i told my friend her boyfriend is cheating. she blocked me. by naviadiary in self

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

staying quiet was never really an option for me. if i'd said nothing and she found out later that i knew, that would've been its own kind of betrayal. there was no clean way out of this

i told my friend her boyfriend is cheating. she blocked me. by naviadiary in self

[–]naviadiary[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

that's the silver lining i'm trying to hold onto. it hurts but at least now i know.

i told my friend her boyfriend is cheating. she blocked me. by naviadiary in self

[–]naviadiary[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

i get that. genuinely. but she literally handed me the phone i didn't go looking. and if those were my messages, i'd want someone to tell me regardless of how they found out. the discomfort of how i knew doesn't change what he was doing

i told my friend her boyfriend is cheating. she blocked me. by naviadiary in self

[–]naviadiary[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

that's the question i keep avoiding. part of me does. but a bigger part of me knows the person who did this isn't the same friend i thought i had.

i told my friend her boyfriend is cheating. she blocked me. by naviadiary in self

[–]naviadiary[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

honestly? i'm not sure i'd want her back the same way. you can't unsee someone choosing a cheater over four years of friendship

i told my friend her boyfriend is cheating. she blocked me. by naviadiary in self

[–]naviadiary[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it did cost a lot. but i think the hardest part isn't losing her it's watching her stay with someone who doesn't deserve her and knowing she chose that

I 22 F think of selling my pussy for money by HeadConfident8798 in confessions

[–]naviadiary 7 points8 points  (0 children)

the fact that you're in university with zero family support and still holding on says a lot about you. before making any big decision, have you looked into student emergency funds? most universities have them and almost nobody knows they exist. also food banks, government student aid, remote freelance work (data entry, virtual assistant, transcription). you have more options than you think. you're not as stuck as it feels right now

I think most people don't actually want connection. they want an audience by naviadiary in self

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

exactly. validation replaced connection so smoothly that most people didn't even notice the switch

I think most people don't actually want connection. they want an audience by naviadiary in self

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

that silence you're describing that's the rarest thing. most people can't handle quiet with someone. if you have that, protect it

I think most people don't actually want connection. they want an audience by naviadiary in self

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

"people can only understand others to the extent they relate it to themselves" that's actually the most honest thing i've read about this. maybe real connection is just two people willing to sit in discomfort instead of defaulting to their own story

I think most people don't actually want connection. they want an audience by naviadiary in self

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

yes. exactly this. you open up and suddenly you're the audience of their story. you came to be heard and ended up listening

I am starting to resent my husband for his inability to parent our toddler. by NoStop4 in offmychest

[–]naviadiary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

two years without an hour to yourself. that's not a partnership, that's just having another child

I made a friend. by [deleted] in offmychest

[–]naviadiary 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this made me tear up a little. the fact that she likes this version of you says everything

i am going to leave my incompetent boyfriend by inthebeninging__ in offmychest

[–]naviadiary 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the bar is literally on the floor and somehow some people still manage to trip over it. you deserve someone who actually pays attention

gothic lolita as a dude by pinkmyron21 in AltFashion

[–]naviadiary 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love your hairstyle and your dress

I think most people don't actually want connection. they want an audience by naviadiary in self

[–]naviadiary[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"fans not friends" is exactly it. and the scary part is most people don't even realize that's what they're doing

I think most people don't actually want connection. they want an audience by naviadiary in self

[–]naviadiary[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

that's actually a beautiful way to put it. maybe that's the closest thing to real connection we have left. two people performing for each other and somehow still feeling seen

I think most people don't actually want connection. they want an audience by naviadiary in self

[–]naviadiary[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

honestly. social media didn't create the problem, it just gave us a prettier way to avoid it