I'm trying to online date again but it is so hard. I have a hard time waiting when people don't text back right away because my ex always texted back right away. so when someone goes a few hours I wor
I made it two months. I have stared to online date. I haven't gone on a date or talked to anyone on the phone yet. The phone guy I really like is really busy with work, friends from out town, and boat
I miss him. This is the longest we have gone without speaking. He told me he never wants me to call or text him again and that he is blocking me on everything and will not respond to my messages. He i
Dear ex parents, I’m writing this letter because I have always valued the relationship I had with your family and the kindness you showed me. For a long time, I’ve carried the weight of not being
I finally found the courage to prioritize my truth over his comfort. After months of pretending things didn't hurt just to be the "easy-going" partner, I said everything I needed to say for my own
💔💔💔💔💔💔💔🤥🤥🤥🤥🤥🥀🥀🥀🥀 I’m finally coming to terms with a painful reality: I was being cheated on for our entire relationship, and I didn’t fully see i
There is a specific kind of "workout" I’ve been doing for the last few months, and it mostly involved dodging a jealous ex. For a while there, my fitness routine was basically a high-stakes st
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some perspective on a friendship that ended while I was in the middle of a toxic relationship. I’ve realized that while I was in survival mode, one of my close
The pull to look back is real, especially when it’s unexpected. Today, I saw a chat request from my ex through Microsoft Teams. For a split second, I froze—was this old? Was it new? My first insti
apart of me still hopes he'll come back even though I’m the one who finally told him to let me go, and even though I know—logically—that he was toxic and verbally abusive, that "hope" is still s
I no longer have to spend hours writing a heartfelt text just to have it met with a 'But what about that thing you did in 2025?'" The Paragraph Retirement Fund ✍️🚫 What I learned today: Ex
I’ve realized that when love feels uncertain, I don’t walk away. I lean in harder. I’ve been operating under the belief that effort feels safer than abandonment, which turned my relationship int
If you're wondering how my breakup recovery is going, just look at this picture. I’m Sadness, and my mom is definitely Joy. She refuses to let me stay down for too long. Whether she’s talking
I’m sitting with some hard truths today. I’m currently navigating the "no contact" phase, and some moments are harder than others. Today, the urge to reach out was so strong that I cried—not nec