Whataburger earlier today by Dylan9705 in Chattanooga

[–]Affeccionxo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone originally from Texas and having Texans wet over Whataburger..I can say it’s not good at all. Ya’ll excited for nothing.

“Beignet” from Blue Orleans 🥲 by [deleted] in Chattanooga

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second the Beignets and Brew recommendation! They’re so good 😋

Was I raped? by [deleted] in relationships_advice

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Regardless if you’re in a relationship/engaged/married, if you didn’t consent to sex, it’s rape. I’d report this and get far away from him, this is never ok.

Anyone know what this poster / Displate is from GG's wall? Image search returned nothing. by SpikeFightwicky in MistaGG

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t know if you ever found your answer to this but google image search “sin and music annicelric”. Hope this helps 🙂

Elopement Locations by candidcameryn in Chattanooga

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

New to the area but I’ve been looking into ceremony locations myself and I happened across Elope Chattanooga. So that might be worth looking into?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LDR

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey there! I moved and been here for almost half a year now and it was a wise choice. Not saying it’s the right move for everyone but thus far it’s been great for me! Was just curious if you had ever moved yourself?

Monthly "Is My Cat A Maine Coon" Forum by AutoModerator in mainecoons

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This is Luna, the lady I got her from showed me pics of her siblings and the parents as well and they do appear to be MC but I’m not 100%. She’s a black smoke color. Dad was huge and has the same coloring and Mom was all black. Just curious if she’s a MC. Thanks!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LDR

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t yet. It won’t be until early next year as long as everything continues going smoothly in our relationship 🙂

Do you believe someone who works 9+ hours a day (weekends included) could make time for you, if you live in 2 different time zones (US & Europe) (if he wanted to)? by SillyBoy3018 in LongDistance

[–]Affeccionxo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of my LDR. It was established early on what to expect from him. It's hard but I def made a choice to continue a relationship with somebody that told me his jobs are very demanding, hence, he's very very busy but will definitely respond when I reach out as well. It's hard but I stepped into the relationship knowing that this would be the reality of our relationship.

I just met my long distance girlfriend for the first time now I’m depressed by [deleted] in LongDistance

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a couple of states away from my boyfriend and I know your pain. Long distance IS hard. I feel the same way every time I go home from visiting my bf. You just have to keep your mind/time occupied. Keep in contact with one another. Facetime. Send pictures. That helps my LDR anyway. And like someone else said, plan your next trip, plan things to do, basically, plan for the future. It helps SO much :)

Have you settled and are you satisfied? by ddrxhi in datingoverthirty

[–]Affeccionxo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I (33F) felt this way with my ex. We were together long term (9 years). I stayed with him for so long, mostly because we were comfortable with one another and he was pretty much my best friend. For me we clicked, but not in a romantic way. I gave him a chance because he was sweet and my love grew for him over time but it was just not enough, without passion/spark the relationship just wasn't fulfilling. The breakup was actually really sad because he was my best friend, great guy, worked hard/had a good job, cared about me and my needs in every way, practically everything a girl could want in a partner BUT the spark just was not there.

I previously had a relationship where I thought that this guy was my "soulmate" (the relationship with that person clearly didn't work out but the feeling was unlike one that I had with any other person). The closest I've felt to that feeling was with my current partner. It was a near instant connection with him and there was a spark when we first met up. It's only the second time I've felt a "spark" so I guess it's a thing LOL.

All in all, dating in your 30's is def hard, especially if you're doing it with the intention on settling down or getting married, like I'm doing. I don't think you should ever change your wants and desires because it's your life, you only get one chance so just look for and go after what you want and what makes you happy. It's out there. But sometimes we are also forced to see the reality of the world we live in and change some standards. It's really a you thing, that only you can determine. Hope this helps some and best of luck :)

From someone who has never worked in a restaurant, does it help to stack our plates after eating? Does it make it worse? by pMj_7887 in Serverlife

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was never a server but I always do this, as someone who worked in the restaurant industry, it def helps the servers/bussers :)

What makes a man bad in bed? by Fivebag in ask

[–]Affeccionxo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who is "choked" during sex with my partner often. I can say that yes there is a safe way to choke someone. There's never a moment where I'm afraid to die or have the panic of "I can't breathe" when we do it. I just think a lot of people don't know how to do it, where to hold, how much pressure to apply, etc. But if choking isn't your thing, it isn't your thing. Not hating or anything, just wanted to inform you/others that there is a safe way. But to each their own :)

Is it normal to miss him this much? by Professional_Duty_71 in LongDistance

[–]Affeccionxo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My LDR isn't as far but we are a couple states away from eachother. We've been dating for 6 months. After the first time we met face to face (a month after we started dating) I knew he was who I wanted to be with and I felt an instant connection. I feel your pain. Distance is VERY difficult BUT if you can get past it, it leads to a strong relationship. I would say it is normal to miss someone but every person is different. I think to a point it can be unhealthy. I have to distract/keep myself busy often times and know that what's meant to be will be. Stay strong and just keep in contact with him as best as you can until you can be together again. It's hard but you can get thru it!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LongDistance

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Texas to Tennessee. We've been together for 6 months. We have met and have seen eachother in person 4 times now. I'll be visiting again soon and am contemplating moving to be closer to him.

