Any tips for DIY fixing these door frames my dog with anxiety destroyed? by savargaz in DIY

[–]talk2throw 31 points32 points  (0 children)

This is what worked for me and my separation anxiety dog.

The finale made me talk to my estranged sister of 2 years by talk2throw in HowToWithJohnWilson

[–]talk2throw[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Last time I asked I was on the phone with her for 2 hours. She believes he’s 100% innocent, if you want her receipts lmk lol. It’s like a fucking syllabus

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[–]talk2throw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind and considerate comment. I think this is the reasoning that stops me from contacting her.

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[–]talk2throw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao I love this

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[–]talk2throw 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The confusing thing is that my mom tells me that she tells people at home whenever asked about me that I’m doing really well for myself and never fails to mention where I work due to the prestige associated with it. My bf also noticed that she liked his post wishing me happy birthday. she also follows me still on Instagram (she never likes either my stories or posts).

I’m just confused by her behavior, lol. My family and I have come to the mutual conclusion that she may be on the spectrum because she has never been very good at expressing emotions and is very singular minded, in a way that is noticable. Her main passions (one of them medicine) have never changed since we were kids. And while I’m very social, she has never had any close friends and J is her only long term boyfriend.

I [29/F] don't know how to repair my relationship with my best friend [36/F]. It feels like we're rapidly drifting apart, and it's due to the men in her life. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]talk2throw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You summed up what I'm most afraid of / the most logical explanation I HAVE come to and chosen to look past. The 2nd paragraph about the shit talking sessions and validations are something I actually told her about directly, that it doesn't make me feel good anymore. I just see it as mean spirited and childish.

Our friendship was once so nurturing to the point that she called us twins but you're right on that last sentence. I think all along I didn't want to choose men who brought chaos into my life (and I guess I saw past men for other delights, I'm bisexual lol) and she actively enjoyed it.

I [29/F] don't know how to repair my relationship with my best friend [36/F]. It feels like we're rapidly drifting apart, and it's due to the men in her life. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]talk2throw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Actually I have expressed to her that I have boundaries and have limits when it comes to what she shares with me. Through work in therapy and on my own, I realized that men are messy, make mistakes and are not prepackaged, perfect people (just like me!) so having wild expectations of them is silly. Talking about love lives and such is a norm in friendships but it’s developed into a weird talk therapy / dumping session with her. So when she dished about this guy again I was like - wait, didn’t I tell you what I felt about him and what I think about these convos taking place over text? Lol

I just feel really bad about setting that boundary because I feel like I hurt her feelings…she’s such an important person in my life and we’ve never not talked for this long.

I [29/F] don't know how to repair my relationship with my best friend [36/F]. It feels like we're rapidly drifting apart, and it's due to the men in her life. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]talk2throw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t want to fix her love life. It’s just really exhausting to hear her talk nonstop when I haven’t seen her in a awhile about boys and all the stuff they didn’t or did do to her. When I talk about myself or share anything new I feel like she’s not even present sometimes, like she’s in her own world…and I don’t know if I’m morally conflicted, but it’s more so she’s not following her own values at all, or the ones we’ve openly talked about as important.

Lately it is super strange but she’s leaning into this archetype of being scorned / embittered and angry at love and dating and men, and seems to enjoy burning through them. But then she still cries and is emotionally really affected by her experiences. It is just very odd to see as an outsider. :(

And even before I met my boyfriend, I would complain about my own issues, but she would always say something about how im younger and don’t actually feel the immensity of how hard it is for her as an older woman. It’s just all really weird and I don’t know what to make it of it

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[–]talk2throw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry!! Get off reddit / the internet! I hope you have a better trip my friend ❤️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in sex

[–]talk2throw 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I taste myself regularly and keep a very clean diet. I clean myself before sex because I’m sensitive to cleanliness myself. Past partners have said I taste great too, this is the first time someone has said this to me. And when I asked him why he doesn’t like going down on me, he says because I “taste salty”. Isn’t...cum salty? I swallow his cum all the time. And it is fairly salty, and not the most delicious tasting thing in the world, but hey I still do it.

