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Relationship Stress Community: Check-In (April 29 - May 5)
by KateDoskocilova
Last post
 5 hours ago
...See more Hello there, Relationship Stress Community! May is almost here, which honestly feels crazy to me. To start off this week… * How are you feeling today?  * 1. If you could recommend yourself one thing related to relationships, what would it be? And how do you think it would have changed your romantic journey? * 2. If you and your partner were cast in a romantic comedy, what hilarious scenario would perfectly sum up your dynamic as a couple? Excited to hear from all of you! Have a great week ahead <3 ------------------------- Are you new to the Relationship Stress community? Introduce yourself here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/NewtotheRelationshipStressCommunityIntroduceyourselfhere_164924/]! Do you want to be the first to get updates on discussions and events? Consider joining the taglist [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/RelationshipStressAutomatedTaglist_222210/]! Do you want to be updated on the weekly discussions in the Relationship Support Room? Subscribe to this thread [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/RelationshipStressGroupSupportSessionsSchedule_316598/]! Do you want to help out in the Relationship Stress Community? Consider becoming a forum supporter [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefNgW-Va7dyBx67M3d27INmkndnwm1C3Ywa7NJoFa2EscQkA/viewform] or a room supporter [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetyJ7jp7W52-EIpqvFYLhfmpsgTW4BbzUwmi9r22OQ9AdH8w/viewform]! ------------------------- tagging the community (click here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/RelationshipStressAutomatedTaglist_222210/?p=7] to be added/removed) @00Nyx00 @1funredhead @4Jasmine @6Dragonflies @aabrah @Aathmika @AbbyHarris1976 @abiior @AbusgaKayatasha @Adarlya @adhdgal1992 @adribrown7 @adventurousPal4301 @Affliction1 @Albatrosinthesky @Allieeee1121 @AlyGalaxy @AmandaRose89 @AMomentInTime1830 @Anexmos @Angelcrossing1986 @AnotherPerson92 @answers @AntenorA @aPeacefulafternoon @AquaNavySky @Arman13 @ashlynnmarie22 @Asru @Athenathebluejay420 @Auditormadness9 @auntmommy @Avaboo @AveryLove @awkwardRice @azureSky1487 @Bea945 @beanie @BeginningFixing @blueberryjean345 @blueDog2773 @BlueEast @Booklover95 @Bossedupx3 @bouncyVoice4149 @braveGlobe2817 @bravePeach4448 @breeuniqemsns @Breevus @brightOcean2387 @BrooklynM @Bubbles120 @bubblyFaith17 @bunnyhugs616 @Busranurr @BwahahaLove @c9frexs @caitlin1217 @Callies07132017 @CalmingStar @Calmpineapple @caringCreature8571 @CarrieHolmes @Cexe @charmingbeauty55 @ChrisA97 @Chrisbgood46 @Clarisse29 @Colourfultiger @ComingOutAsNB @CompassionateYoshi88 @confidentVision4766 @conscientiousPineapple1782 @ConversationThot404 @Cparsons816 @CraigyP @crazycountry210 @creativeComputer2115 @DanaMH @dancersoul @dancingLake682 @DanielaC @DanielGarzaV @daydreammemories @decisiveScarf8956 @discreetShip7372 @DogFish1 @doodlefroggie @dopey @EchoTheDragon @electricLily13 @ella12346 @ELLE @Emirson2018 @EncouragingSteps @enthusiasticTortoise6681 @eohseo @Everythingisbetterinyourpyjamas @EvolvedScorpio @Explorer6115 @exuberantStrawberries9544 @faithfulHickory1025 @Falkenberg @fantasticDancer50 @Feepersane @Floatingbubbles @fluffycow27 @forcefulFriend4768 @Foreverchangedbyyou @Francescahelps @FranklyMaple @Freshmelon54 @Friendlycomfort81 @frostedPudding @Gabrielamtineo @generousWriter2778 @glasseyedgrace @GodsBabyGirl1981 @goldenFlower74 @gracefulVoice9463 @grassup @Gtalker8845 @GusteeMoon123 @gymnast9460 @Hailey3 @hairyxsnail @HarmonyBlossom @Hashib22 @HealingBrokenWIngs @healingHeart1111 @healinghearts0718 @Healingwhispers14 @Heartofgold07092019 @heavenlyHug9328 @helloapple1885 @helloCity5743 @hereforyoualways123 @heysunshine12 @hippiewannabe @honestWater4345 @honeypie720 @Hope3729 @hopefulPower54 @HopefulPower54 @HumorousPear1826 @iDeepScar @ILikeCilantro @imaginativeneverhappening @IMott71 @imrose123 @independentClementine6064 @infinitivethoughts2k19 @ingeniousfriend59 @intuitiveSummer6764 @JamilaBrownPsyD @Janet33 @JellyBean299 @jerom222 @joiefae @jwong611 @k87 @Kailah15 @kasmin21 @Katee02 @Katheryn @KatLis123 @Katrine92 @Kentsch @ketket68 @Kevin2009 @kindJoy3316 @kindLemon2749 @kizzyaaliyah @Kpopcat2020 @LadyDair @LadyInSilence @Lalonso2 @LavenderHere @lavenderOrange4849 @LeafOnABranch @LeoisListening @LePapillon @Lexloveslife @lightDrum8955 @lightLemonIsaac5408 @LightSoul108 @limeVillage7000 @Liv143 @Lovelylady18 @Lunasel @Lunaticphilosopher @luvkyleigh @lyricalPillow74 @lyricalpillow74 @madels20033 @magicalHorizon48 @mamapants @Mared @MarvelousMack11 @Mavvinder @mbrito712 @Mellifluous11 @Mia1602 @MidwesternCalmSeeker @MikkyA @MilaAvery @MissDaria18 @MithLycos @modestPine7046 @Morpheus13 @MotherOfAVirgo @Mountainmystic777 @Mrrytu @MyownkindaCrazzi @nabilah17ism @navyOcean3488 @ngsuling1986 @niceCLEMEMTINE1415 @niceDaisy36 @Ninab0bina123 @ninetaleslove @NityaSpiritualHealer @NotAllHere713 @Offmytrack @onedirection1213 @OneErased @Open2Change @ouiCherie @OwenJackson73 @pandaprincess9 @Pandora3796 @pathFinder1725 @patientBranch9284 @peachkitty @PerpetuallyKekastrophic @persistentShade5213 @phia7292 @phia7293 @pioneeringSkies8568 @PlumBeechwood7549 @purpleMango7295 @PurplePansies21 @Purplerain00001 @purpleTree4652 @PurpleVelvet @quickwittedOwl8855 @quitahearsyou @Radioguy @Randomguyuk @Rebekahwriter13 @red85 @Rednuc270539 @rheyoflight @richbich @rieeavery1920 @RoboPhantom @Roro36 @RoseJuliet @rosenova1513 @rrrak @ryha3274 @Sadstan869 @Saeraleis @safetysource12 @Sailor57 @SaimaK @sarahR2004 @SavoyTruffle20 @selfloveisthecure88 @SentientiaPoecile @Seri123 @sgtdavis33 @ShareenBirgesBASSCounGDYMH @ShawnMendesGoals @She13 @ShineWithin @shugha14 @Siciturastra @Silver0824 @sincereFarm2814 @Skybar @skyfallingrain @Skywalker2002 @Skyy0 @sociableOcean9153 @Softheart01 @Solivagant2609 @somewhathappy @SophieKate547 @SparklingSnowflake15 @Spiritseaker @SpreadPeaceandlove @SpringWaltz @SquishySquid01 @StardustLetters @starplucker123 @Stephen @stephi0504 @strawberrywillow @Sugarcoat3 @SugareeIsMe091121 @Summershy @sunnyApricot6027 @SupportiveMonkey46 @sweetcake0707 @sweetlife101 @SylvestreX @Tahja07 @Tazzie @thegirlnatureforgot625 @TheMcManager @TheMushroomMan1216 @thisllpass @thisthenewme @Tiger222 @TranquilSkye @TravellingPrincess @tryingmybest7 @unassumingHuman4669 @understandingWater785 @Uniquesmiley @urbanwave @vallllllllllllll @w305 @warmheartedPlace7925 @Warrior2684 @Waves4 @Webehejdjfj @weirdbook @Wildarkberry @WinglessYetFlying @Wittie96 @WriterOfTheNight @WunderfrogWeirdo @xandia @XanFransisco @Xerah @YankeeOrangetiger
Relationship Support Group Sessions Schedule
by KateDoskocilova
Last post
 Wednesday
