Hi again. I'm just running out for the day, but I can at least speak to your second paragraph here. So, something very real is that people with depression or other mood issues often find that certain times in their cycles, or that their cycles, altogether, have impacts on their moods, and can amplif...

Hey there, you. :). It's always nice to see you here. To me, these ways of thinking about masturbation sounds like you're dealing with having internalized some of the messages about masturbation in our overarching culture. For instance, like the framing of masturbation as something lesser or seconda...

These are awesome questions and observations. Welcome to the boards! I'm happy to pick this up and start talking about it with you. When I take in what you have said here, one thing that a lot of this sounds very informed by for me are heterocentric and binary ideas about people, and especially abou...

Hey there. So, we can — and honestly, it’s outside what we do here anyway, save affirming for you that wrinkles and aging are inevitable and nothing anyone needs to freak out about or try and avoid — but please do let this be the last time you ask us for this, okay? You truly are anonymous here, and...

Glad to help you with it. <3

We actually have a lot more agreement and information than we used to on this. That said, in general, ejaculation from folks with a vulva tends to be clear and thin, and does tend to come from the urethra, not the vagina. It also will tend to be something where you know and feel when it happens, rat...

Hey there. Just wanted to let you know that I'm around today if you want to talk.

I am also going to set a limit here with you that I think will be good for you: can we agree to you not engaging in any more negative self-talk here, like saying you aren't a good person?

I love this question and topic, especially right now. Above and beyond all else, I get myself outside, in contact with some kind of nature, even when the best I can do is to get outside in the city and get some fresh air and a tiny bit of green. Taking care of my plants inside can also be a way for ...

Hi there, Nonnie, and welcome to the boards. :) I wonder if you won't mind being a little more specific, so I can be sure I understand the situation here. Masturbation is ultimately just any way of touching our bodies -- any parts of them, not just our genitals, or specific parts of our genitals -- ...

Hi there, and welcome to the boards. It sounds to me like what's going on here is that since your last relationship, you may have learned to both pay better attention to your own feelings about all this and that you feel more able to communicate them to a partner. Those are both very, very good thin...

Hey there, Sam. You know, in these kinds of situations, I actually prefer to think about it as the person just not sharing the same kind of interest in you as you do for them. Whether that's because you're not a member of a group they are generally or most attracted to/want to date or some other rea...

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I hear this. I'm sorry that you're having big, sad FOMO feelings. And for sure, Pride month is an extra crummy month to have a breakup in. Have been there: it blows. I think it might help to remember how many *other* people also bring the kinds of things with themselves to a relationship that you do...

Hey there. I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing more distress. I'm not sure what you mean by parent-proof. Can you say a little more? Can I also ask if you have been able to set some limits and boundaries with your parents around any of this, like we've talked about in the past? Just trying to...

Hey there, aaru. Sorry to hear you have found yourself worrying about pregnancy again. I know you know our policy on these kinds of posts from having seen it before, but I'm going to post it again for you in case you want to access any of the links included in it to answer these questions for yourse...

You know, without warning and/or lubrication and wantedness, someone very quickly and intensely pushing something (like a penis) into a vaginal opening can cause injury. It's certainly not surprising that it hurt (this kind of slip tends to), and bleeding from this kind of injury, if you sustained o...

It's an avalanche of awesome! That's all fantastic!

To progress from meeting someone to deciding you want to try dating them in a week isn’t weird or red-flaggy. I think if you just make clear to your parents this direction is something you want to pursue, rather than, you know, calling this person your forever-one-and-only, it’ll all be good.

Sounds good! Personally, I think being honest with parents is best when someone isn’t at risk of abuse. Sneaking around can always make an otherwise good thing feel or go bad, you know? Obviously, the quality of your relationship with your parents, or trust built there, is also at risk without hones...

Glad to help! It’s great you’re so clear on what you want.

How do you feel about talking to them about this? Can I help you with that from here?

Hey there. So, it sounds to me like you have done everything you could do here already. Plan B was an option, but it seems clear she doesn’t want to use it. All you can do now is be supportive, take care of yourselves, and wait until she can test or gets a period. I think it’s great you recognize th...

I'm glad to help. I'm happy to keep having more conversation about this if you want, and if you feel good at this point, you know where to find us if and when you want more help.

Hey, Oliver, welcome to the boards. :) It sounds like you have something really sweet and cool going on with S so far: that's so great! It also sounds like part of that is that you've both been initiating things the other also wanted. I'd say you want to bring that same vibe to this -- like, you hon...

Hi again. I'm glad that you trusted us enough to share this. This is a lot to carry, especially if you've been carrying it all by yourself, without any kind of support or help. I'm so sorry that you experienced this. You say a lot here to put the responsibility for this on yourself, and to suggest t...

Hey there. Welcome to the boards. Let's see if we can't get some talking happen that can help you out here. First up, I want to let you know that it's very common for people's sexual fantasies to both not be anything they would actually want to do, or even ever do, IRL, and for sexual fantasy to not...