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Hi I'm Richard

I'm 25 and never had any friends or relationships really. Nowadays, when I'm chatting with people, online or otherwise, and they kinda invite me to do stuff, I get kinda scared, not knowing what they expect or what I should expect or even want.

I want to make friends and get a relationship someday, but I keep giving people reasons to not even wanna bother, like not showing up to an appointment we'd made or just deleting all contact info resulting in dead silence for weeks.

It just makes me feel like a fundamentally broken person

Hello everyone, I'm Cypris!

I'm currently in a very happy and (what I consider to be) healthy relationship of 6 months, & we're engaged!

I've joined this community in hopes of helping (or doing my best to try to help) others who may be in less-than-fortunate situations, based on the experience I've had so far with relationships.

Feel free to ask me any questions you might have! :)

Hi I'm Kat. 36F, separated one year and mother of two beautiful preschool-aged girls. Their dad has left the country but often manipulates my family from afar. Long story for another day.

I'm in a new relationship. It has moved quicker than I would have liked. We are both older and bring a lot of baggage to the table.

I'm noticing that I'm doing s lot if immature things that my ex did to me. I also have caught my current partner in a plethora of lies.

I'm wondering if I'm really being irrational or maybe I'm being gaslighted...?

Anyway I'm here to find perspectives from others to be at peace.

Nice to meet you all :)

@ASilentObserver I'm new here. I created this account in case I need to vent.

My wife and I have had more than our share of conflict, due mainly to my pornography addiction. She's learned to be very observant of my actions, and hypercritical of those which she considers offensive or suspect. She often likes to inspect my phone's messages or browser history and jump to conclusions about my supposed porn relapses.

Her willingness to trust me has apparently taken a nose-dive. She recently told me that she won't leave me alone longer than a few hours at a time (except for my time at, and commute to, work), for fear that I will relapse.

I suppose my main goal of this account is for relationship advice so I can encourage her to trust me again.

Hello. I started dating for the first time in November 2018 at 37 years old. I was able to go out on dates with 3 or 4 different women, but either I wasnt interested in having more dates or they werent interested in another date with me. Since I was not having success in losing my virginity through dating, I had my first sexual experience with a sex worker last February. It was somewhat enjoyable but I couldnt climax and leave feeling fulfilled. The rest of 2019 I dated four different women, and I finally met someone that I was able to go on dates with for the last two months. I still havent had sex with her, but she wants to pursue a long term relationship and have kids, which Im not ready yet since Ive never been in a long term relationship before. I want to become intimate with her, but Im not ready to settle on one woman yet. Ive been worrying myself hoping Im making the right choice by breaking up with her because I dont know how long it will take for me to find someone that wants to be in a sexual relationship. Hopefully some people here can relate to my experience and maybe give me some advice on how to move forward in gaining more experience in adult relationships.

Hello I'm new here. I first came to 7 cups because I was dealing with a breakup (among other things) but now I'm not sure. Before I was grieving a lost relationship with my boyfriend of 3 years but now I'm confused what to do because he's reached out to get back together. I joined the comunity to hopefully recieve clarity on the best course moving forward. I still love him but I worry that wanting to get back together are motivated not by love but rather fear of letting go of the past. I worry that telling him it's over stems from my lingering anger at him for leaving but perhaps I want to tell him to leave because it's the right decision? Everything is so muddled and there is so much at stake.

A short intro as I'm new around here. 54 yoa, was married for 27 years, currently (officially) separated for 2 years.

At present, I've ended up here as I've developed a huge (secret) crush on a co-worker. Since she is someone I work with, I've considered her someone "off limits" and have been content to live off the interactions we have professionally. However, she has announced her resignation. This has triggered a lot of emotions for me and I feel like I'm going through a break-up. Over something that realistically has only existed in my head as a fantasy.

Anyway, I'm struggling to processs everything and keep the emotions from overwhelming me. Which has been tough.

Hi i am Antonio and want to be a better friend

Hey!
I am Maria 26. I have joined 7 cups because I felt so lost and didnt know what else could help. I like this guy and I just found out hes engaged.

and its the first time Ive liked someone in a while since the last one hurt me real bad and its not the first time something like this has happened so Im just really upset and hurt even though Ive never fully spoken to this person because whenever I want something I feel like I dont get and it upsets me.

7cups has helped me before so Im hoping to find some perspective and ease here.

Hello everyone I'm new to the group and I look forward to talking to everyone and sharing with you all. Maybe we can nagavite and get through these situations we encounter together.