I've been in a "roommate marriage" for the past two years. This has included 0 affection or saying "I love you".

Recently I jumped through a lot of hoops and did all of the legwork to get my wife her refill on her migraine meds after we changed insurance and she failed to ask for a refill last week. When I emailed her to let her know that her meds were ready she replied with "Thank you. I love you."

Thing is, I can't honestly remember the last time she said or even typed that. Probably about as long as it's been since the last time we were intimate.

Do I use this as an opportunity to tell her how unhappy and unloved I've felt? Or just let it go? I'm afraid that it's going to start a fight, but won't actually change anything.

Also, divorce is not an option. We have kids and I refuse to only see them part-time.

Thank you in advance.

So my best friend (26F) has been ghosting me for about a week (aside from a quick message 2 days ago to say she would "reply properly soon"). To be honest she's been very busy with work, dealing with a lot, and is a bit slow replying generally so I'm not too worried about that in itself.

Last time I spoke to her she was hungover, feeling down, and a little bit upset.

For context, we had a night out last week where a little bit of drama happened. She got very drunk and was getting a little physical with a guy she knew from work, I decided to slip away and leave them to their fun. But on the way home I realised she was probably too drunk to consent if it went any further, so I decided to go back and make sure she got home OK. When I got back she was outside looking for me, and the guy she had been with had followed her out and was offering her drugs.

So I'm glad I went back as for me that seemed like a pretty big red flag. I gave her a lift home and sent her a message later that night explaining what had happened, in case she didn't remember the night. I basically wanted to explain what had happened and why I thought it was a red flag so she could make a decision on whether to be careful around this guy in future.

We spoke on the phone the next morning after she read the message to clarify things, they were a little hazy for her etc. Anyway she seemed genuinely upset about it and I got the impression she was a little bit mad with me, especially when she realised I had left before coming back. She thanked me for looking out for her and I apologised for leaving without saying goodbye and acknowledged it was a shitty thing to do.

Anyway, all I want to know is, should I reach out and ask her how she is? I kinda want to phone her tonight (she should finish work around 10 I think) and just chat to her and check she is OK. But on the other hand it will be late, she will be tired, and I'm worried that calling her might not be respecting her boundaries (considering she hasn't responded to either of my messages yet). The other option is just send another WhatsApp checking in, but I don't want to come across like I'm trying to hassle her for a reply and to be honest I would probably be a bit hurt if I got ghosted again.

At the end of the day I just want to be a good friend. With that in mind, should I reach out and check on her and let her know I care? Or should I respect her boundaries and leave her alone till she reaches out to me?

Some years ago I was walking towards the bus station. On the way there was a mother and a daughter walking in the opposite direction of me. The mother turned towards some bad dudes sitting on a bench. My best guess is she wanted to buy drugs.... My worst guess... I don't even want to know. The daughter stopped me and asked me the time while she looked at me and her mother. I was so stupid at the time, that I told her what the time was. She absolutely asked for my help. I don't know how to cope with the shame of letting that girl down. Please help me.

Alright..

My biological father (59M) thinks he is in a relationship with a famous singer, I (19F) don’t really want to say who this singer is for the sake of privacy.. I know it could be easy to find out who she is, and I am already uncomfortable by this situation.

For a little insight.. He has always been an alcoholic. He was even on an episode of a reality show in efforts to help this addiction, it didn’t and soon after he got back from rehab it wasn’t looking good. My mother divorced him, this being 2 or 3 years after I was born. After the divorce my mother and I moved away and I think it’s accurate to say that the relationship between my father and I is.. awkward.. he didn’t visit me much as I grew up, and when he did these visits would have years in between them.

At some he stopped visiting to take care of his parents, and I should say.. he is a good man and I love him as my biological father.

He still views me as a little girl, and knows almost nothing about me. He thinks we are much closer than we actually are, maybe because I am still his daughter.. we do not text often but when we do it’s never in an effort to make it more than it always has been.

Now.. I think he started bringing this “relationship” up to me about.. 2 or 3 years ago. All of a sudden he was talking about how this singer and him were in a serious relationship, how her and her current husband were separated and were going through a divorce.. they are still together, how she has been visiting him.. even though she has been on tour, how she has been supporting him and couldn’t wait to meet me so that she could “support” me by sending me to college, how.. they were going to get married. My father, who was never really there or supported me or my mother after the divorce.. has been promising me many extraordinary things, basically promising me a future, and saying that things will change and that I will be together with him and her..

He has not given any evidence.. not that I ever believed him. At first I thought it could have been a joke, some sort of running joke to see if I actually would believe it and start talking to him again.. if I thought I’d get something out of it? He has always had a sense of humor, in a way.

