I'm 24 and work full time as an RN in a clinic. I'm usually very quiet and don't open up to people very quickly. In college I had a couple of aquintances, but I went to a very large college with a lot of people that were from out of state, so after school they moved back home. At work I am much younger than all of my coworkers - most of which are 35+ and married with kids. How do I go about meeting people without feeling awkward being by myself?

Which of these 2 women is more beautiful?

Today I had a guy ask me opinions on a former acquaintance who I blocked on Facebook, this guy spoke very highly of my former acquaintance, he also even mentions more people should be as kind, loving & friendly as my former acquaintance. My response was I didn't think it was any of his concern on how I feel about my former acquaintance and then blocked this guy.

My friend, call him Richard & the other person I'll call her Karen. Richard and Karen had a short term relationship. It didn't work out because a neutral friend found out and told Richard that Karen cheated on him with her bestfriend husband. Karen got pregnant & had the baby. He got a dna test and he was the father. He was happy the baby was his! He tried working things out with her. Purchased a new house for her and the baby. She packed all her stuff and rented a storage unit until the house was officially closed and ready to move in. Suddenly she vanished with the child! We haven't heard from her in weeks!! He was in a panic because after she gave birth she was showing signs of postpartum depression and said to myself and Richard she wanted to hurt the baby! It turns out she ran away over 2,000 miles to another state with her friends husband! It seem Richard has it in the bag for coustody because of her conduct. The judge seem to be on his side but the problem is because of Coronavirus the court has been postponed 3x for the final motion. He is upset because he misses his son and she purposely doesn't let him see him out of spite. He is slowly losing his mind! He is going into detailed plans about killing her for all the pain he has endure. He is so fixated on it too. I care for my best friend of 15 years I know he would never hurt a fly but I'm afraid he might snap & do something stupid. His family said its just talk and he won't do anything. What should I do?!

I recently got out of a relationship and hopped on Bumble just to see what's out there/ to help me move on and forget my ex because try as I might, while I had moved on from romantic feelings to just-friends feelings with him, he did not want to remain friends. So we're no longer in each others' lives. This week, I managed to find 3 guys in a group who were looking for more friends on Bumble. In one way, it's good because I could use friends, but, unfortunately, one of the guys I think likes me. And, boy is he cute! However, I'm not ready to date and more importantly, we are from different faiths, which is partially why I broke up with my ex. I told this new guy (friend) from the start it's going to be just friends, but he has continued to flirt with me. And regrettably, I have flirted in small ways back with him. Is there any way this friendship can work when we both find each other attractive? He has asked me to kiss him, and while I would love to, I have declined, knowing it would cause problems. There has  been some physical contact (nothing going too far but not nothing at all.) And, I'm deathly afraid, his other friends are going to advise him to break off contact because we will never be together, a repeat of what just happened with my ex.  Part 2: How do I navigate this new friendship when I do see him as attractive but NOT as a potential partner? Also, is it harming him if we continue to remain friends? I know he's not my ex, but I don't want to hurt this new guy because I really do want to be a real friend to him. How can I make this work??

i was friends with a guy who frequently spoke about horrific stuff. so explicit, i cannot post it on this site, not even censored. i promise you, it was THE worst stuff imaginable. so i blocked him for his fantasies, and moved on... barely. im still suffering from the toxic friendship and im constantly paranoid if hes stalking me, or angry that i didnt want to be friends anymore by blocking him, or something. should i be paranoid even if i left the friendship 3 years ago? 

It was my partner's friend's child's 1st birthday in February. We were invited to the birthday party but couldn't attend. I sent my apologies to the child's mother and said we had a card and a small gift for child and we would give it to them the next time we saw them, but we didn't actually have anything yet but was planning to buy something before we saw them. My partner has since seen the child's father on two occasions but we haven't seen them as a family and to be honest with everything that's happened the past few months I forgot about it. Would it be awkward to give a gift now and just apologise for it being late? I feel a bit awkward because my partner has seen the father and could have given him the gift. What would you do? 

