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- Sat May 18, 2024 9:36 pm
- Forum: Abuse & Assault
- Topic: Got catcalled at a mall (CW/TW: Catcalling, harassment)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 97
Got catcalled at a mall (CW/TW: Catcalling, harassment)
Content/trigger warning: catcalling, harassment. Hi… I got catcalled/harassed at a mall today, during a romantic date with the person I’m dating. Below is my documentation of the event (written for myself), written immediately afterwards. “At [name of mall], [person I’m dating] and I were approache...
- Thu May 16, 2024 5:15 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Missing the person who I’m dating when I’m away from them
- Replies: 8
- Views: 342
Re: Missing the person who I’m dating when I’m away from them
Hi! Responding to KierC: Ah, that makes more sense, thanks for explaining. I think I haven’t been asking those questions because I’ve been mostly sharing simply for info/intimacy’s sake (expecting at them to respond with at most a roughly similar amount/depth of info, but not comforting or feeling l...
- Thu May 16, 2024 12:04 am
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Missing the person who I’m dating when I’m away from them
- Replies: 8
- Views: 342
Re: Missing the person who I’m dating when I’m away from them
Hi! Responding to KierC: Thanks for the ideas about hugs, I think I’ll try whether I asking whether I can hug my friends as a greeting or farewell, and I like the idea of giving a reason for wanting to give a hug. I definitely agree about friends declining hugs being ok and people having different w...
- Tue May 14, 2024 10:18 am
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Missing the person who I’m dating when I’m away from them
- Replies: 8
- Views: 342
Re: Missing the person who I’m dating when I’m away from them
Hi, Thanks, yes it is! :D That does make sense, I’ll try nonsexual self-touch. I would like to figure out a way to ask my friends about hugs. Thanks for the information about enmeshment theory — it’s helpful and interesting! (I’m a psychology and relationship nerd, so I enjoy/find helpful detail if ...
- Mon May 13, 2024 8:52 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Missing the person who I’m dating when I’m away from them
- Replies: 8
- Views: 342
Missing the person who I’m dating when I’m away from them
Hi! I’m back, and with good news and questions: Around a month ago, I asked the person who I talked about in my last post whether they’d like to go on a date, and they said yes! I’m very excited, but I keep missing them between dates (which feel quite far apart). I think I especially miss them becau...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:16 pm
- Forum: Et Cetera
- Topic: Songs for Sex Ed!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5119
Re: Songs for Sex Ed!
Hi! I know this post has been up for a while, but I figured I might as contribute! I really like But You’ll Do by MALINDA (https://youtu.be/MSWSy9fpcpY?si=a63Jdf4JMhW0rnvk), it talks about a lot and is hard to summarize, but I like it as what feels like a song about strong but not enmeshing love. Pl...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 7:04 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Being away from friends for short periods is really hard
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1540
Re: Being away from friends for short periods is really hard
More context/a question: I have a lot of mental health issues, this is just a main one. My friends are also autistic, all of them, which I think is totally fine (and cool sometimes), but useful context. Also, we’re all rather forgetful, which I’m also not sure how to bring up. I want to bring it up ...
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 6:56 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Being away from friends for short periods is really hard
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1540
Being away from friends for short periods is really hard
(Content warning: Talks about feelings of social isolation, depression.) Hi, I’m autistic, and really, really need social interaction. I say need because when I haven’t had a good conversation (generally in person) in 2 or so days, I get really, severely, depressed, and it gets worse the longer it g...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:14 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Strong emotional attraction and low physical attraction to romantic crush - don’t know what to do
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2957
Re: Strong emotional attraction and low physical attraction to romantic crush - don’t know what to do
Hi!
Thanks for the ideas — I wasn’t thinking of dates as a way to feel things out for some reason, (I keep thinking that you have to have your mind entirely made up on a person to ask them on a date, which I know isn’t true or useful but I keep thinking it).
- AQ
Thanks for the ideas — I wasn’t thinking of dates as a way to feel things out for some reason, (I keep thinking that you have to have your mind entirely made up on a person to ask them on a date, which I know isn’t true or useful but I keep thinking it).
- AQ
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 2:32 pm
- Forum: Site Help & Service
- Topic: “Edit notification options” goes to a blank page
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3423
Re: “Edit notification options” goes to a blank page
Great, thanks.
- AQ
- AQ
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:56 pm
- Forum: Site Help & Service
- Topic: “Edit notification options” goes to a blank page
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3423
“Edit notification options” goes to a blank page
Hi,
In the User Control Panel, Specifically Board Preferences, tapping on Edit notification options goes to a blank, white page. If it matters, I am on mobile, specifically an iPad.
- AQ
In the User Control Panel, Specifically Board Preferences, tapping on Edit notification options goes to a blank, white page. If it matters, I am on mobile, specifically an iPad.
- AQ
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Strong emotional attraction and low physical attraction to romantic crush - don’t know what to do
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2957
Strong emotional attraction and low physical attraction to romantic crush - don’t know what to do
Hi! It’s me, and of course, this means I have a new crush, who I’ll call K (she/her), she’s 16. I’ve known her for about two months now — we take the same classes together at school and we started talking after she emailed me a question. I really like her, she’s cool, smart, kind, considerate, and h...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 10:15 pm
- Forum: Bodies
- Topic: Multiple things about my relationship to my weight
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2041
Multiple things about my relationship to my weight
*(Trigger warning/content warning: Talks about low weight, food, and medical problems)* Hi, First, I wanna say that I’m a skinny person, and so am welcome to any corrections or feedback on terminology, etc, that people have. For basically my whole life I’ve been low weight, but within the last year ...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:41 pm
- Forum: Sex & Sexuality
- Topic: Feeling insecure about attractiveness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4768
Re: Feeling insecure about attractiveness
Hi,
Haha, you’re now the second person I’ve introduced to Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Thanks for all the thoughts, I don’t have anything more to discuss on this specific topic. (I’m not sure what happens now, is the thread closed?)