I have asked him for pictures of him and her together, and he says he can’t send anything and that he shouldn’t even be telling anyone that they are together.

I have asked him how they met, I think he did answer this.. only once but what he said was so casual and vague that I can’t remember so I will assume it’s how any fan could somehow meet a celebrity, though I doubt he has actually even seen her in person.

All the pictures he has shown me of her, only her.. are easily found on Google, they are almost always from online interviews she has done so they look natural.. he once sent a picture of one of his phones, with a picture of her on it.. he said he was on FaceTime with her but I quickly discovered that the picture of her was in fact from an interview.

And, recently he sent me a selfie.. I didn’t notice it at first but looking back I saw a printed out picture of her.. taped to the wall.

I am worried about his mental health, years of drinking, past trauma, and from what I can assume stress.. I think it’s all become worse as he got older.

I don’t think he is some.. crazy stalker that’s actually interfering with this singers personal life.. I don’t think that at all. But to be making up all these elaborate lies not only involving himself but me, believing them, and being so.. persistent and parasocial? It’s not good for him at all.

I don’t know what to do about it.. I’m not sure if I should entertain it, stop talking to him, get in touch with some of his family, or.. what? I’m also not sure if this is even my responsibility, I mean I don’t really think it is? But I also feel obligated to help him.. he is my father, and he loves me.. I kind of entertained it all at first whenever he would bring it up but now I can’t bring myself to, I don’t want to entertain this and possibly make it worse?

TL;DR: my biological father is in a worrying parasocial relationship with a celebrity, I’m worried about his mental health and I don’t know what to do.

Now I'm not really one of those spiritual people but this has really disturbed and I don't know what to do with it, she even told me it's got some of hair in it. It looks really similar to me and it's even got clothes.

Somehow I managed to take the doll and she didn't notice until she asked me if I had seen it and I said "I saw you with it near the tree on sports day" I don't think she's caught on.

The creepiest thing is that its got my real name on it too, my full name like she has a collection of them or something. What do I do with it

the ring it's attached to is too small to fit through. fml i don't even know how this happened. the necklace means a lot to me (bf gifted it is a present) and i don't want it to be broken forever

My apologies, I forgot to add that this isn't my story and was sent to me to post here, so any questions most likely won't be answered

I'm typing this after 3 all nighters in a row so i apologize for some bad english

So for background, I'm 19 male and my brother is 34 male (call him jason) and his girlfriend is 34 female (call her Amelia) and my best friend 18 male (call him chase) and his girlfriend (call her Ivy) 19 female. So me and my brother have always had a bad relationship, when we were younger he treated me as his personal slave and he was spoiled rotten. Our parents had him when they were 20 and then me at 39, and that house was hell. Growing up my parents didn't care at all and just let us do whatever, and I read books because of my old neighbor that said it's better to be smart than to be strong. He taught me more than my parents ever did up, so I was sad when he died of natural causes. And of course my brother didn't care and still made me go to the store and get him stuff. So when I just turned 18 me and my friend chase managed to save up ever since we could work. apartment for the both of us and rent was pretty hard at first but we got the hang of it. So this was the first time I met Amelia, and she is super nice and has a really good job in the medical field. So during dinner at my apartment as usual Jason made it about himself and stated how he's going to move out (yes he still lives with our parents) and then said how he's going to marry Amelia and she seemed reluctant to agree (now yes I get I'm not one to say that). This is also how I learned how they met, so they were friends in school and during a concert he asked her out and she said yes. After dinner Jason got sick from some food he ate (probably that undercooked chicken he brought and spoke about like he was a master class chef) and while he was in the bathroom vomiting Amelia suddenly got a call and said she had to leave immediately and asked if I could take Jason home, I agreed and asked what she had to do and she said she just had to go to work. And somehow on cue Jason came out of the bathroom and asked why she was leaving without him and I didn't really listen in as chase's puppy was trying to break into my guinea pigs cage and I had to deal with that, and when I came out of the room it was a shouting match between Jason and Amelia. So here is what I could make out Jason was saying Amelia never had time for him and she was saying her job barely allows her to have a personal life. Amelia then suddenly left, and like 30 minutes after that I had to take Jason to our parents house. And I didn't see her for 6 months after that. So when we met again at a family function for mine and Jason's uncle who was getting married. While we talked I learned they were prone to arguments like that. And before I could ask her anything else Jason swept in like I was trying to hit on Amelia which i wasn't. After that me and Amelia talked more often and even exchanged numbers, and I kept it as secret as possible for some obvious reasons. Chase found out and he really didn't care, but he said something along the lines of tread lightly. The next time we met her and Jason were taking a break, this was recently like 3 weeks ago. She said she was tired of Jason and his stupid get rich quick schemes that she funded. I invited her to a dinner with chase and his girlfriend (that's an inside joke, him and ivy aren't dating but really close. And he says he's asexual and aromatic but I have a hard time believing that) she said sure and chase bailed because his puppy was sick but when I got back that thing was laying on my bed with a ripped chew toy. Anyways Ivy during the dinner Ivy arrived late, and said if she didn't know any better she would think it was a date. We laughed, but I was hoping it was a date. Amelia left because of her job, and it was me and Ivy. Ivy then said "its super obvious that your into her, but the age gap is weird to me, but you do you", I was super embarrassed and the rest of that dinner was us talking about me and Amelia and I tried to switch it to her and Chase but she insisted. And yesterday was a weird thing, I was super tired because of 2 days of staying up. And like the piece of shit it is my car broke down, so I called chase to pick me up, and it was ringing and he didn't answer. So then I called Ivy and the same as chase. I called my parents and Jason they both told me to just call an Uber. So I called Amelia and she picked me up. And I don't know if it was a dream or not because I fell asleep in her car, and I hope it was real but she kissed me, and I don't know if it was after or while I was sleeping. Also I would've called my parents but my moms in Mexico and my dads in Hawaii for his job and somehow they are still married despite the distance. And I found out why chase and Ivy didn't answer and I'll just say they got busy. But what should I do I don't want to ruin my brother's nearly destroyed relationship maybe they can salvage it.

