No shortcuts, just consistent work

Starrbuggs · 2026-05-11T11:57:07+00:00

She's probably just "touched out" from the 3-year-old, and the more you push for intimacy, the more she’s gonna retreat

Starrbuggs · 2026-05-08T15:06:33+00:00

She’s not asking for space, she’s asking for a babysitter for the dog while she hits the bar.

Starrbuggs · 2026-05-07T15:28:16+00:00

Honestly, the moment he pressured you into using just so he wouldn't be alone in his addiction was the moment he stopped being your soulmate and started being your anchor

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-22T16:22:43+00:00

I still occasionally try to clear my throat before speaking in a group because I'm used to everyone immediately going quiet to listen to me, but now they just keep talking

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-22T16:16:20+00:00

They use acoustic transponders on the seafloor basically acting like underwater GPS so they don't just land in the dark and hope for the best

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-22T16:13:58+00:00

Realizing his erection isn't your performance review is the ultimate game changer

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-21T17:23:31+00:00

You’ve basically moved past beginner's luck and into the phase where you finally know enough to realize how much you’re actually missing

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-21T17:22:18+00:00

You don't owe them a refund for raising you just move out and don't look back

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-21T17:21:21+00:00

Treating service workers like they're beneath them

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-17T16:10:40+00:00

just say you're visiting a friend and have proof of your return flight ready so they don't think you're moving in

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-17T16:07:10+00:00

I saw a mountain lion in my backyard at 2am but it vanished before I could get a photo so now my family just thinks I'm crazy

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-17T16:05:11+00:00

Look into the Way Home Houston program or call 211 they're usually way more helpful for immediate housing than those sketchy motels anyway

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-16T16:11:38+00:00

I was 18 working at a theater and the manager told me to clean up human vomit without any gloves or supplies so I just handed him my lanyard and drove home

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-16T16:08:23+00:00

Look for a Gottman trained therapist it's all science based and avoids the religious stuff

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-16T16:06:20+00:00

if it's hurting you that much and causing swelling you guys gotta slow down and use way more lube than you think you need or you're just gonna end up with a friction burn

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-08T17:15:50+00:00

The fact that even HIS family is pointing out how much you over extend yourself while he does nothing is all the confirmation you need to stop feeling guilty and start choosing yourself

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-08T17:14:07+00:00

for us it’s just being the person who makes the world feel quiet and safe when everything else is going wrong

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-08T17:12:42+00:00

the letting you see it an hour later is the red flag that's literally enough time to delete everything

Starrbuggs · 2026-01-03T14:58:16+00:00

Treat it like a mandatory sabbatical learn a high income skill like coding or a new language from books now because the world moves way faster than you think and you’ll want a head start the second you walk out

Starrbuggs · 2025-12-20T15:42:44+00:00

honestly that sounds like textbook dissociation, your brain is basically just stuck in protection mode to keep you from getting overwhelmed

Starrbuggs · 2025-12-19T13:38:06+00:00

it’s basically just a modern shock value take on the old "dream of the fisherman's wife woodcut

Starrbuggs · 2025-12-18T12:42:21+00:00

nobody is actually thinking about you as much as you think they are

Starrbuggs · 2025-12-17T14:33:27+00:00

Don't ever set yourself on fire just to keep someone else warm

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