s amazing. We went on a few dates. But wanted...

Singlemom339

Xper 2 Age: 30

Fear of running into my ex on a dating app?

How can I move past this? For a bit of context: I decided the other day that I was ready to put myself out there and date, so I downloaded an app. Literally within the first hour of having it I ran into my ex. This guy...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Is it normal to be confused? Why is the idiot reminiscing about his old girlfriend?

My guy friend had a break up with the girl he used to dream of marrying and growing old together. He loved her very deeply from how he expressed himself. But couple months after her breaking up with him, he met someone...

Anonymous

(30-35)

How to deal with fear when it comes to leaving my child alone with my boyfriend?

So me and my boyfriend have known each other from work for over 4 years, and have been together for over a year and I have to go to an appointment and he will be watching my 11 year old daughter for the first time. We...

Anonymous

(36-45)

Break Up & Divorce

Why do exes wait so long to “realize” how badly they did you in the past?

An ex of mines from 5 years ago broke up with me and left me for another woman 4 years ago. At the time it really hurt me. I cried for days and questioned if it was me. If it was my looks. If I wasn’t good enough when it...

Anonymous

(25-29)

Has he lost interest in me? what should I do?

So I started talking to this guy on an online dating site and we have been talking everyday for almost two weeks. Anyway at the moment we are no more than friends. My last relationship was almost two years ago and it...

Anonymous

(25-29)

We live in different cities and dated, now he‘ll move even further apart for work for a limited period of time, should we stay friends?

We‘ve know each other for about half a year now, first through texts and video chats and we met 3 times for a few days personally. i thought he was the man i might marry one day. everthing was great. Shortly after we got...

magnifique

Yoda Age: 33

My Experience Struggling with Depression, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and Never Being "Good Enough"

This is just me getting my personal thoughts out of the way. For a very long time now, I've felt depressed about my physical appearance and the way I looked. I had something called Precocious Puberty, to where for some...

MCheetah

Editor Age: 39

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Break Up & Divorce

I am not sure what I should do in this circumstance?

A year ago I recindled a friendship with an ex that I still considered a really good friend. I was in a bad spot living with my mother because she was emotionally controlling and abusive. He was in a spot where his...

Anonymous

(30-35)

Is this wrong? what should I do?

I like my friend very very much and he likes me but he says he doesn’t want a relationship now. I really hate how he says this sort of statement because it just traps me in limbo. Should I wait for him or should...

Anonymous

(30-35)