Just some context, my husband got fired from a different hospital before from his residency program for having sex with a nurse in the hospital bathroom. A medical student reported them and they were escorted out of the hospital by security. He was put on probation because of this. After that, he was caught drinking in a rooftop bar during his night shift meeting with the same nurse so he was eventually fired and kicked out from his program. The program also knows he is using weed outside the hospital but still under the clock while doing notes for patient charts. All of this was reported to me by their chief resident, program director, and other "good samaritans" who messaged me anonymously on social media. I found out that he was telling everyone we're not married and was just boyfriend-girlfriend. (June 2024)

We recently just got married (2023) and I just received my green card so this is being put over my head about accepting him back and fixing things. It also matters to me because I have spent so much time and money for my application just for him to ruin it for me. We have been together 6 years not including the 3 years we have been married.

Fast forward to us moving to NYC where I'm working at (August 2024). I decided to move forward and build our life again (as a stupid wife). I supported him with my little salary, paid for rent, utilities, food, groceries. All he was paying for was our cats by using his parent's credit card. I helped him with my connections in the city to get back on his feet. He was finally able to convince another residency program to take him.

He worked in this hospital first with a different position (August 2025) and they decided to take him in as their resident. He's only been working there for a year before starting as a resident a month ago (residency starts on June, yearly). I was charging our Apple Watch on a random day and some women intuition was just telling me something's not right. I found out in his WhatsApp some messages from a girl saying "I want your kisses again (name)" and "Can you not wear your glasses when we ding ding" and "pound your white ass body on me". It felt like a bucket of ice was thrown on my body but I am also not surprised this happened again. The messages were recent from May 25, 2026. I decided to confront my husband about it when he gets home but I couldn't wait so I called him while he's in the hospital. He said he doesn't know that person when I asked him so I said I have seen the messages. He denied them until he said it was just flirtatious banters. But I pointed out that it said "kiss you again" means that not nothing happened. So he said it was going on for 3 months and blocked her already. He said they kiss on the hospital lobby and was walking her out.

Now I'm sitting on this thinking if I should report him to HR and his residency program. Please give me some advice. All I have are pictures of messages in his Apple Watch and videos showing that it is his account and showing girl's number and their messages. I don't know if this is enough evidence to report someone. I am also considering the NYS Medical Board. I would love to report the girl/nursing student also to her school since she knew about me and keeps messaging him that's why he blocked her (according to him). She's not rotating in the same hospital as my husband anymore and I do not have ways to find out more information about her. All I have is her first name and her number. I reverse-searched her number on Zelle and her registered name there is still unsearchable online. ALSO, he is still using weed while doing his patient charts at home. So many problems that he has which is becoming a pattern.

I understand everyone will just tell me to leave and that my Green Card will be fine but I'm also a doctor and honestly I would not let this slide if it were my co-worker fucking around the hospital. Please give me some enlightenment or some options on what to do.

