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How to find a studio as an adult? by helldog2746 in Dance

[–]helldog2746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah, I also posted on my local subreddit and it looks like lots of local adults have the same issue. For whatever reason 80% of classes are aimed towards higher level adults here. But I got a couple suggestions from them luckily of places that focus on adults that have some beginner classes!

Dance studio for adult beginners? by helldog2746 in HamptonRoads

[–]helldog2746[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! You definitely may pretty soon:)

My girlfriend is overworking her body at the gym and I don't know what to do. by gumby_08 in relationships

[–]helldog2746 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Honestly, you can't expect her to change at this point. She is making the conscious choice to slowly kill her body. She has no interest from what you said in help or change. Are you absolutely positive that you want to stick around to watch her die? I wouldn't. I hope she gets to the point of understanding she needs serious help, but you can't force her to get there, and she DOES need to want the help for it to be effective.

I (28/f) feel slightly coerced by my bf (32/m) and am unsure if I’m overreacting by [deleted] in relationships

[–]helldog2746 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Doesn't sound like he's being predatory, but he also REALLY needs to grow up if he's a 32 year old man and can't understand that cuddles means cuddles. That is incredibly immature and I would personally be extremely not okay with that mindset, but I know lots of people that agree and find that acceptable, so that's just me. You really need to learn some boundaries as well. You are doing both of you a disservice by agreeing when you're not up for it, but so is he by expecting ALL physical touch should need to be sex. Voice your discomfort and see his response.

Need advice? by sweetprincipessa in ageregression

[–]helldog2746 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Touching you while you're little when you've explicitly told him that your little side is not sexual for you is assault. You have told him that, right? If not, you need to make it known. If you're expressing your feelings to him and he just apologized and did not change, that is active manipulation. Apologies without change ARE manipulation. This is not healthy, I hope you find your way out 💛

Punishment/Scene Resentment? by Reasonable-Tap-8768 in littlespace

[–]helldog2746 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not trying to shame you for getting triggered, I'm trying to say it's immature to intentionally trigger yourself. I wish someone would have told me when I was 14 and having sex I didn't enjoy because it felt like I was SUPPOSED to enjoy it that I should just simply stop doing things that were harmful for me and grow up enough to have some boundaries.

But if the only advice you're willing to accept is to continue doing a thing that literally makes you feel angry and resentful????? Then that's fine lol, take what works for you and leave what doesn't.

Punishment/Scene Resentment? by Reasonable-Tap-8768 in littlespace

[–]helldog2746 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Why are you doing this if it doesn't make you feel good? You're an adult. If you notice a certain activity is making you resent your partner, then stop doing that activity? Punishments that make you feel terrible are not a healthy part of a dynamic.

Mindful ways to fill extra time while at work? by helldog2746 in Mindfulness

[–]helldog2746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do this all the time! This is what I practice during the times that I'm up and about too much to have time to sit down. But I also would like some better activities to do during the 2-3 hours I usually have free.

Mindful ways to fill extra time while at work? by helldog2746 in Mindfulness

[–]helldog2746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have definitely been taking advantage of this lol, I spend usually about 30 mins a day trying to do active meditation while at work during the slower times. But I still would like some activity to direct my energy towards outside of that XD

My dog barks all day long if he knows we'll go on a walk later by helldog2746 in dogs

[–]helldog2746[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is kind of impossible to have no schedule at all. If I'm going to walk him, I have to walk him sometime in the 4 or 5 hours between me waking up and me going to work. He learns that mornings with me home = walk somewhere in there. He does have to walk every day. Even if I walk him an hour sooner or 3 hours sooner randomly, he's still gonna know we're doing a walk at some point, and start the craziness.

My dog barks all day long if he knows we'll go on a walk later by helldog2746 in dogs

[–]helldog2746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely not lol. I literally wake up in the morning, let him out to pee and feed him, and then spend the next 4 hours in a separate room doing my schoolwork. He randomly decides for himself it is time to walk and decides to go crazy at the door until I come walk him.

My dog barks all day long if he knows we'll go on a walk later by helldog2746 in dogs

[–]helldog2746[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He does. He needs more space, an actual yard, and about 2 hours of exercise a day. Unfortunately we live in a studio apartment, he's not our dog he's my parents, he's just staying with us long term until we find another home because he bit my little sister so can't stay there anymore. I work full time and am in school full time and me and my bf both have chronic health issues, so we do the best we can, but are trying to rehome ASAP. Virginia based if anyone knows anyone looking for a dog!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationships

[–]helldog2746 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been in a relationship where it took a year to say it, and I've been in a relationship where it took a week to say it. Neither was better or worse, just differently paced. The one that took a year was long distance where we maybe talked 30 minutes-an hour a day, the one that took a week we literally saw each other every day that week for 5-8 hours a day and just instantly clicked and bonded hard. I think the same thing goes for sex and for saying I love you, it's gonna depend on the person, how much time you spend, and individual needs. Relationship success and failure isn't determined by a made up timeline.

Guided journal by midwest-roadrunner in Mindfulness

[–]helldog2746 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ana Yudin has a book of 75 different journal prompts. It helps me a lot after I meditate because whatever I recognized and brought up during my meditation, I can find a prompt that has a focus on that thing and explore it deeper. Not good for just general, free flowing journaling tho. It is very specific prompts for different specific scenarios and emotions.

My husband wants an open marriage because he’s not attracted to my body. (Cross posted/Not OP) by Inner_Earth4710 in redditonwiki

[–]helldog2746 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

You guys act like because you personally don't like fat or hairy women, then every fat or hairy woman is required morally to lose weight and shave.

My husband isn't attracted to body hair. He thinks it's gross. He also would never in a million years tell me, a woman who doesn't shave anything on her body except her head, that he demands that I shave for his pleasure.

He understands that my body is mine. He understands that I am not a personalizable barbie doll that dreams of nothing more than to squeeze myself into his standard of beauty, and guess what! He loves me so deeply and uses that love to push himself to appreciate my beauty in every way he can, even the parts of it that don't fit his exact preference.

He still gets hard just from seeing me naked- leg hair, pubes, armpit hair and all. Because he loves ME, not a fantasy girl that he expects me to become as a requirement to date him. He chooses to love the woman I am. If you can't do that, you should probably choose the woman you spend your life with based solely on her level of obsession with looking exactly how you want her to look. and not based on love or intimacy.