I'm 19, and a girl, I have a super close friend who has helped me with school and personal life things these past 2-3 years. She is 57 and is the sweetest lady. She would help me on the phone when it came to school and my training. We met through her brother who died 2 years ago.. after his passing we both took it very hard but through it we became very close. We have a special bond and talk every day on the phone. She started as a mentor and slowly became a very special and close friend of mine. We talk about everything and anything, shes suprised me with gifts on my birthday and holidays. We have been facebook friends for a long time, we always send selfies to each other and share fun things. We have shared so many sweet times, we've been through happy times and sad ones but still have a special love for each other at the end of the day. She lives FAR away so we haven't had the chance to hang out together. Although she told me yesterday that she is coming down to come visit me in these next few weeks for the first time . I am super happy! Its such a dream come true that I finally get to see and hug her in person.. Although, I am nervous. I'm scared she won't like me..

Just so I have something to do over the summer instead of sitting home all day with nothing to do.. I've started volunteering at this camp for community hours. And even though I've only been there for one day.. I already hate it. It reminds me of school which I hate. I'm really shy and being social is the one thing I'm horrible at and I hate the most. I know in life socializing is something I'm gonna have to do.. but I really don't like this. It makes me upset just thinking about going back. The camp is a camp for preschoolers. I'm put in this class with this teacher that I actually already know since she was once my teacher when I was in preschool. And there's another volunteer who's literally perfect. She's tall, pretty, outgoing, nice. Literally everything!! She's only been there for one day too and yet it already seems like she's been there forever!! I wish I can be like that. But it's hard because as much as I try to be like that, my shyness always takes over and holds me back. If you're shy you'll probably understand what I mean. I don't know what to do cause it's kind of too late to just stop going. Anyone know what I could do to stop being so shy and how to be a little more outgoing and make some friends?! Thank you :)

I brought up the idea of sex and asked if its important to this girl im talking to. She told me she's not a sexual as most girls but its important. She is also against the idea of giving me oral saying she doesn't like it. Do girls just say they aren't that sexual just to tell themselves theyre not slutty?

So I was chatting with my friends when friend A asked me if I had any more friends except her and friend B. I don't. They just kinda laughed and jokingly called me friendless. They didn't really mean it, but I took it to heart and I'm still thinking about it now. Is it normal?

Facebook use to be just reconnected your family & friends right? then about 5 years go I had group of 3 friends and that I have grew up in school and also but rest of my friends i have grew up with going to day camp and other places anyways I was friends for little while on myspace then reconnected for about a year or 2 on facebook just to wanted to reconnected them & to see them every time i get chance to go back then they turn round on me through facebook saying i am annoying and that they say I dont come on here to press you or talk to you and all that mean words i was wondering would they get karma for saying that me ? i am nothing but nice to them to see how things going with there life every now and then when i talked to them anyways I am going away to go back to my home state for 1 month and it small town so i might be up there see my other friends i haven't seen so i just might run into them so i was wondering what should I do if i see them or other way around what if they see me having fun with my other friends that we know do i say hi or walk away and Ignore them if they come up to say hi and they see me i am not annoying person or anything like that

I work at a food company along with this guy who is the grandson of the owner. He's 6 years younger than I am (I'm 24 and he's 18) so I never thought anything of it until I've actually worked with him. Since it's summer, he's been on the schedule more frequently. I've noticed whenever he's around, he tends to look over my general direction quite a bit. I brushed it off a few times but the more I'm around him the more curious I become and wonder why he's staring a lot. I'm more reserved and shy, so I don't really talk to him much, but when I actually do, he reciprocate and talks to me. (That way I don't make things uncomfortable between us and have him assume I'm a weirdo which I probably already am in his eyes) So, at the end of his shift the other day, he went out of his way to approach me just to say "bye" before telling everyone else that. And today, we were all in a circle talking, he was telling me about his condition which he suffers from a back injury as I quietly walked away in fear (I hate gore) and I notice he kept looking over at me before running over and showed me his dislocated foot. His shift ended 10 minutes later and he approached me just to say bye and left.

This doesn't really bother me. I'm just bored and curious at the same time. Anyway, I noticed how I receive 15 likes or less every time I post even though I have a total 45 followers along with 33 post and I'm following 79 (just people I went to high school with, a couple college friends and celebrities I like). But with the people I follow, they get 50, 100 or 200+ likes. I don't use hashtags and I never buy likes. I normally post one photo, then stay inactive for a couple of weeks (maybe 3 or 4 weeks) and then post another photo. I'm pretty sure my followers receive a notification saying "____ posted for the first time in a while". It's funny how I always like their post and get none in return. To all of my "Ghost Followers" I wonder why follow me if you never like my post but watch every Instagram stories I upload and can see who saw it. My account is private because I don't want random people and spam accounts follow me. Having less than 10 likes is embarrassing in my opinion.

My birthday was 24 days ago, and a relative sent me a birthday card with a very generous amount of money. i have been very busy with work and other things going on that calling them to thank them escaped my mind. I feel awkward calling them over 3 weeks later, but i know i have to. Would it be almost insulting to call them at this point? I know i should have done it right away before but its just one of those things that got lost in everything else.