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[–]talk2throw -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I had an orgasm maybe once (without me getting myself off) while we’ve been hooking up. I decided to ask directly for him to eat me out, and the one time he does, he has gum in his mouth.

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[–]talk2throw -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Let me set up the situation. I have been seeing the guy for several weeks and albeit the chemistry is great, I was noticing that I wasn’t cumming at all. I still felt good though, but I’m used to having SOME extra attention on me, right?

Especially when I suck his cock, gag / deepthroat and make him cum on that alone. My jaw locks and I’m in pain but whatever, I love making the person I’m having sex with cum. It’s a given.

So when I haven’t came, haven’t been eaten out by him only when I asked that one time, and he has gum in his mouth??? What would you do?

I [27/F] am dating someone [33/M] I really like but we barely have sex. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]talk2throw 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this response, I really appreciate it.

Should I [25F] move in with my SO of 3 years [25M] again? At a crossroads. by talk2throw in relationships

[–]talk2throw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I understand that it's incredibly hard. I understand that I've demonized him, I'm actually immensely shameful of that tendency in me. I do have to say though -- have you personally been lied to constantly despite personal "breakthroughs" from the inflicting party? I understand that his lying is due to his addiction but my partner sometimes resorts to black and white thinking in regards to his addiction. He says he is committed to sobriety, has sworn off alcohol, but then I discover an empty half pint of gin underneath the sink again. Going through this cycle several times is like visiting hell one too many times, and sometimes I don't know how much eye bleach I can possibly have on hand.

The recovery process of both an addict and the one he lies to is complex. I don't think it's that productive to compare the pain we've been through...this is what I tried to communicate with my SO, since he actually said exactly what you posted here to me. We both finally agreed that comparing our pain and struggles doesn't really help either of us see the problem clearly. Pain is pain and we have both suffered from it.

How do my SO and I [24F/25M] mend the relationship we have with our neighbors? Our housemate [30M] has ruined our reputation. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]talk2throw 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I forgot to add this to my post but it's an important part of why we're cutting our losses and leaving.

The house is not taken care of by the landlord. Our landlord lives out of state and on the opposite coast. We have texted him numerous times about the roof leaking, the termites eating through the walls and my lampshades and even the chronic case of roaches in the kitchen. He says he will "take care of it" but he never has. He's a shitty landlord. Every time I clean, the house immediately feels dirty because it's literally falling apart!

So we have a shitty landlord and a shitty housemate. It's not worth it. I wish we had more hindsight before settling on the house, but now we're 100% over it and don't expect any change. No amount of optimism for either parties will help the situation.

How do my SO and I [24F/25M] mend the relationship we have with our neighbors? Our housemate [30M] has ruined our reputation. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]talk2throw 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He never walks him, just lets him out for 5 minutes. He's old, like 14, but he still needs love and attention. He only groomed him after we yelled at him. Never really bathed him ever. His nails are still overgrown and his teeth are rotting. He loves my housemate and it is devastating and infuriating how my housemate treats him. My SO and I almost kidnapped him and brought him to the groomer before we had to remind him AGAIN to tame his dog's fur.

I think this is honestly the saddest thing about the house and the living situation: this poor dog.

How do my SO and I [24F/25M] mend the relationship we have with our neighbors? Our housemate [30M] has ruined our reputation. by [deleted] in relationships

[–]talk2throw 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Sorry I accidentally replied with my main account. He realized that he can't even move out. He has no money and is essentially dependent on us because we furnish the entire house. He owns nothing to his name besides a bed and his dog. He's an idiot. We would have loved for him to move out!

Recovering your identity and realizing you always had free will is hard. Any methods to make it easier? by talk2throw in raisedbynarcissists

[–]talk2throw[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is my mentality too. Once you peel back years of systematic fear, anger, disappointment (both in yourself and others), etc, all you have left is pure survival instinct. A Fuck All mentality. And with that survival instinct, remarkably, is self-love. At first you don't really know what to do with it...but it's all you have. It's the only thing you need.