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Relationship Stress / by tybruh

10 minutes ago

...See more I’m here because I’ve been feeling a lot of anxiety and insecurity in my relationship, and I want to figure out how to manage these feelings in a healthy way. I’m 19, and I’ve been dating my girlfriend, who is also 19, for a while now. This specific situation happened when we were 17, but it’s something that’s stuck with me and continues to bother me. Back then, she cut off her ex-FWB to focus on our relationship, which I appreciated. She’s been upfront and open with me about everything, and I’ve never felt like she’s done anything behind my back. The issue started when her ex-FWB left to join the Navy. She cried about it, which made me feel insecure. She explained that she wasn’t crying because of him specifically, but because she feels emotional whenever people she knows go into dangerous situations like the military. She also told me she’s cried about others she’s known who’ve joined the military before. Even though she gave me a clear explanation and her actions show she’s committed to me, I couldn’t help feeling insecure. The memory of that moment still bothers me, and I’ve recently revisited it because I posted about it on Reddit. People there told me things like, ‘She doesn’t respect you,’ or, ‘She’s settling for you and still has feelings for him.’ Reading those comments made my anxiety worse, and now I’m questioning if I can trust her or if I’m not enough for her, even though it’s been years since the situation happened. At the same time, I know these fears might be in my head because her actions have never given me a reason to doubt her. I want to trust her fully and stop overthinking, but I’m struggling. I’d like to understand why this situation still affects me and why I feel so insecure. I want to work on building my confidence and becoming more secure in myself and my relationship. I also want to stop being so influenced by what strangers online say about my relationship. Can you help me figure out what’s at the root of these feelings and give me strategies to move forward?

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🌹Rose, Thorn & Bud🌱: Academy Leaders 2025 Edition

7 Cups Academy / by PetiteSouris

1 hour ago

...See more Academy Team, 🅗̣̣̣🅐̣̣̣🅟̣̣̣🅟̣̣̣🅨̣̣̣ 🅝̣̣̣🅔̣̣̣🅦̣̣̣ 🅨̣̣̣🅔̣̣̣🅐̣̣̣🅡̣̣̣ ✨I wish each one of you happiness, great health and prosperity in 2025✨ To kick off the year 2025🎉, I thought it would a great idea to begin with a meaningful activity: Rose🌹, Thorn & Bud🌱. This reflection exercise will help us to explore success, areas of opportunities for growth, and areas for improvement as we move forward as an Academy Team this year. 🌹How it Works🌹 As Academy Leaders, we will share: 🌹 A Rose= A highlight, success, or small win from 2024. This could be something positive within your Academy Program, Academy leadership role, or even in your personal life. 🥀 A Thorn= A challenge you encountered or an area you identified in which you need support. This could be something we want to improve upon in 2025, either as leaders or individuals. 🌱 A Bud= A new idea or opportunity which excites us. This could be an innovation that can help us grow our Academy Program, something we look forward to in 2025, or a leadership role we wish to explore. 💡Look forward to your thoughts- be my guest and share your Rose🌹, Thorn, and Bud🌱 by replying to this post, or if you prefer send me a personal message. 🌟 Academy Team, Let's start this year with reflection, and growth in mind! ------------------------- PetiteSouris' Rose🌹, Thorn and Bud🌱 🌹 A Rose= My Rose for 2024 would be interacting with all of the Academy leaders while I was enrolled in the Quality Listening Program, Leadership Development Program and lastly the Content and Marketing Development Program. All of the leaders who I interacted with showed me nothing but kindness and concern for my success. I appreciate all of your dedication to the Academy Programs. Thank you all! 🥀 A Thorn= My thorn for 2024 would be that I lost a family member in 2024, my dad. I want to live out my dad's dream for me, which was for my continued growth in my personal life and career. 🌱 A Bud= For 2025, I look forward to my growth in the leadership roles on the Academy Team and in the 7 cups community. I would like to hone on my leadership, and communication skills through volunteering on 7cups and in my career. ------------------------- This activity is part of the Academy efforts to strengthen connections, collaboration, leadership skills, and to help us grow as an Academy Team. Each month an activity will be posted in the Academy forum for you to partake in and enjoy. If you have a team building activity in mind for us to explore in the future, don’t hesitate to reach out to me. @yellowrose27 @azuladragon34 @heathermarie95 @anusha @yourbuddy30 @hope @clarisse29 @walkalot @train1 @weearth @blinddaisy9121 @rubyjane00 @soulfullyabutterfly @skansly @june777 @dreamtouch @positivepumpkin22 @maebyb @wonderouslove3994 @cordialdancer @hirai11 @amber005 @tuffattack @quietlistener2023 @mari228 @healingtalk @trueconfidant123 @delightfulunicorn38 @mineofroses @hopeprovider6771 @acalmoasis @onyx000 @kindlemissie @ivebutterfly @ivy229 @sweetmikayla @asameh @arie3 @helpingtofindaway @bree849 @sleepysaleem @ASameh @Positiveak @Sweetmikayla @dahlia8 @Cubbytant @uniqueGrace8272 @ANyein @MarinaLexi @Phoenixthepoised Looking forward to an engaging year ahead! Happy 2025 Academy Team💫