...See more Hello everyone! 💜 This forum thread has been created so that the team can share with all of you the month's group support sessions within the Relationship Stress Community!  click here [https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html] to convert the time of the sessions to your timezone! Please subscribe so you can be the first one to receive updates on the sessions! ❣️ tagging the community in case they want to receive chatroom discussion updates: @00Nyx00 @1funredhead @6Dragonflies @aabrah @Aathmika @AbbyHarris1976 @abiior @AbusgaKayatasha @Adarlya @adhdgal1992 @adribrown7 @adventurousPal4301 @Affliction1 @Albatrosinthesky @Allieeee1121 @AlyGalaxy @AmandaRose89 @AMomentInTime1830 @Anexmos @Angelcrossing1986 @AnotherPerson92 @answers @AntenorA @aPeacefulafternoon @AquaNavySky @Arman13 @ashlynnmarie22 @Asru @Athenathebluejay420 @Auditormadness9 @auntmommy @Avaboo @AveryLove @awkwardRice @azureSky1487 @Bea945 @beanie @BeginningFixing @blueberryjean345 @blueDog2773 @BlueEast @Booklover95 @Bossedupx3 @bouncyVoice4149 @braveGlobe2817 @bravePeach4448 @breeuniqemsns @Breevus @brightOcean2387 @BrooklynM @Bubbles120 @bubblyFaith17 @bunnyhugs616 @Busranurr @BwahahaLove @c9frexs @caitlin1217 @Callies07132017 @CalmingStar @Calmpineapple @caringCreature8571 @CarrieHolmes @Cexe @charmingbeauty55 @ChrisA97 @Chrisbgood46 @Clarisse29 @Colourfultiger @ComingOutAsNB @CompassionateYoshi88 @confidentVision4766 @conscientiousPineapple1782 @ConversationThot404 @Cparsons816 @CraigyP @crazycountry210 @creativeComputer2115 @DanaMH @dancersoul @dancingLake682 @DanielaC @DanielGarzaV @decisiveScarf8956 @discreetShip7372 @DogFish1 @doodlefroggie @dopey @EchoTheDragon @electricLily13 @ella12346 @ELLE @Emirson2018 @EncouragingSteps @enthusiasticTortoise6681 @eohseo @Everythingisbetterinyourpyjamas @EvolvedScorpio @Explorer6115 @exuberantStrawberries9544 @faithfulHickory1025 @Falkenberg @fantasticDancer50 @Feepersane @Floatingbubbles @fluffycow27 @forcefulFriend4768 @Foreverchangedbyyou @Francescahelps @FranklyMaple @Freshmelon54 @Friendlycomfort81 @frostedPudding @generousWriter2778 @glasseyedgrace @GodsBabyGirl1981 @goldenFlower74 @gracefulVoice9463 @grassup @Gtalker8845 @GusteeMoon123 @gymnast9460 @Hailey3 @hairyxsnail @HarmonyBlossom @Hashib22 @HealingBrokenWIngs @healingHeart1111 @healinghearts0718 @Healingwhispers14 @Heartofgold07092019 @heavenlyHug9328 @helloapple1885 @helloCity5743 @Helpingheart23 @hereforyoualways123 @heysunshine12 @hippiewannabe @honestWater4345 @honeypie720 @Hope3729 @hopefulPower54 @HopefulPower54 @HumorousPear1826 @iDeepScar @ILikeCilantro @imaginativeneverhappening @IMott71 @imrose123 @independentClementine6064 @infinitivethoughts2k19 @ingeniousfriend59 @intuitiveSummer6764 @JamilaBrownPsyD @Janet33 @JellyBean299 @jerom222 @jwong611 @k87 @kasmin21 @Katee02 @Katheryn @KatLis123 @Katrine92 @Kentsch @ketket68 @Kevin2009 @kindJoy3316 @kindLemon2749 @kizzyaaliyah @Kpopcat2020 @LadyDair @LadyInSilence @Lalonso2 @LavenderHere @lavenderOrange4849 @LeoisListening @LePapillon @Lexloveslife @lightDrum8955 @lightLemonIsaac5408 @LightSoul108 @limeVillage7000 @Liv143 @Lovelylady18 @Lunasel @Lunaticphilosopher @luvkyleigh @lyricalPillow74 @lyricalpillow74 @madels20033 @magicalHorizon48 @mamapants @Mared @MarvelousMack11 @Mavvinder @mbrito712 @Mellifluous11 @Mia1602 @MidwesternCalmSeeker @MikkyA @MilaAvery @MissDaria18 @MithLycos @modestPine7046 @Morpheus13 @MotherOfAVirgo @Mountainmystic777 @Mrrytu @MyownkindaCrazzi @nabilah17ism @navyOcean3488 @ngsuling1986 @niceCLEMEMTINE1415 @niceDaisy36 @Ninab0bina123 @ninetaleslove @NityaSpiritualHealer @Offmytrack @onedirection1213 @OneErased @Open2Change @ouiCherie @OwenJackson73 @pandaprincess9 @Pandora3796 @pathFinder1725 @patientBranch9284 @peachkitty @PerpetuallyKekastrophic @persistentShade5213 @phia7292 @phia7293 @pioneeringSkies8568 @PlumBeechwood7549 @purpleMango7295 @PurplePansies21 @Purplerain00001 @purpleTree4652 @PurpleVelvet @quickwittedOwl8855 @Radioguy @Randomguyuk @Rebekahwriter13 @red85 @Rednuc270539 @rheyoflight @richbich @rieeavery1920 @RoboPhantom @Roro36 @RoseJuliet @rosenova1513 @rrrak @ryha3274 @Sadstan869 @Saeraleis @Sailor57 @SaimaK @sarahR2004 @SavoyTruffle20 @selfloveisthecure88 @SentientiaPoecile @Seri123 @sgtdavis33 @ShareenBirgesBASSCounGDYMH @ShawnMendesGoals @She13 @ShineWithin @shugha14 @Siciturastra @Silver0824 @sincereFarm2814 @Skybar @skyfallingrain @Skywalker2002 @Skyy0 @sociableOcean9153 @Softheart01 @Solivagant2609 @somewhathappy @SophieKate547 @SparklingSnowflake15 @Spiritseaker @SpreadPeaceandlove @SpringWaltz @SquishySquid01 @StardustLetters @starplucker123 @Stephen @stephi0504 @strawberrywillow @Sugarcoat3 @SugareeIsMe091121 @Summershy @sunnyApricot6027 @SupportiveMonkey46 @sweetlife101 @SylvestreX @Tahja07 @Tazzie @thegirlnatureforgot625 @TheMcManager @TheMushroomMan1216 @thisllpass @thisthenewme @Tiger222 @TranquilSkye @TravellingPrincess @tryingmybest7 @unassumingHuman4669 @understandingWater785 @Uniquesmiley @urbanwave @vallllllllllllll @w305 @warmheartedPlace7925 @Warrior2684 @Waves4 @Webehejdjfj @weirdbook @Wildarkberry @WinglessYetFlying @Wittie96 @WriterOfTheNight @WunderfrogWeirdo @xandia @XanFransisco @Xerah @YankeeOrangetiger ------------------------- Interested in hosting discussions for the relationship stress community? consider becoming a room supporter [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetyJ7jp7W52-EIpqvFYLhfmpsgTW4BbzUwmi9r22OQ9AdH8w/viewform]! 🌺
New to the Relationship Stress Community? Introduce yourself here!! ❤️
by ASilentObserver
Last post
 Monday
...See more Greetings from the Relationship Stress Community!! Are you new to the Relationship Stress Community? Tell us some things about yourself and get to know others that joined the community this month! Question prompts: What brings you to the Relationship Stress community? What is one thing you love most about yourself (or, perhaps, your loved ones)? Benefits of being a member of the Relationship Stress Community: Give and receive support from others who are in relationships. Share your relationship journey (memories, struggles, challenges) in relevant topics comfortably. Participate in community activities and events (eg. Check-ins, Icebreakers, Forum Discussions) Plus, members who participate regularly could become part of the Relationship Stress team, as well! check this post [https://www.7cups.com/forum/RelationshipSupport_66/IntroduceyourselftotheRelationshipCommunity_239/HowToGetStarted_134558/] with more information on how to navigate the community. Do not be a lurker! Join us and introduce yourself here!! [a brown and white bear dancing together while holding hands] ------------------------- Are you new to the Relationship Stress community? Introduce yourself here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/NewtotheRelationshipStressCommunityIntroduceyourselfhere_164924/]! Do you want to be the first to get updates on discussions and events? Consider joining the taglist [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/RelationshipStressAutomatedTaglist_222210/]! Do you want to be updated on the weekly discussions in the Relationship Support Room? Subscribe to this thread [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/RelationshipStressGroupSupportSessionsSchedule_316598/]! Do you want to help out in the Relationship Stress Community? Consider becoming a forum supporter [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehAkk72S0RWV1oQ5zShECQ6s-_fDYaxPE974iHorzqNRo1Ag/viewform] or a room supporter [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetyJ7jp7W52-EIpqvFYLhfmpsgTW4BbzUwmi9r22OQ9AdH8w/viewform]!
Need Help!
