I'm moving to Chicago in a few weeks to start a new job. I'm not from there, and only know a few people who live there. I'm worried that since I'm moving alone I won't be able to make friends and will be really lonely. I'm pretty independent and introverted, but I do enjoy being social and having friends to do stuff with. I don't have a ton of hobbies and am worried.

If somebody who is 30 years old be friends or acquaintances with someone who is 42 or 43 years old ?

I'm a senior in high school, and the only girl in my friend group. They tend to think of me as "one of the guys" and none of them are into me. It's not like my body is that impressive - I've always been flat-chested and bullied by other girls for that reason. Out of all my friends, I'm closest to "J" because we're both the quiet types and share an implicit trust.  We were up in my room talking about his crush - "V" and I approve of her, she used to stand up for me when I was bullied. Poor J gets so tongue-tied around her, and he's never had a girlfriend so he's even shyer. I always try to reassure him because he's a sweetheart.  I could feel the energy gradually getting more intimate between us as we talked about relationships, but I didn't really try to stop it and I'm not sure why. We pretty much had a long heart-to-heart about our mutual wants and needs, about the future. We cuddled a lot. When I sat in his lap, he got hard, and I soothed him when he got embarrassed. Not sure how it happened, but since he's never masturbated before I ended up jerking him off to show him how. After that it all kind of escalated and I took his virginity.  We agreed not to overthink what happened, and just relaxed together until he was going to be picked up so we had to get dressed. J's never had a crush on me, and it's not like I'm jealous of V. I don't think either of us foresaw this happening but we've always been comfortable together, will anything change now that we've shared this?

Tengo una amiga y soy mujer que antes de todo esto estábamos juntas siempre y íbamos a todos lados juntas. Hablábamos todos los días, yo le compraba cosas cada vez que iba a algún lugar al mall, un recuerdo de una fiesta, de todo y ella lo aceptaba. Pero me llama la atención algo...  cuando ella sale con chicos O habla con alguno NUNCA me quiere contar de eso y me lo oculta.  Es como si tuviera una vida conmigo y otra aparte. Ahora con esto del virus se ha distanciado. No hablamos todos los días, pelea por cualquier cosa y me responde seco. Cuando pelea conmigo o publica algo en redes conmigo o me menciona en algo. Porque lo hace?  Me bloqueo de una red social para que no viera cuando publique algo. Pero cuando tengo una reunión en mi casa o algo si me chat todo el día como siempre. Me tiene muy confundida y no se que somos o que quiere?

I decided to make a Facebook again after a two year hiatus. I went on today and they had friend suggestions from family that I don't talk to and coworkers who I would not want to be friends with. I don't feel comfortable with this. Should I just stay off for good? I'm having second thoughts about making one. My mom said maybe I should talk to some old friends I used to know which would be nice just to say hi but now I remember why I went off. 

I remove some toxic people out of my life before this quarantine. I honestly think in this quarantine when one feels so alone that the people who have been with you through this. The ones who have msg you and called ya and video call ya are the ones who matter. Who truly care for you. In 2018 and 2019 I cut two of my best friends out of my life. It was not hard because one moved out of state and the other one got married and purposely pushed me away. When they realize they both wanted me back, I decided that if they wanted to hurt me then I should not have them in my life. Well, I recently added them back on social media. One of them already immediately contacted me and wants to video chat. I don't know if I made the best decision. I figure that if I get it over with and do this once, it doesn't mean we are besties. What do you all think? Did I make the right choice here? Or am I fooling myself? I forgot to add I know both of these people for years. 10+ yrs!

My friend kevin has a best friend called joshep, and he just doesn't like me and i don't know why. I haven't did anything to him, I've been friends with Kevin for like about 6 months and joshep has been friends with Kevin for like about 2 years. But everytime I'm with Kevin and Joshep sees me he makes those stupid *** ugly facial expressions and i can obviously tell that he doesn't like me. Idk why he hates me because he barely even knows me, like how can you hate someone you don't even know! i don't know what his ******* problem is with me but if he wants to fight me than we can fight. I hate him myself. How can i make Kevin stop being friends with him? Joshep hates me and i hate him. I'm not going to let that asshole ruin my friendship i have with kevin. What should i do? Should i fight him?

My mom won't even let me walk around the block and I'm almost 18. I feel so stuck and I can't do anything about it. I've never once done something that would make her distrust me, and I know she cares about me and I'm lucky, but it's really affecting my mental health. I'm unable to do so many things my friends can do, like hang out with their friends whenever they want, and I feel like I'm wasting my youth and it feels horrible. She lets me hang out with friends for the most part, but I have NO control and it's always the same places, either the mall, movies, or my/their house if it's a female. 

I have a friend that I live near (I walk to her house a lot). Me and her both have very strong opinions, which would be a good thing, but about very different things. We sometimes fight about our opinions, like when she told me she didn't care about black lives matter and said some really ignorant things. I don't blame her for not wanting to get into the drama, but I was really angry at what she said and almost yelled at her. What can I do to stop the arguing and have a peaceful friendship?

I lived with my roommate for about a month. How it works is there is a kitchen in our suite, a bedroom, and a bathroom. It's not a real kitchen but it's like a dorm kitchen. My roommate moved in to the kitchen and her bf basically stayed there every night. She asked me every night if it was okay that he was there, I said yes, but like...obviously i didnt mean it. I ended up telling my parents, who told our dorm adviser, and then my roommate moved out, got in trouble, and her boyfriend got in even more trouble, and received a really nasty email from the dorm adviser.  I overheard her saying she wished I killed myself. When she saw that I overheard she didn't even seem phased or surprised. My job received a fake email about sketchy online behavior that was definitely a lie. I have no proof she did it but it was definitely her. She was trying to get me fired.  After my roommate got in trouble, the adviser that my parents reported to received 2 major "anonymous" complaints where all of her social media activity (kinda questionable tbh) was brought to life. 

