I met a guy on a dating site. He's in his mid 30s. He laid out his story and I felt compelled to reply because I could relate to his depression and grief as my Dad died the same week his family did. His "wife" that had been cheating on him for the past 4 years according to him, died in a car accident about a year ago, along with their precious toddler. They were together between 10-15 years. We talked for days and he was really into me. We met during lunch and I usually don't do that. I felt a connection but I'm not sure if he did. The only way I know he wasn't turned off by me is that he didn't ghost me. He talked to me and still sent me daily pics of him and his other 3 kids. But, as the days go by, he keeps updating me solely on his kids. He doesn't really talk about himself unless I ask specifically or he's venting. I feel he doesn't ask me personal questions either. He just randomly messages me about him and the kids. I don't really know what to say than generic replies. I'm afraid to bring it up specifically but I have told him I don't hear enough about him, and he says he's indifferent throughout the day. I'm trying to give him space. But it is frustrating that I don't know what direction we seem to be going. If he didn't like me at all he wouldn't update me on his precious children right? Should I just go with the flow and talk to other men? I have no experience with a widow and I respect his situation, but he deserves to be happy too. Or, am I just to pass time by?

Basically I was close friends with this guy for 7 months. He seemed interested and showed all the signs of interest. We ended up confessing our feelings for one another but he said he wasn't ready for a relationship because he's no good for me right now, there's girls around, and will break my heart... but he still wanted to be friends. I tried being friends with him but it hurt too much and I refused to continue being confused because he would still flirt with me and lead me on... so I decided to cut him off. Now he keeps texting me and begging me to be friends with him and talk to him because he misses me so much... which I really don't understand, what do I have that you want? He has even said, "I love you for always listening." He asked me to forgive him and he also apologized. I don't understand why he just won't let me go, he obviously doesn't like me enough to be in a relationship with me. I told him I need time to think about it (but I'm probably not going to continue a friendship with him). I know him not wanting a relationship isn't because he finds me unattractive. He always stares at me when I'm around him...and he calls me gorgeous, beautiful etc all the time. What should I do? P. S: we've never been physical with one another... never had sex, kissed etc. He knows I'm not the type. I do miss him though and we were great friends but I want more...at the same time I don't want to wait around, but I'm also afraid to lose him. Any advice?

I am a Chinese immigrated to nyc metro decades ago for school and then work. I am now a citizen. I dated a couple white American guys. They all asked me if I went to China town. Their Chinese coworkers live in flushing, why I did not live there? I never liked china town as it is crowded and dirty. I have never even been to flushing. I never feel the need to go there. They all surprised and took it negatively. I am puzzled. Are they racists think Chinese should live in some sectors together? Or they have stereotype Chinese woman in mind and I did not fit the bill? But if they hate me why asking me out in the first place?

I was the one who decided to break up for her own sake. It's been a tough time for me. A lot of bad memories of my past (childhood and other stuff I never got over) have come up. I thought I was over them but not. Lately I cannot stand happy people. I just hate them all and I wish someone would ruin their happiness. I was a child when a lot happened. My dad died at work, my mom was killed during war. I still dont know where she's buried. I had no family (at least they did not take me and sent me to the local orphanage). They sent me to adoption in another country where the main concern of my adoptive dad was changing my relation, changing my name and make my forget my language. I eventually went to the us to start a new life. I met a girl who loves me and tried everything to make me feel loved and accepted. She was the one in my life who understood me. I was her first boyfriend, first love, first everything. She would always say that to me. I dediced to end it for her sake, because I am falling into depression and dont want to ruin her life, she already had her fair share of problems. I noticed I became nervous and got angry really fast, and some days I started to tell her to go away to leave me alone. Once when she wanted to help in the house to dry my clothes I took her arm and told her to go away. Thank god I didn't push her. I am suffering a lot for my condition. I was afraid I would lose it and one day hurt her (physically or emotionally) so I took her home to her parent House and left her there. She begged me not to, but I did it cause I was afraid that I would hurt her. She called me back lots of times but I just turned off my phone. I've been crying since then. I dont know whats wrong with me, I love her and I miss her like oxygen, I cannot breathe, but she cannot stay with someone like me. I'm not able to be happy. My own life hurts me. I don't know what to do. If she didn't manage to fix me how will I? I aldp feel guilty for taking her to her parents

"Kidnapping" kids and raising them on an island as their brother/sister. Never telling them of the civilised world

At the restaurant that I used to work at, I had problems with this boss who was a complete ahole to not just me but to everyone. There was lots of people who quit because of him. He thought I was retarded or something because of the way he acted towards me and he was always yelled at me for doing something wrong at work (he yelled at everyone too). I was pregnant at the time but not very far along. Nobody knew about it thar I worked with because I didn't tell anyone. Just yesterday I saw this girl I used to work with and she still works at that restaurant. I'm worried that she'll tell my old manager and he'll say something mean like "who would want to get her pregnant" or something like that because he hated me and I think he wanted to fire me but I quit before he could.