by NotAllHere713
Last post
 1 hour ago
...See more Recently it has been brought to my attention more and more that something drastic needs to change in my life for me to start to get better. I will have been married 24 years this July. My husband is an alcoholic. He has been in and out of rehab 2x in the past. I thought about leaving him then, but I knew I couldn't support my children. So they grew up and now have mental and emotional trauma. My oldest escaped and is now a polite stranger. My 2 youngest are still home. They want to leave but they are afraid that they will be leaving me alone. About 2 years ago, he started drinking again. He tried to lie and hide it for a while, which didn't help. He has been increasingly verbally abusive to me, even in front of my kids (who are now over 18). My kids see me falling deeper and deeper into depression. My son suffers from extreme anxiety and passes out from stress. His therapist said that he is getting better, but his progress won't continue until his home life improves. She asked me what could be done to resolve the issues at home. She said that I need to give my husband  a consequence and follow up. I need to have a serious conversation with him about changes in our relationship. Or, separation, possibly leading to divorce.  A few problems. 1. His mind is mush. He can't remember anything he has done. 2. He believes he is in the Right. Everything is my fault- the lack of intimacy, caring (in his thinking-waiting on him hand and foot (maid), one of our many arguments), money, etc. 3. he doesn't believe in AA, therapists, etc. He thinks that all of his issues can be solved by meds. He is on anti-depressants and sleep aids, among others. These cause side effects which have also affected our relationship, Yes. I am responsible too. I only have a part-time job right now. Partly to deal with my son's medical issues. Partly because I have low self-esteem, coupled with depression. In the past I have had some extremely negative feedback, so even updating my resume gives me anxiety. The thought of going to an interview terrifies me. Another major issue is that when he goes on his rants, I shut down. I don't know how to respond back and if I open my mouth, it just goes on longer and gets worse.  I know that he is under a lot of stress too because of money and work. I'm sure he know that if something happens because of the alcohol, he would lose his job.  I don't know what to do. But I need to do something. I have no support. His family gives him excuses. His family and mine do not know how to deal with mental health issues or dependency. He has been increasingly controlling of my life. I feel like I'm not going to be able to hold on for very much longer. I am getting professional help slowly. But, again, I can't get better until the situation changes.  If anyone has been in a similar situation, please give me advice. I have no one to talk to about these things. Thank you. 
Hypersensitivity
by idkineedtotalk
Last post
 4 hours ago
...See more Does anyone have hypersensitivity? I’m really struggling. I’m overly sensitive about everything and I have been trying to control it for years but I feel like everything affects me so deeply, especially in my relationship with my boyfriend. I feel like he think it’s a choice but it’s not. I feel hurt and I feel sad and I feel low a lot of times. I don’t know what to do about it. I’ve tried literally everything. I believe it’s because I care about him and everything around me so deeply. Can anyone relate and just have a conversation about it with me so I don’t feel crazy and alone?