For example, if one friend in a group is the only one working and hes constantly mentioning that he has a job and that he has to work hard for what he wants himself and all. And if he grew up poorer and less fortunate than the rest of the group and hes consistently mentioning things that show that as well. Just all around trying to make sure people know his struggle. Is that a bad habit to do? Wanting people to know your struggles?

I feel like I have no one. I'm never anyone's first choice - all my friends have someone they'd rather see over me. A lot of my friends only message me if I message first or when they have a problem and I only ever meet them if I initiate it. My mum just doesn't understand me and if I even hint at how I'm feeling she just sort of ignores me or says 'that's life'. They'll cancel plans last minute and make an excuse but I know they still do said plans, just without me. They block me from seeing their stories and things so I can't see they ditched me. Things aren't great at the moment with my mental health and I'm just getting more and more drained as I realise none of my efforts are being reciprocated. I'm starting to think I should just let them go, but I'm so scared of having nobody I can call a friend. I feel so helpless especially with lockdown because I can't get within 2 metres of anyone, I can't go out and socialise and I have no clue how to meet new people now. I'm just stuck in the house all day with my thoughts and I'm just tired. I'm starting to think maybe I should just go through life solo, because it seems like all I have is myself.

My friend online is around 24-26 (don't exactly remember her age, she said it before) and I am 16 and also a female. We're in a discord server with my two other friends one is 16 the other is 21. We generally just talk and play games together but I was just wondering if it's weird, my mom knows about it and I'm sure she's fine with it because I don't share pictures or any private info with them. They haven't asked me to share anything private either. Is it strange to be friends with adults when I'm only 16 or is it okay?

I think when a woman first meets another woman, the first thing they look at is her hair. I think when a man first meets another woman, the first thing they look at is her boobs. Do you agree?

I was at the bar once and a group of people who I didn't know very well offered me a pint of beer.  I said to them "you didn't spike it did you?".  The girl who was in the group started shouting at me saying "why would we spike it????" Do you think her shouting at me was a bit rude?Before the incident I was starring at the women so that might have made her dislike me.

So I'm 17 I have a foot and socks fetish I've never been able to explore this but worn socks are a turn on for me . My friends know about this fetish and I've asked for her socks before and she was in the verge of selling me some but we didn't in the end . Does anyone know a place I could buy or get dirty worn socks or should I ask my friend for some again?

He was a guy who we used to see every day at vacations and someday he approached me and flirt with me.Then suddenly i saw my best friend to be very moody even though she tried to hide it...Then she start to not talk to me and my other friend and she avoid usMy other friend was asking me all the time for the guy but my best friend did not asked me anything

So I met this girl at work and we became friends. We started hanging out outside and work. It was fun and I had a great time but now she ALWAYS wants to hang out. I mean it's everyday she's texting, calling, FaceTiming. Just this morning, I told her I wasn't feeling well and had to go to the doctors. She was like, "so we can't hang today?" And proceeded to try and call me three times after I said I was leaving to go to the doctors. I don't know what to do. I'm a pretty introverted person so I like to be alone and recharge at home but I can't when she's constantly bugging me. I love her but I need some space. I've even told her this and she won't leave me alone. I'm starting to get angry and I don't wanna be. Any advice?  We've also only really known each other for a few weeks to a month and she's already saying "I love you." I don't really mind it but I barely know her so I don't feel it's genuine idk 

When I was driving around with my friend and her best friend my friend kept hitting me on the arm poking me in the head and pushing my head and some point she even messed with mh hair. The thing is that I used to like my friend and she told me that she didnt like me like that. I'm just confused.

So, let me start by saying that I work at McDonald's, which attracts more younger faces than people my own age, at least, in my area. I'd would also like to point out that I have Asperger syndrome and socialising can be hard for me. 2 years ago this boy started working and he started chatting to me, and invited me to do stuff and play Xbox and introduced me to his mates and now 2 years on this boy and one of his friends have become two of my best friends. They don't seem to mind it, their parents are ok with it, but my brother is quite judgemental about it

does it have a special meaning? it seems really popular like some new fad. thank you. that explains it.

I don't think it's mean to refer to anyone as strict because I think strictness can be a good thing.

I'm 24. My friend stepdad basically tried to be slick & sexually assaulted me while I was letting him speak with her via FaceTime. She's in Orlando, I'm in Palm Beach. Her mom had invited me over like any other day, she left to the store at the time, leaving me and the 13yr(his own kid). A LOT of fam. is usually stopping by day in day out with kids.  He brushed my vagina while reaching up for my phone that I'm already holding for them to video chat. 3 TIMES. Even when I stepped back the 2nd time thinking I'm too close. I Immediately left & told my friend, FaceTime stop working & it's been 4 days and we haven't talk about it. I did NOTHING wrong, I got the hell out of there. She may be mad I didn't say anything WHILE they were talking but those 3 times happen in a 30 sec mark, and I was SHOCKED & In DENIAL the first 2 "graze/brush". I Haven't told her mom.NOW, her mom has babysat my Two year old girl many times!!!!!???? My friend won't speak with me except a "in shower" text when I again called last night.  I feel like this may be one of those situations where it gets overlooked over time, or I lose my friend. I'm just worried if he ever did anything to my child. It's not my friend prob. But it IS her family. WHAT DO I DO ?