- AQ
Haha, you’re now the second person I’ve introduced to Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Thanks for all the thoughts, I don’t have anything more to discuss on this specific topic. (I’m not sure what happens now, is the thread closed?)
- AQ
- Mon Mar 25, 2024 7:00 pm
- Forum: Sex & Sexuality
- Topic: Feeling insecure about attractiveness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4768
Re: Feeling insecure about attractiveness
Hi Andy, Thanks for the article, I’ll take a look at it. Hmm, thank you for saying that. I think part of the problem might be that it feels like people don’t find me attractive, although I haven’t exactly gone and surveyed them. This specific person I had a crush on (which is friend A in my previous...
- Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:57 pm
- Forum: Sex & Sexuality
- Topic: Feeling insecure about attractiveness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4768
Re: Feeling insecure about attractiveness
Hi, I’ve had a crush on this person for a while (maybe a year now). I told them about it maybe 6 months ago — they weren’t interested, although they didn’t say why specifically (I think they might have said that they don’t have a crush on me, but I don’t remember). They did not say explicitly that I...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 9:31 pm
- Forum: Sex & Sexuality
- Topic: Feeling insecure about attractiveness
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4768
Feeling insecure about attractiveness
(This post talks about dysphoria, I hope that’s ok/content warning) Hi, I feel like I’m physically unattractive to people who are attracted to feminine people, mainly because I’m a trans girl and have a lot of dysphoria. No one’s ever asked me out or said that I’m pretty to them — to be clear, I don...
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: Feeling disconnected from friends
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3645
Re: Feeling disconnected from friends
Hi Andy,
Thank you, I wasn’t on yesterday because I saw A but didn’t really talk to them. I spent the entire class worrying/being sad about the situation, and an opportunity to talk never came up.
- AQ
Thank you, I wasn’t on yesterday because I saw A but didn’t really talk to them. I spent the entire class worrying/being sad about the situation, and an opportunity to talk never came up.
- AQ
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:41 pm
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: Feeling disconnected from friends
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3645
Re: Feeling disconnected from friends
Hi, thanks for the thoughts. I’m going to see A tomorrow, so hopefully we’ll be able to talk. I think my main worry is that they’ll think I’m punishing them in some way if I end the friendship. I’m also really scared of loss in general, and ending this friendship feels like it would be a big loss. R...
- Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:39 pm
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: Feeling disconnected from friends
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3645
Feeling disconnected from friends
Hi, Apologies for this being a long post, this situation has evolved over around a year and has connections to basically every part of my life. I have 2 (maybe 3) close friends. For the sake of privacy, I’ll call the one I’m talking about in this post A. I’ve known A for about a year at this point. ...
- Wed May 03, 2023 4:24 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Anxious about a potential romantic partner - anxiety vs actual danger
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8721
Re: Anxious about a potential romantic partner - anxiety vs actual danger
Hello, sorry for this response taking a while.
Yeah, that makes sense.
I’m not in any sort of rush, so I’m just going to take things slow.
I really appreciate the advice, I’ll probably be back with more questions in a bit.
Yeah, that makes sense.
I’m not in any sort of rush, so I’m just going to take things slow.
I really appreciate the advice, I’ll probably be back with more questions in a bit.
- Sat Apr 29, 2023 7:36 pm
- Forum: Relationships
- Topic: Anxious about a potential romantic partner - anxiety vs actual danger
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8721
Anxious about a potential romantic partner - anxiety vs actual danger
Hello everyone, it’s me again. I was telling yet another person (I’ll call them B) that I had a little bit of of a crush on them, and to my delight and surprise, they said that they also have a little bit of a crush on me. While I was talking with them, I felt totally safe and comfortable (with just...
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 11:15 am
- Forum: Got Questions? Get Answers.
- Topic: Platonic snuggling - confusion about feelings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8332
Re: Platonic snuggling - confusion about feelings
Hello, I thought I’d give a little update: I told Q about my feelings for them, they weren’t interested in dating me, but we are still friends, so that went great. I haven’t talked to N yet, but I’m hoping to at some point. It was definitely scary taking the chance of telling them, but it worked out...
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 1:07 pm
- Forum: Sexual Identity
- Topic: Sexuality labels - suggestions?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13383
Re: Sexuality labels - suggestions?
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Now is when I’d usually say to close the topic or something, but it seems like topics are left open here. (I don’t mind that at all, I’m just not sure how to indicate that I don’t feel like I need any more advice.)
Now is when I’d usually say to close the topic or something, but it seems like topics are left open here. (I don’t mind that at all, I’m just not sure how to indicate that I don’t feel like I need any more advice.)
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:03 am
- Forum: Sexual Identity
- Topic: Sexuality labels - suggestions?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 13383
Re: Sexuality labels - suggestions?
I think I’m being dismissive, what I am experiencing definitely fits being allosexual, although it doesn’t feel very strong.
Sorry.
Sorry.