Relationship Stress Community: Check-In (April 29 - May 5)
by KateDoskocilova
Last post
 5 hours ago
...See more Hello there, Relationship Stress Community! May is almost here, which honestly feels crazy to me. To start off this week… * How are you feeling today?  * 1. If you could recommend yourself one thing related to relationships, what would it be? And how do you think it would have changed your romantic journey? * 2. If you and your partner were cast in a romantic comedy, what hilarious scenario would perfectly sum up your dynamic as a couple? Excited to hear from all of you! Have a great week ahead <3 ------------------------- Are you new to the Relationship Stress community? Introduce yourself here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/NewtotheRelationshipStressCommunityIntroduceyourselfhere_164924/]! Do you want to be the first to get updates on discussions and events? Consider joining the taglist [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/RelationshipStressAutomatedTaglist_222210/]! Do you want to be updated on the weekly discussions in the Relationship Support Room? Subscribe to this thread [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/RelationshipStressGroupSupportSessionsSchedule_316598/]! Do you want to help out in the Relationship Stress Community? Consider becoming a forum supporter [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefNgW-Va7dyBx67M3d27INmkndnwm1C3Ywa7NJoFa2EscQkA/viewform] or a room supporter [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSetyJ7jp7W52-EIpqvFYLhfmpsgTW4BbzUwmi9r22OQ9AdH8w/viewform]! ------------------------- tagging the community (click here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/relationships/CommunitySpace_1256/RelationshipStressAutomatedTaglist_222210/?p=7] to be added/removed) @00Nyx00 @1funredhead @4Jasmine @6Dragonflies @aabrah @Aathmika @AbbyHarris1976 @abiior @AbusgaKayatasha @Adarlya @adhdgal1992 @adribrown7 @adventurousPal4301 @Affliction1 @Albatrosinthesky @Allieeee1121 @AlyGalaxy @AmandaRose89 @AMomentInTime1830 @Anexmos @Angelcrossing1986 @AnotherPerson92 @answers @AntenorA @aPeacefulafternoon @AquaNavySky @Arman13 @ashlynnmarie22 @Asru @Athenathebluejay420 @Auditormadness9 @auntmommy @Avaboo @AveryLove @awkwardRice @azureSky1487 @Bea945 @beanie @BeginningFixing @blueberryjean345 @blueDog2773 @BlueEast @Booklover95 @Bossedupx3 @bouncyVoice4149 @braveGlobe2817 @bravePeach4448 @breeuniqemsns @Breevus @brightOcean2387 @BrooklynM @Bubbles120 @bubblyFaith17 @bunnyhugs616 @Busranurr @BwahahaLove @c9frexs @caitlin1217 @Callies07132017 @CalmingStar @Calmpineapple @caringCreature8571 @CarrieHolmes @Cexe @charmingbeauty55 @ChrisA97 @Chrisbgood46 @Clarisse29 @Colourfultiger @ComingOutAsNB @CompassionateYoshi88 @confidentVision4766 @conscientiousPineapple1782 @ConversationThot404 @Cparsons816 @CraigyP @crazycountry210 @creativeComputer2115 @DanaMH @dancersoul @dancingLake682 @DanielaC @DanielGarzaV @daydreammemories @decisiveScarf8956 @discreetShip7372 @DogFish1 @doodlefroggie @dopey @EchoTheDragon @electricLily13 @ella12346 @ELLE @Emirson2018 @EncouragingSteps @enthusiasticTortoise6681 @eohseo @Everythingisbetterinyourpyjamas @EvolvedScorpio @Explorer6115 @exuberantStrawberries9544 @faithfulHickory1025 @Falkenberg @fantasticDancer50 @Feepersane @Floatingbubbles @fluffycow27 @forcefulFriend4768 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How to deal with a breakup
by bubblewheel3543
Last post
 8 hours ago
...See more How do y’all deal with breakups? My girlfriend and I have been going through some tough times the last month. Recently she decided it was best to end things. I desperately don’t want it. But I recognize it’s not my choice. I’m not handling it well at all. I really thought I would spend my life with her. I’m spending 95% of my time at work or in bed. I can’t stop crying. I feel completely dead inside. 