Is it ok that I feel closer to my best friend then my parents? I am a 28 year old female by the way and my best friend is a female too and she's 60 

I invited my friend over to a sleepover at my house and she said yes. Her brother payed for her uber over here and all was great and until her mom called asking where she was and demanding her to come home. It turns out she wasn't even allowed to be over at my house in the first place since her mom was out of town. Her brother also was the one to tell her mom, even though he payed for her to come over here. Anyways, I was stupid and when her mom called me and my other friend to see if she was over here, we lied and said no so my friend could stay and not get in trouble (that didn't really work out). I know what I did was wrong and disrespectful. I texted her mom and apologized because I felt like I needed to but my friend said that just made it worse :(. Her mom never responded and now she probably hates me since I lied to her. My friend and I have known each other since we were 13 (shes turning 18 in September) and I have always been kind and respectful towards her parents. I have never done anything like this before and I feel so guilty. Is there anyway I can try to make it up to her mom?

So my fiancé who I was supposed to marry next month just left me, and at this point I just want to die. I have no family or friends or anyone for support whatsoever either and I don't know what to do. I feel like the world is ending and I just have nothing left in my life. She was the only person I had and now that's gone, and now I feel worthless. Because of this I hate people now, like everyone, and don't want to be around them anymore, I just want to be dead.  This whole experience has honestly taught me never to trust anyone ever again so I refuse to let anyone into my life. And therefore I will never interact with people again, because I hate them all 

I was telling him a situation that occurred today and telling him what is going on in one of my friends lives.  She's recently been feeling really depressed- to the point that she has some suicidal thoughts.  I was sharing this with him and said something along the lines of "yea, she's just been really down and stressed recently....to the point where....." he then stopped me, because by the tone of my voice it was clear that I was going to address that she is having suicidal ideation.  He then told me that whatever I am about to say should not be shared and should be kept private. Because this friend of mine trusted me to share this and wouldn't appreciate if she knew that I told my boyfriend. That is what HE told me.  I grew up in a household where my parents share EVERYTHINGGGG together. Like every second and inch of their life lol soooo, I disagreed with him & told him that it's not like I'm telling the whole world about this particualr friends situation....I'm just telling HIM. He then told me that I'm very wrong, and that "This is the CORRECT way to do it...this person trust you to not tell their secrets to anybody. This is the correct way. Is this how people are in relationships?? I'm so used to my parents sharing EVERYTHING together to a point where I find his view point ludicrous. What are your thoughts ? We got into a huge argument 

My spouse was my primary friend, though we definitely had problems. And now this. It's hard to make new friends or date. Impossible, some would say. So, what would your recommendation be? How to fight the loneliness, the isolation, when you can't leave your house often or socialize very much?

Yeah so basically Im going to be the new kid. There are plenty of tips online about this but they are all outdated. Luckily I have my own car so I won't have to deal with the awkwardness of having to find a place to eat lunch, I need some over all tips. I am not outgoing when I'm with new people, but as soon as I settled in and get to know a couple people I am easily the "popular" person in the class. I, just worried because everyone already knows each other. Thanks for any advice.

So I have been friends with these 7 girls for a very long time.  It was good for a while, but then the 7 turned into 4. They would call themselves the core 4 and not invite the other 3 of us. I was sad because some of the girls in the core 4 I was friends with for a very long time. So at first, I was like ok whatever its fine they just want to be closer, but then it started getting mean. My old best friend would comment apples (standing for core 4) on Instagram posts just for us to see and be jealous. My old bff was always super selfish and never really cared for me, and this showed a lot. I feel like she only wanted to be friends so I could pay for her things. We were besties last year but she ditched me this year for a new friend. The other 3 of us became closer. I sent a text to the old GC basically saying the friendship is over, but there were no apologies, they just said they wanted to talk. One of the girls in the core 4 who never really did anything mean reached out and wants everyone to reconnect and Idk what to do. HELP!!!

I'm 17, just graduated this year and all throughout my school years I never had any friends. I'm a bit shy but even when I try to start conversations with people it usually just gets awkward and doesn't go anywhere. It seems like everyone my age already has their own friend group and they're not really looking for new friends. I'm starting college in the fall and I just feel like I'm going to be even more alone from now on.

So I just recently changed jobs and I've had a crush on this guy I used to work with for a few months now. He and I are pretty close we would talk multiple times a day  every day at work and even text outside of work as well. He and I were/ are always playing pranks on each other and teasing one another. I have also had multiple people comment to me on how "close" he and I are and how much he was going to miss me when I switched jobs.  And when I went back to my old job to visit he hugged me and told me he really missed me. However, I feel like I am usually the one starting  most of our conversations. He has told me he wants to hangout multiple times not every time I try to actually make plans with him he either has an excuse or doesn't text me back..... I just don't get it and I'm having a hard time  reading him. Is he just messing with me? Or is he just shy?? Should I tell him how I feel?