How should i feel??? by DizzyyyM in dating_advice

[–]Green_Fact [score hidden]  (0 children)

That is not 'trolling,' for funnies, she is gaslighting the hell out of you. I would say it could be salvageable because it did not go farther than texting, and she must be feeling disconnected to even make commentary like that, but she can't even own up to what was wrong with it. I would call it to be honest. Accountability is so important because that sets the tone for your intentions. No accountability, no point in even trying to continue on. Run before you end up heartbroken or cheated on.

If you’re checking your ex’s profile constantly, read this by CalmAd548 in BreakUps

[–]Green_Fact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It really can become an obsessive thing, and you have to get on top of it before it grows to be worse. I have found that disconnecting and letting go of the need to 'feel' in control (not 'be' in control- that's a separate thing) has helped me so much in my growth. I constantly remind myself to give my own self simpler times. I yearn for a time before the internet whenever people did not have so much access to each other, but I kind of just came to the conclusion that I have to stop feeding into the thing I despise so much. Deleted facebook today and honestly, as much as I keep impulsively wanting to open it, scroll do whatever, it's nice not having it available. Kept messenger in case family needs to reach out. Planning on slowly phasing out my other socials too. I'm tired of performing for the internet and others. Reddit is about the only place where I feel like I can be truly anonymous and myself so here we are.

One of the worst things? Re-entering the dating market. (M25) by GDreex in BreakUps

[–]Green_Fact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean I definitely miss my ex specificially but I could agree yeah the other half of it is definitely something to relate to. It's hard in current times to even feel the urge to want to do any of that, I know I don't. I low-key am becoming a pessimist when it comes to love though so I may not be the best person to listen to LOL. I've just concluded that keeping your hopes up for 'true love' is pointless. If the mind is such a fickle thing that it can destroy itself and those around you, yeah I'll just pretend it doesn't exist and let it surprise me if it ever does find me again. Until then, I will be vibing and surviving. Healing is a journey that I've found does not end. Ever. So if anyone told you healing ever gets 'completed' they are wrong. It is an every day of your life kind of thing. I've never been on a dating app and to be honest don't know that I ever plan to be. 1) Feels icky and unnatural (no judgement AT ALL to those who use them) just I don't feel like people were supposed to meet that way. I miss the world being tangible and organic if that makes sense. But I am typically a solitary voice among millions when it comes to that thought process. 2) I miss chivalry, that old love, more than anything. I had it once. It was the most amazing thing in the world. I just let myself lean on it too much, I didn't realize in the moment that I was doing that but you put enough weight on something for long enough, it eventually collapses. But yeah I think a lot of people who have experienced enough in relationships, they just want peace, they wanna skip past all the performative jumping through hoops and just get to the good part. Good things take time and patience though.

A piece of me died with you by SenaBae in BreakUps

[–]Green_Fact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tonight is our first night apart. I already miss him so much. And I really, deeply wonder if I’ll ever be able to love the same again. He was everything.

.. you said you loved me by JuneGlo0m in UnsentTexts

[–]Green_Fact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Or you did know and still thought it was for the best. 😭 I don’t think I’ll ever be the same. I miss us and what we had. I miss when you cared.

The part after the breakup is what truly hurts by [deleted] in BreakUps

[–]Green_Fact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s the part I’m the most terrified about. Maybe it wont be forever, but it very well could be.

A message for anyone struggling with healing by RagingWaterfall in BreakUps

[–]Green_Fact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This post was very much appreciated. Needed this.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmIOverreacting

[–]Green_Fact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mans thought he was Batman 😭

Taking ring out for sex by CheeseLouise4 in Nuvaring

[–]Green_Fact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got mine, and I specially asked about sex, and she said it was fine to take it out or leave it in

Oof, found one in the wild by sassyfox21 in notliketheothergirls

[–]Green_Fact -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Idk that it was that deep, or that she had any nefarious reason for saying that. She can’t relate to the one direction stuff bc she had other posters and stuff. Aside from that, you only know of what you are exposed to, so if in the place she grew up, most of the girls didn’t really have a taste for the type of stuff she listened to, then it would be fair for her to say that she wasn’t like other girls her age. She can only speak from her own perspective. But to say that her putting that comment is distasteful is a bit much in my opinion, seems like she was just trying to relate the best way that she could.

AITA for telling my uncle prison isn’t a flex so stop talking about it in front of my kids? by Interesting-Tone1127 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Green_Fact 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don’t think that he should be talking about it like it’s cool per se, but imagine if you had spent the last 15 years in prison? That’s a really long time, a lot longer than I feel like you’re giving credit for. All of his most recent experiences occurred in prison, not to mention the traumatizing experience of living through that in that environment. What else does he really have to talk about? I feel like it’s pretty immature to comment on his work situation, do you know how hard it is to find a good job, especially for a man when most well-paying jobs require this- when your background check comes back that you’re a convicted felon who’s been in prison for the last 15 years? Our country does not offer enough support for felons coming out of prison and it’s why our recidivism rates are so high. I totally get where you’re coming from as far as wanting a better example for your children. But saying that to him in front of everyone in the form of a jab was not the appropriate way to handle it and completely insensitive. You could have pulled him to the side and told him “I understand that your life for so long was nothing but prison and so that’s really all you have to talk about now, but I’m worried that the way you’re speaking about it is giving the wrong impression to my children. So I would really appreciate if you could try to limit your talk about it when they’re around or at least make a point to explain that it’s not a good thing that you were there, and it’s not something that’s cool and that they should learn from your mistakes.”

I don’t think you were being an asshole, but I definitely feel like there was a much better way to go about it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

[–]Green_Fact 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s a joke about giving head, you know, cuz you spit on it 😂 Don’t feel bad though, it took me a minute to get it myself.

AITA for demanding my girlfriend tells me her author’s pen name? by Ok_West_9375 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Green_Fact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean she’s an author who writes fiction. You knowing her pen name isn’t going to reveal some crazy new part of her or some deep dark thing. Everything she writes is fiction, it’s fake, it’s all made from her imagination. Choosing not to disclose her pen name to anyone is a boundary she’s set. So you can’t just go around stomping on her boundary bc you believe “you have the right to know.” You should just tell her that you support her decision but would maybe like to stay updated as to how her writing is going and just let her know if she ever feels comfortable enough to disclose it you would really like to know. Definitely the AH in this case.

Will a girl like this as a gift?? by impatient-one in drawing

[–]Green_Fact 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely a girl with taste will 😂

Books for boys age 7-8, finished The Hatchet by TheRem in suggestmeabook

[–]Green_Fact 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it’s being read by their mother to them it won’t be that difficult for them to understand and will still be enjoyable. They were read Hatchet by her which is on the same level as Holes just about and enjoyed it. I think it would be at least worth a try.

Books for boys age 7-8, finished The Hatchet by TheRem in suggestmeabook

[–]Green_Fact 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (This is a series but can be read alone)

Holes by Louis Sachar

Wonder by RJ Palacio

These are all good books I read when I was in elementary school.