How to not get attached?
by 1Serene
Last post
 10 hours ago
...See more How you stay sane while dating someone? For me I just easily get obsessed. Give them priority and text regularly and then waiting for text. I don't want that. I don't want to get attached with her.
Your favourite game.
by loveguru
Last post
 13 hours ago
...See more Which is your favourite game? Mine is chess. Your's? @Ahappyme92 looks like it is hide and seek for you.
I’m so depressed with ex
by Imissit5567
Last post
 18 hours ago
...See more You guys have already seen my story. I’m so depressed and need help. My ex is back on dating apps after 4 months. I was in love with her. I want her back but there’s no chance. I did nothing wrong. I haven’t felt the same spark as I have with the others. I know she did me dirty but I wish she could be mine
Love heartbreak triangle
by Usso
Last post
 19 hours ago
...See more to start thanks for reading, this has been stressing me out. ill try not to make it too long. in december me M/26 and my ex F/23 broke up (dated for 6 years and lived in same apartment for 2) after i found out she kissed my best friend of maybe 11 years. my ex had a really bad alcohol issue so I introduced my best friend who has the same thing and i guess maybe they bonded a little too well. anyways i cut him out of my life and after my ex and i broke up she has lived with her parents ever since. i dont think shes drank since maybe febuary. i still care about her and see her clothes and stuff here at my apartment everyday plus we have 2 cats together. since then ive been playing an online game to ease the lonliness of living alone and ended up meeting a girl online (F/21) and weve gotten close. she knows about my full situation, and she ended buying a plane ticket to where i live. i want to see her but apart of me feels like things wont ever work because she lives on opposite coasts of me. but i still like her. shes been nothing but kind to me and is very sweet to me. over the weekend when dropping off mail at my ex's place to her father, she texts me after saying shes tried to kill herself because of how much guilt shes feeling. it made me realize that i still really miss her and that maybe she really needs me. im not looking for just a girlfriend fling either i wanna be with someone for a long time. even tho she hurt me really bad i wanna save her from what shes feeling. i feel like a complete *** to the girl i met online. (id repay her for 100% or more of the money she spent on plane ticket). i just dont really know what to do. my ex was my first ever girlfriend and if i meet with this new girl i feel like things would be over forever with my ex and i. but at the same time ive been trying my best to see if i could forget how bad she hurt me but its hard. any advice is appreciated (i know maybe i sound like an *** and should just "pick one" but its not so easy, im also really bad at hurting anybodies feelings. TLDR: me (M/26) cant decide between my ex(F/23) who broke my heart and kissed my best friend or (F/21) who lives on other side of country.
Narcissistic Abuse
by binalina91
Last post
 20 hours ago
...See more Anyone a victim of, or were a victim of narcissistic abuse? Im seeking new strategies and ways to cope after I separated myself from said abuser. It's been 3 weeks since he has been out of my home. He still attempts to contact me. I made the mistake of going against what I feel and replying at times. He abuses substances. Sends all kinds of messages that make no sense at all and blames it on being drunk. He creates scenarios in his head and then actually believes it, then approaches me as if this stuff is true. I really just don't want to be bothered with it. I been checked out of the relationship mentally a long time ago. The last incident where he hit me and didn't remember he did it was the last straw for me. That is scary. Because who knows what else he will do and not remember it. I need advice, encouragement and ways to maintain no contact. Thank you.
How to stop childish behavior
by Jodu
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more Hello! I'm new here and this is my first post. Im seeking therapy because the girl I am dating told me that we both need therapy if we want to start a relationship. She pointed out that it's mainly because of my childish attitude towards her whenever she says or does something that disappoints me. What I normally do is that I distance myself from her. I stop talking, I stop interacting with her and I feel cold towards her whenever I don't like something from her. She told me that she feels like I am an emotional burden and that as she is right now, she can't have it. She has some family issues that she hasn't opened up with me yet, she is dealing with unemployment and recently her best friend passed away. Thanks to recent discoveries, I found out that I behave childish because it has been the only way I got a reaction from her. I tried talking but she either doesn't listen or won't talk about it. I would like some feedback from you and I would appreciate reading your advice.