Forum Unwrapped (2024 Statistics)

Site Updates / by tommy

1 hour ago

...See more Happy 2025 everyone! 2024 has been an exciting time for the forums. We've seen changes in forum guidelines, improvements across the domain and an increase in engagement in comparison to 2023. We value the contribution of everyone; from those who spend much of their time posting and supporting, to those who perhaps only had time to respond to a handful of posts and to those who help more behind the scenes with planning events and moderation. You are what makes the site so special and unique. We know that sometimes you don't get to see the impact you have on others and we wanted to shed some light on that with our 2024 forum statistics! Starting off with our forum leadership, we onboarded 58 new forum supporters, 18 new community mentors, 5 new community mentor leaders and 2 new project agents. Would you like to be part of the fun in 2025? Click here [https://www.7cups.com/forum/7cupsleadership/CommunitiesHelpWanted_2306/Soyouwanttobeaforumleader_334833/] for more information on joining our forum team! In total, we saw a whopping 290,257 posts (includes forum threads and replies to threads). Just take a moment to consider all of the people those posts have helped, inspired and supported in their own journey. If you're eager for some more stats and statistics then grab a drink and strap yourself in as we're ready to reveal all! Top communities (includes threads and thread replies) * Icebreakers & Games [https://www.7cups.com/forum/games/] with 26,933 posts * Journals & Diaries [https://www.7cups.com/forum/journal/] with 22,800 posts * Newbie Hub [https://www.7cups.com/forum/welcome/] with 21,011 posts * General Support [https://www.7cups.com/forum/generalsupport/] with 19,862 posts * Positivity & Gratitude [https://www.7cups.com/forum/gratitude/] with 16,348 posts * 50 & over community [https://www.7cups.com/forum/50plus/] with 13,530 posts * Depression Support [https://www.7cups.com/forum/depression/] with 11,451 posts * Listener Learning & Journey [https://www.7cups.com/forum/listenerjourney/] with 10,806 posts * Anxiety Support [https://www.7cups.com/forum/anxiety/] with 8,061 posts * Motivation & Accountability [https://www.7cups.com/forum/motivation/] with 6,305 posts Top posters (includes threads and thread replies) * @Tinywhisper11 [http://www.7cups.com/@Tinywhisper11] with 21,027 posts * @LoveMyMoonflowers [http://7cups.com/@LoveMyMoonflowers] with 8,761 posts * @iloveyouxx [http://7cups.com/@iloveyouxx] with 6,591 posts * @Sunisshiningandsoareyou [http://7cups.com/@Sunisshiningandsoareyou] with 5,558 posts * @mytwistedsoul [http://7cups.com/@mytwistedsoul] with 5,004 posts * @justmeeva [http://7cups.com/@justmeeva] [http://7cups.com/@justmeeva]with 4,637 posts * @juliak1968 [http://7cups.com/@juliak1968] with 4,211 posts * @Iamwhoiamwhoami [http://7cups.com/@Iamwhoiamwhoami] with 4,108 posts * @amiablePeace77 [http://7cups.com/@amiablePeace77] with 3,752 posts * @slowdecline48 [http://7cups.com/@slowdecline48] with 3,743 posts Top upvoters (most upvotes GIVEN to others on threads and thread replies) * @Tinywhisper11 [http://7cups.com/@Tinywhisper11] with 32,247 upvotes given * @VictoriaLove7 [http://7cups.com/@VictoriaLove7] with 14,916 upvotes given * @mytwistedsoul [http://7cups.com/@mytwistedsoul] with 14,252 upvotes given * @LoveMyMoonflowers [http://7cups.com/@LoveMyMoonflowers] with 12,016 upvotes given * @iloveyouxx [http://7cups.com/@iloveyouxx] with 9,198 upvotes given * @Sunisshiningandsoareyou [http://7cups.com/@Sunisshiningandsoareyou] with 8,631 upvotes given * @SparkyGizmo [http://7cups.com/@SparkyGizmo] with 8,278 upvotes given * @unassumingEyes [http://7cups.com/@unassumingEyes] with 8,000 upvotes given * @juliak1968 [http://7cups.com/@juliak1968] with 7,873 upvotes given * @Iamwhoiamwhoami [http://7cups.com/@Iamwhoiamwhoami] with 5,410 upvotes given ------------------------- And that marks the end of our 2024 forum statistics overview! Please join me below in congratulating not just those users and communities listed above but everyone for their contributions to making this little corner of the internet a safe and supportive place for all. As always, if there is ever anything we can do to make you stay in the forums more enjoyable, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