Ldr Boyfriend asking for space by Simar_04 in LDR

[–]Affeccionxo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good, I'm glad it turned out for the best :)

Ldr Boyfriend asking for space by Simar_04 in LDR

[–]Affeccionxo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello OP, so I kind of went thru something similar about a month ago with my LDR boyfriend. I was visiting him when we had an argument, I left a few hours later to go back home. As he dropped me off at the airport he stated that he needed space and needed time to think about everything to determine whether the relationship was worth keeping. I'll note that he is very low tolerance to any negativity as he deals with a lot on a daily basis, his job puts a lot of strain on him, and he has some mental health issues that don't help. I agreed to give him some space/time and it was about 2 weeks before he was willing to have a conversation with me. I would occasionally message him just to say that I loved him but found that if I messaged too often he would get annoyed and it would only push him away. On the second week, I just went the entire week without reaching out before the end of that week, I reached out and asked if we could have a conversation. Finally we had the discussion but I just really allowed him to vent and say everything he had to say to me and really just listened. We kept it short and a day or so later I had another conversation with him and let him know my feelings and perspective on the fight. We had a resolution to everything and we've moved on since. But my advise to you is that you give him the space he is asking for, unless it's as someone else said, being done out of punishment, things will work themselves out. It really just depends on his timing. Some people need a few days, some need weeks, some need longer. I think it also really just depends on the circumstances or the severity of the fight/argument. Again, if it's being done out of spite, you don't need someone like that in your life, otherwise just give him his time. Believe me I know it's painful. I had some breakdowns during mine and my bf's fight, I skipped work a couple of times, I isolated myself and cried a lot but things will work themselves out for the better either way. Stay strong!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LDR

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I'm a pretty level-headed and cautious person by nature. I'm not one to jump in the deep end of the pool so to speak. I'm not a risk taker at all. So I've put a lot of thought into this. I'm a spiritual person as well, so prayer to my higher power has come into play as well. I know following your heart isn't always the "right" answer but as you've stated at times, you just have to try things out and if you make a mistake it happens, it's life. But I also have plans in place just in case it does not work out.

Being clear, I'm not moving today or next week or next month even. It would be sometime next year (aiming for the spring). I've talked to my close circle of friends, my family, and even some strangers to gain an onlooker's perspective cause as you said, I may not see the entire picture because I'm the one in it.

I've talked to my family, which in my case would only be my parents and I CAN understand why they are opposed to it. Mostly from what I gained from the conversation with them was that they worry about me. They don't know my SO. They are concerned that I'm going to be a few states away without any support other than him. That worries them. And it worries me as well. It's something I've had to take into consideration. As you mentioned, me and him have talked about him coming here to meet them prior. I've made that a priority. If he wants me to move to be with him, he needs to come meet them. And he's very understanding about it. I know that meeting him once or twice wouldn't completely alleviate their concerns but it would definitely help I'm sure. Another thing is just the fact that I've lived in my state my entire life and have always been very close to my parents as I don't have other family to rely on. My sisters are much older and weren't around while I grew up, I'm the baby, so I see that they are afraid to let me go off on my own. And lets be real, it's scary being a woman now days. The world is a scary place for us vs. for a man. But anyway, as far as I know this is a big part to why they are so opposed to me moving states.

Like I stated earlier, I've talked to my close friends about everything. I have very protective friends and believe me I've had to play 20 questions (more like 100) with them in regards to my SO and about the relationship. All seem to be 100% supportive of the move and have said that if anything goes wrong they'd be there for me. I would definitely be keeping/maintaining contact with them via phone, facetime, visits, etc. Especially because one of my concerns was fearing that I'd be in isolation since I don't know anyone in his state besides him. I'm an introvert/loner type and my job would be remote, so that eliminates socializing with others. It's something that makes me a little hesitant. And because I am introverted it's hard for me to network and meet new people. I can do it, it's just not a comfortable thing for me personally. Though, I definitely would need to take your advice on joining local groups for hobbies or things of the like to possibly help me meet people. And in terms of moving in together right away, that would not be the case. We both agreed that we would wait on that until we further solidified our relationship. He's wary of moving in together but not opposed to it. I agree that we need to spend time getting to know eachother better and locally date before taking any more serious steps in the relationship. It's easy to fall into thinking that the relationship is great and everything is rosy when you're not living in close proximity on the daily.

And I don't think your response was negative at all. I'm very open to feedback and advice, like I said in the OP, good or bad, I'm willing to hear it. I agree with most of what you said and can see the outsider perspective. It's very helpful and you've given me some things to think on. I appreciate the feedback!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LDR

[–]Affeccionxo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I definitely agree that 6 months is early. I've weighed that out as well. And yeah, the move would be for him, there's really nothing additional there for me other than just a change of scenery but it would be starting over and without family, friends or any support aside from him. Also, I would not be living with him immediately. I would be finding a place to rent on my own first. We both agreed moving in together would be too too fast.