A 24 years old guy takes the virginity of the girl he loves. She loves him too and waited years to be with him. After all, he kisses her only once in the middle of her chest and rests his head listening to her heartbeat, closes his eyes and breathes in to smell her chest and neck. He then tells her she smells like even and holds her tight, and stays silent for a few minutes

I found out that my girlfriend was assaulted at 12 by a neighbour guy who was in his early 20s at the time. It took some time for me to accapt the whole thing (I almost broke down crying as she told me how it happened, in the cellar of her house, as she was about to put her bike in it after school. She told me she fought, bit him and screamed for help but none came. Her parents were at work). Her dad at the time hit the guy with a piece of iron and threw him out of the balcony. Her dad went to jail for a while for it, but though he doesn't accept me as a boyfriend I do really admire him for what he did. The bastard was almost lynched by his own community and his relatives sent him abroad to escpae but then he was arrested. I am her first real boyfriend, the only male person after her dad she trusts. She hasn't fully recovered yet but she makes progress. I just cannot accept it happened to her. She is such an innocent, humble and good hearted girl. She was really shy and introverted at the time. Why her? Why bot those ones who go clubbing? She was just a child. When she sleeps with me she looks for my hand but when she's stressed in her sleep she elbows me hard, but I dont care cause I love her. I just wish she wouldn't cry and hate herself for what happened to her, even if she punches me incounsciously and cries realizing what she did after she wakes up, I dont resent her but she blames herself. Once she told me 'I wanna know what real love feels like'. It makes me really sad realizing that he took something of her and let her damaged so bad after years. I feel so much compassion for her it keeps me from seeing her as an actual girl you can make love with. I love her but I would feel guilty having sex with her. What's wrong with me? Her dad did the whole beat the day after the assault, when they told him. And I have to be honest, I admire him. And the story is true. The neighbour had the house at the first floor. We weren't in america wheteeverybody own a big house, but in a small apartment where garages and cellars are attached to each other. By the way her dad stayed in jail just for precautions for a few days, in order not to kill or revenge on the guy

he is 28 and not do anything. sleeps in the morning . not at night. but dad doesn't tell him anything. then when I sleep one hour in the afternoon he says you sleep now? when I said a cockroach came near my face he didn't react but when my brother tripped over something and broke it he ran to help him said sorry. he is just an as@sho@le. this doesn't make sense. when I want to talk he takes me as a little girl then takes my brother very seriously .he talks like a drill dad doesn't say stop .then when I talk a little he says im going to work. he grins when he sees me but has a scared expression when he sees him.

She said two weeks and Tuesday will be two weeks so I'm praying that she keeps it at only two weeks but what do you think?

Im 28. So me and my wife have a son who is 4 years old and my wife was the one to give him baths. But she thinks know its my turn because he is getting older and we have the same body parts. So, what do i do? How do i give my son a shower/bath, any tips? How can i clean the "sensetive parts" like his butt and the penis/balls? I dont wanna hurt him, give me tips plz. Do i need to enter in the shower too?

Happy, sad, indifferent?

My husband (he is 32 im 31) arrives late from work and sometimes he likes to take a nap for about 1 or 2 hours. Our son (he is 6 years old) every time that he knows that he his going to take a nap he wants to go with him. So they sleep togheter, my son normally sleeps on top of his chest. Every time that our son have a nightmare he goes to our room (like a normal kid) but instead of sleeping next to me he sleeps next to his father. I have 2 questions. 1-Do taking naps with his father/my husband can make our son lazy? 2-Why does he prefer sleeping with his father?

I was on top of her with my head on her chest, then I asked if I hurt her, she said no, so I kept resting my head on her chest. It was so warm, soft and smelled so good that I almost fell asleep on it. Everything was just so calm and perfect. Then I felt the need to kiss her, so I did it. I gave just a small kiss in the middle of her chest, where the heart is. After just a few seconds I hear her sobbing she started to cry. I asked her what's wrong but she just shook her head and didn't give me an answer. I hugged her and kiss her neck, face and head. I dried her tears and held her. I told her she can also tell me the reason. She said yes but she actually didnt gave me an answer. She said 'many things'. She wasn't crying of happiness or whatwver the say, she was sad. I am her first boyfriend so it cant be bad intimate past experiences so what could it be?

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