But it's been 12 years and even though she's changed some, She's still stuck up. I've talked to her about it before and told her, if i didnt know you now, i wouldn't want to be your friend. Also, she's always copied me, and for a girl growing up with that all the time trying to find her own identity it's unpleasant. It has not been a form of flattery for me. I show her how to cook a certain dish, she invites me over and calls it her specialty, I make a personal list of bucket list items for the year, she does the same thing and then says to me the next year that i better get a move on in making my list. I've also struggled with depression recently from past trauma and I confide in her, she sends me a bible in the mail. Randomly. Knowing I already have two. Deep down I feel like she's been jealous and wants to see me down so she can be "the hero" or "on top". I'm tired of it. There is no hero there is no on top. And now she says things like " you know if i say im going to do something I do it" referring to the fact that she has her degree and i don't. Throughout our entire relationship, even when we were young, she has had low self esteem and I always try and pick her up and show her that she's beautiful. I just dont know any more. I almost dread going around her now, even though I still love her to death but she just seems either really insecure or really beside herself it's either really high or really low??? It's been this way for years and I don't think it's healthy. I am not currently depressed, no. This has been an ongoing thing for years between her and I. With me trying to ignore her toxic behavior and love her though her insecurities. My example was that I felt in a rut for a few weeks (depressed) and I felt she offered me nothing but a bible. Yes we are still friends Yea I think I need to stop depending on her friendship for friendship and just go and meet others. I can't continue to let the trauma keep me afraid to make new friends, its just scary for me. I said it in one of the comments but since being taken advantage of in a bad way by a guy in an attempt to make new friends, I have developed a fear of putting myself out there to make new friends. I've had 2 new friendships since age 19, where we've hung out outside of work or the organization.

Before the end of the school year, so many of my classmates were saying things like they were going on vacation to Europe and Australia this summer, but just like almost every summer, my family isn't going anywhere, we're just staying in my home city! I am so mad because the city I live in is so boring and I've only been on a plane a few times in my life (I won't tell you my age, but I am in high school). I've been begging so hard to my family to go on a long vacation, but they cannot seem to afford it! The times I've been on a plane were only flights about 5 hours long, and I badly want to go on these huge vacations that my classmates go on. I feel so unlucky compared to them! I have not been to very many states or countries (unlike my classmates)! Some people are so lucky they get to go on an airplane all the time and go all over the world, but I'm not one of them, I'm only lucky enough to stay in my home state most of the time and only get to go out of state/country once in a blue moon! I've hardly seen ANY of the world! My classmates are so much luckier than me, I have such bad travel luck, and I hate it so much! I feel so left out compared to them! I badly want to "join their club!" I just feel I'm never going to see much of the world in my life, even though I badly want to... 8( Hey now, why are you all saying I'm a brat? I'm not! I just want to know what to do since I never get to travel! I'm looking for "advice," not discipline...

My setting is public and I don't have the requests blocked. My boyfriend had like 20 friend requests the other day from local people he didn't know. I don't ever receive those. It's weird.

I have asked this question before but I wanted to add more info he treats me bad and makes me feel small its all about him and never about me I'm always there for him helping him move get through a break up or just hanging out when he's bored when things are good there awesome but I feel like I'm on eggshells around him and I just want tips on how to end it and get over it I've never done this before and we've been friends since kindergarten

i had a dream i was on the toilet peeing and when i woke up i had actually wet the bed. i'm spending the night at a friend's house and i can't go downstairs to get a sort of drink to spill ontop of my half of the bed and make it look like a different kind of accident. i really want to wake them up to tell them but the fear of doing so is so powerful. idk what to do

For a while I've been questioning whether or not bullies can eventually change into good people. I know people who have bullied me in elementary and although I'm unsure if most of them have changed, a few girls who used to bully me are now some of my closest friends in high school. One of them in particular is a genuinely kind and caring person, of course, she isn't a saint but she's completely different than what she was in elementary. But at the same time, I've also been a bully as a kid, so as someone who's been one of the bullies I really don't think my personality changed that much from when I was young. I'm still a petty person who sometimes is an a**hole to people when I feel jealous or insecure of someone. I'm working on being a kinder and less envious person but sometimes I feel like I'll just grow up with this same toxic personality and I won't be able to change no matter what I try to do. Anyways, I want to hear your answer. Do you think bullies will change into better people over time? Feel free to include your personal experiences as well :)

I've been talking to this old classmate from high school on Facebook. She said that she doesn't want to talk to me on Facebook anymore until I'm ready to hang out with her in person. I like her and I want to hang out with her but I'm scared. I've been a homebody for the past few years. It's been a while since I've hung out with someone. She said she's not into people who just want to interact on Facebook or solely text. I like to think she's attracted to me but that would be wishful thinking. Most women see me as a friend anyway.

So I'm 16 turning 17 in 3 months and some stuff is not right I'm pretty sure I started puberty really late like going into 9th grade summer. And atm I have a lot of armpit hair and some stomach a little chest a decent ammount of leg and arm and an ok ammount of facial hair yet my voice is still pretty high for a dude and it's pretty embarrassing bc I look old but sound super young and also my dick I feel like is done growing and I'm really scared it's right around 5 maybe a little less and just wanted to know if it would grow more? Also I'm around 5'11 atm