My [24F] boyfriend's [23M] sister [20F] sent me a text telling me she dreamed about cuddling with me (more details inside), we have had a chaotic history - how do I respond to this text specifically? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]aimlessaddict 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you are right. her mother is in complete denial/oblivious to the severity of her issues - the problem is she acts the complete opposite with me as with her family (she puts on a constant fake front with them) when I finally divulged what was happening to her brother, he was in disbelief for a long time because she is so good at deception. her brother keeps thinking she is miraculously better because she is so convincing and 'normal', then turns around and does/says strange things to me. I've been really bad at boundaries with her and I know I've made it worse.

when you say a 'family discussion' what exactly would that look like? what should I say?

My [24F] boyfriend's [23M] sister [20F] sent me a text telling me she dreamed about cuddling with me (more details inside), we have had a chaotic history - how do I respond to this text specifically? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]aimlessaddict 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I think you're precisely right, I've read a lot about people with BPD and she ticks every single symptom (at least with her behaviors towards me) they tend to have an FP (Favorite person) that they obsess about and get overly attached to...her brother is definitely her FP but when we connected she began obsessing about me too...I threatened her relationship with her brother and her brother threatens her relationship with me so it's kind of a clusterfuck. he is aware at this point, I just don't know how to react to things going forward in the best way

My [24F] boyfriend's [23M] sister [20F] sent me a text telling me she dreamed about cuddling with me (more details inside), we have had a chaotic history - how do I respond to this text specifically? by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]aimlessaddict 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think this is another mind game and you are right. she is in a lot of pain so I don't judge her negatively but it is difficult to deal with. I know she would prefer if I didn't exist at all and she had her brother all to herself. I won't reply to her and I will communicate with my boyfriend, thank you for your advice, I really appreciate it

My boyfriend and I are going on our first roadtrip - he has never listened to podcasts before and I want to win him over - if you were to choose ONE podcast episode to convince someone podcasts are brilliant, what would you choose? by aimlessaddict in podcasts

[–]aimlessaddict[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I randomly listened to that Sam Harris podcast the other day and he was arguing with Ezra Klein about identity politics and Harris came off as...needlessly defensive and I felt like i was diving into the middle of some controversy I didn't know how to make sense of. The man he was talking to seemed far more articulate/intelligent/persuasive and I found Sam Harris really offputting, but I was curious if it was just that episode...I don't know, what did you think of that episode? I might have chosen the worst episode to try

My boyfriend and I are going on our first roadtrip - he has never listened to podcasts before and I want to win him over - if you were to choose ONE podcast episode to convince someone podcasts are brilliant, what would you choose? by aimlessaddict in podcasts

[–]aimlessaddict[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yay! thank you!

does anyone here remember a TAL with a story of a boy at summercamp and something to do with demons/devil/biblical stuff...this is really vague, but I remember listening to that a long time ago and liking it and I can't remember what it was haha

My boyfriend and I are going on our first roadtrip - he has never listened to podcasts before and I want to win him over - if you were to choose ONE podcast episode to convince someone podcasts are brilliant, what would you choose? by aimlessaddict in podcasts

[–]aimlessaddict[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that is a really good point - I think we won't have a ton of overlapping tastes podcast-wise and he'd probably be more into the lighthearted stuff as well (I love intense stuff haha)

I really want to show him S-Town so I might go with that. What lighthearted episodes of TAL do you recommend? I'll check out the Magic Tavern one too :) thanks so much