I don't recognize my wife anymore
by BoldestGumbo
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more I don't recognize my wife anymore. We've been together since 2017 and married since 2020. When we first got together I was doing ok. A year out of college, working a lot but happy enough because I liked my job. Living alone, 1br 1ba, healthy habits, sang in a local choir for fun and competition. She wasn't doing good at all. Moving a lot because of conflict with her family and exes, working a job she hated, spending all her free time daydreaming about making a universal aid service for the poor or mentally unwell. She also had just had an abortion not long before we met because an ex had lied about being sterile. I fell in love because I thought I had met someone else from a high control religious environment like the one I had grown up in who just needed a chance to thrive. For several years things went great. We moved in together fast and she went back to school, finished her degree with some help from me editing papers and stuff. She got a good job out of college and we managed to buy a small house at the height of the pandemic. Throughout our relationship we both have been in therapy and we have gone to each others appointments occasionally just to check in and make sure we can be on each other's team. She has a problem with words sometimes and I come from a household with a lot of yelling so we worked with our therapists to develop a way to manage conflict and de escalate things. It worked great for years. Right about the time we bought the house I was taken off work for disability. I have a genetic heart disease that has been bad my whole life and getting worse. It's literally like a switch flipped then. Now every little thing is a battle. I used to cook all our meals and she ate whatever I made happily. She's so bad at feeding herself she had low iron and was vitamin deficient in a few things when we met. Now she just starves unless I make or buy *** food that's both expensive and bad for me.. Or worse, she will say she will eat something and then let it go bad. I grew up rather poor and the waste makes me very sad and angry. When I was working she would go to bed and wake up daily at the alarm we shared at regular times. And it just happened. Now she stays up late constantly and whines about being too tired to do regular ***. And fights with me when I try and encourage her to keep a regular schedule. She had few friends of her own and ditched them once we got together despite my repeated attempts to help her maintain a social life. And now she's poisoned all of my friends against me by calling them when we are fighting and letting them listen, or framing our every fight as me being an unreasonable hard *** because I dare ask her to do something she said she would do. Literally two of my best friends whose wedding we were in no longer talk to me because she called them when we were fighting instead of talking to me to work things out. I genuinely don't recognize the woman I fell in love with. I picked her up from work today after I went to physical therapy. She asked how physical therapy was, I said it was fine but feels kind of fruitless and she interrupted me to ask me "Why are you trying to start a fight?" Me trying to say "my physical therapy feels fruitless because I don't eat right " is me starting a fight. I think I'm ***. I'm 32, my parents aren't in a position to give me a better day to day life than I have right now. And if we divorce I will certainly end up even sicker than I am now faster due to lack of the healthy routines I need to stave off my heart disease. My spouse genuinely doesn't seem to want things to change. Any time we fight and I express any emotion she threatens to call someone to what, have them listen I guess as if I have something to lose. We have gone to couples counseling and she says all the right stuff to the counselor then when it comes time to put it into practice at home it's like we never went. She claims her autism/ adhd is why she changes what I say when she's talking to my friends or a therapist. Or why she accuses me of starting ***. And then I'm unreasonable for feeling upset she accused me of trying to start a fight because that's not what she meant. She literally gaslights herself and re arranges her memories to make sure she always acted appropriately and never said anything hurtful or provocative. I really feel like becoming disabled to the point of not being able to work made it so she cannot respect anything I say. Never mind that my disability insurance income is more than she made working a full 40hr a week job And it covers all her insurance needs which are abundant. I cant imagine someone supporting me as much as I have her then turning around and treating them like *** because they asked me to go to the gym with them or go to bed at a reasonable hour. Honestly I think about self end constantly these days because people with my diagnosis rarely get transplants these days and I don't really have any friends anymore except toxic internet *** I play video games with.
Ehat to do?
by postpartum23mom
Last post
 1 day ago
...See more I'm a mom of two beautiful children. As I stay at home mom I cook ,clean do laundry and handle the kids 24/7 . I don't ask much of my husband . I do everything since he provides income for our family. But lately everytime I look at him he's on his phone watching reels of *** or scrolling thru market place. I'm starting to resent him alil cause of this. Like why isn't he spending time with the kids and I. I've come to the conclusion it's just not who he is.

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