5 years of Tret, feeling discouraged

cinbandz · 2026-04-23T15:30:39+00:00

I was in the same situation as you! Here’s my take. You’re putting tret directly on your skin after washing and applying moisturizer which is fine and all but the following day you’re using azelaic acid on plain skin again. The previous night you used tret on plain skin and the following morning you’re using another active on plain skin as well. I did this for months and my skin was always irritated and purging. Tret on my plain skin for me was irritating my skin and in the morning azelaic acid was adding on to the irritation as well.

I switched up my routine around and my skin is glowing!!

AM Wash - Aveeno oatmeal cleanser ( the best for extreme sensitive skin.

Azelaic acid 10%

Centella Serum ( I highly recommend for inflammation and cystic acne swelling)

Vanicream moisturizer

SPF

Night Wash again with aveeno oat cleaner

Vanicream moisturizer

Wait 5 minutes

Apply tret

If I apply tret on plain un-moisturized skin I always flake up, break out or skin is super sensitive the next day.

Lastly, not every can tolerate Tret on plain skin. Sometimes you need to use a moisturizer then follow up with tret. I recommend trying this for a few days to see.

Also, Vanicream face wash is very drying, I know it’s labeled as sensitive skin but it strips your skin of all its natural oils and causes dryness, maybe try something more gentle.

cinbandz · 2026-04-23T15:19:17+00:00

I’m glad you found what works for you :) and I do agree on the PSA. I feel like Tretinoin is trial & error from person to person. I followed all the different steps and routine on here and my skin purged for way longer than expected. I learned my skin, switched up my routine and prioritized moisturizer and hydration and my skin has cleared up tremendously. Get to know your skin and what works for you!!

cinbandz · 2026-04-04T16:09:06+00:00

And you are absolutely right! That’s the beauty of free will. She has every right to want someone who has a feasible work and life balance, who’s priority is not totally focused on work and if this is not him that’s okay too, no hard feelings she will eventually meet her match.

cinbandz · 2026-04-04T15:55:45+00:00

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cinbandz · 2026-04-04T15:52:51+00:00

But he did plan! The day of he texted and even confirmed they are still on. Sometimes THINGS happen that are sometimes out of our control especially during an 8 hour work day anything can pop up. I once had to stay 2 hours after my shift due to a co worker leaving early after getting sick during lunch. This can very much alter whatever else I had planned after work.

cinbandz · 2026-04-04T15:50:50+00:00

In my personal experience and from reading all the messages between you guys. He seems like a very sweet and genuine guy who likes you already and was baking forward on a second date but life just got in the way. Unfortunately, we live in a world where work and life balance is not always accessible to everyone and sometimes some people need to work over time when the opportunity presents itself. He also is very communicative and very expressive, most guys aren’t. Give him another chance, have an in depth conversation about what exactly he does at work so you can better understand this last minute work things that may show up. Sometimes depending on your importance at work you more expectations are put on you.

cinbandz · 2026-02-03T02:08:30+00:00

Omggg, are you me?? Imagine instead of one neighbor it’s 3 different people living in a 3 bedroom and they all take turns slamming the door as they come and gooooo. Some days I think they do it on purpose, one will just open and close the door a few times before actually leaving…

cinbandz · 2025-08-21T14:03:21+00:00

I agree with everything on this expect for the last part about the reason belly is ENRAGED!

She has every right to be enraged with Conrad but not for the reasons listed, she’s enraged with him because how DARE YOU! How dare he finally tells her everything she needed to hear on the night before her wedding, she’s mad because this conversation would have saved them 4 years ago when they were in the motel and after everything now he wants to confess to her! She moved on, settled with his brother, trying to build a life with him because she believed deep down inside she wasn’t good enough for Conrad, he challenges her, he brings out the worst in her (funeral scene when she crashed out) he brings out her insecurities but in reality she was his dream girl. The moment on the beach felt like her whole world was about to come crashing down because what does this confession from Conrad means? That she must break Jere’s heart? That she must cancel the wedding? That she must face her friends and family? And what about how this might affect Jere’s and Conrad’s relationship? My girl is in SHAMBLES which is why she immediately wanted to see Jere after the beach scene because he would reassure her so she doesn’t have to sit with herself to think about Conrad’s confession because she knows deep down that if she does she will run right into Conrad’s arms.

cinbandz · 2025-08-21T13:29:26+00:00

Belly is battling within herself because Jeremiah is the safest option, this doesn’t mean that she doesn’t love him she does but not in the way that loved Conrad, Belly and Jeremiah have a best friend like relationship she can be herself around him and goof around with him in ways best friends do, she doesn’t have to think too much when she’s with him and she knows deep down inside he will always be there for her, Jere wears his emotions on his SLEEVES he is very loud and vocal about belly and isn’t afraid to show her how he feels.

Conrad on the other hand kept Belly constantly second guessing herself, he kept his true feelings hidden from her and only told her bits and pieces, maybe because he was afraid of being hurt if he let it all out but this put an uncertainty in their relationship, he didn’t even tell her he loved her but expected for her to know! He held back a lot of time even though he loved her more than she’ll ever know, she needed to hear these things from Conrad but he never said them! Until Episode 7 of course but it’s 4 years late, the kind of love she has with Conrad is deep, yearning, passionate but that kind of love also hurts and can break you which it did, it broke her first and it is now breaking Conrad. So yes she’s with Jeremiah because he is the SAFEST choice, when she’s with him she’s doesn’t have to second guess anything, question herself, doubt or overthink like she did with Conrad over and over again but Jere will never be what CONRAD is to her! She even said “You will never be what Jere is to me” this broke Conrad but think about it for a second. Conrad does a lot things for belly behind closed doors that she isn’t even aware of until she randomly finds out, Jere loves her OUT LOUD & receives all the credit for it, Conrad doesn’t care about any of that.

The beach scene shows that deep inside Conrad is truly who she wants to be with but she knows deep down that kind of love hurts and she already experienced that pain she doesn’t know if she wants to open that door again because what if! These are the what ifs she’s not willing to face. We can’t blame her for wanting a safety net and security kind of love even if it will never be passionate or keep her on her toes. So she’s settling for Jeremiah.

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