Wife had multiple affairs, both physical and emotional

Relationship Stress / by amiableLemon9124

1 hour ago

...See more I'm at a loss right now. I've been married for over 20 years. But about the 9th year, I suspected she was cheating. I had no proof, just suspicion. She denied denied denied. Well, this drove a huge wedge between us. I just felt in my gut that she wasn't being honest. She had this guy friend, and they were way too affectionate towards each other. I told her it made me uncomfortable, and asked her to stop, but she said, "eww, he's like a brother to me". Anyways, I overheard some things being said at a party, and I spoke up, and they said they were talking about someone else. But I didn't believe them. So she denied it, and a few months later, I noticed weird Internet history. Someone was googling motorcycle repair questions, and looking at parts. So I asked if the guy has ever been our house. She said no, then I showed her the history, and she said yes he used the computer. 😔 I told her to never have men in my house while I wasn't there, she knew this. She apologized and said I was overreacting... Well things got better, then they got worse. She became an alcoholic, she wouldn't work, and she was mean all of the time. So I started to resent her. We didn't sleep in the same room for almost two years. We both come from a broken home, and wanted to stay together for the kids. So anyways, she continued to drink everyday for years. But we were trying to make it work. We still fought about her drinking, and money mostly. But I couldn't get her to get a job. Well she ended up getting a job... And cheating with a co worker, and a family friend, and an acquaintance. I kind of did her dirty, I lied and told her I had an affair years ago. And that my suspicious behavior was probably just guilt. She spilled the beans and said she cheated once too. Well I had a name, and I started investigating. I looked at her Google maps location, and she was at his house 6 times, 4 of those times were for over two hours. Then her *** messenger. A guy I know was messaging her, asking why she won't call him anymore. When I confronted her, she flew into a fit of rage. But eventually admitted to having sex with him, too. But she talked to him for over 4 years 😭. When things were bad, and when they were good. So now, since she was so reluctant to admit things, I'm worried that there's more. So, i told her, if there's anything else, you NEED to tell me. Because the lying is the worst part. If I find out you're lying about anything else I'm done. So now I've created this anxiety, that I'm gonna find something, or someone's gonna tell me something. Anyways I'm really confused, heartbroken, and having a hard time trusting what she says based on her past lies. What should I do?

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