I (30M) have lived in a shitty, cramped apartment for years and want to finally move out. I am single with no kids, have no significant debt anymore. I have a 705 credit score and work as a software engineer (8 years experience) and earn around 130k annually after taxes.

I’m stuck between two houses and can’t figure out if I’m letting emotions cloud my judgment.

House #1 is $225k and has 2 beds, 2.5 baths, and 1,422 sq ft on a 3,136 sq ft lot. HOA is $63/month. I toured it recently and absolutely loved the interior. The layout, finishes, and overall feel of the place is just nice.

House #2 is $275k and has 3 beds, 2.5 baths, and 1,536 sq ft on a 3,920 sq ft lot. HOA is only $40/month. It’s also in a noticeably nicer area and would cut about 25 minutes off my commute to work, which is obviously a huge plus.

On paper, the second house seems like the smarter long-term choice: extra bedroom, bigger lot, lower HOA fees, shorter commute, and a better neighborhood. But the first house is $50k cheaper, and for whatever reason I genuinely enjoyed being inside it a lot more. What do I do?

I (F 31) was recently let go from my full time job that I had worked for the last 5 years. It was a WFH job. I bartended on the side, just to get around people.

My friend, let’s call her Ashley (33) moved to my town last August. The whole process has involved her relying heavily on me/my social group/my connections for every aspect of life.

For the last year Ashely has worked a part time job from home, and has been talking about getting a restaurant job. I’ve sent her close to 100 job listings- yet she doesn’t do anything with the info, just continues to complain about being broke. She has been for 1 interview, got the job, then just decided not to take it.

After that job fell through she has been talking about wanting to work at a restaurant that was long anticipated to open for the last 6 months. Lots of “oh I’ll just get a job at x when they open!” “X seems like a great fit for me, I’ll just wait for them!” - you get the idea.

The owners of X are regulars at my bartending job, and when they found out I had been laid off, recommended I go in and apply. Well, I got the job on the spot.

Issue is, idk how to tell Ashley. She is someone that takes things VERY personally. For reasons not to be disclosed, this is not a “let her be mad, or cut her out” sitch- our lives are very connected and that will not change.

I know I’m not in the wrong, I have actively been trying to help, and she could have gone in herself to apply (as they have been open for 2 weeks now) but I know this isn’t going to go over well. Thoughts?

When me and him first met... he told me he was hesitant about a relationship because of trust issues. But overtime... we are getting closer and he's slowly letting me in. We met last month. Im 22... (23 in 3 months). He's 19... (20 in 2 weeks).

Ive been waiting for a guy like him to find me. I have been single for years. And the guys I did talk to you were not compatible with me (spiritually and morally). But he is.

He likes to talk about our views on marriage, family, morals, and just life. (Last night he told me how deep his wedding vows would be).

We met at the movies last night. I can feel an energy shift in our interactions. And it's a good one. I can feel the tension between us. And it's kinda romantic. He said i'm the only person he be around, and vice versa.

He keeps bringing up the fact that I felt so familiar to him from day one... despite us not knowing eachother.

Should I be patient and continue to pursue this?

I have been with my BF for 3 years and have a 1 year old with him. I have recently had the shock of finding him sexting and talking to women over discord, I found out by him leaving his phone in the bathroom and saw a strange chat which of course I clicked on and saw the most graphic sexting really dirty stuff (he never does in real life) this had been going on for 9 months which means this all started when my baby was only 3 months old. Was with multiple women all of the same content including voice notes, video calls, nude pictures. He even spoke about me to some of the women.

When I confronted him he was crying and said it meant nothing and that it was for his ego ( he goes gym and is very muscular) I couldn’t get my head around why for so long and the conversations were near enough everyday when I’m next to him or playing with our son.

I feel like I’ve almost betrayed myself for trying to keep my family together but have such fear of breaking up my family as before finding this we were all very happy and were talking about having another child and marriage.

My whole world doesn’t make sense at the moment, we’re still together but everyday it feels so different and emotional empty.

Have I done the wrong thing with staying or something that could eventually work out over time?

How do I get back into dating?? I have been in a real relationship with labels and everything in over two years. I’ve gone on dates but I don’t FEEL that chemistry, I’ve been trying to be patient but I don’t feel the sparks or anything with anyone anymore. I see all my friends getting married having kids and I feel behind. I’m only 25 but idk. I’m trying to avoid those thoughts and being woe is me complex but it’s just a funny feeling.

I met someone before and I think about them from time. But, I KNOW that it didn’t workout for a reason ( we both had family troubles/trauma that we definitely lacked communication skills and vulnerability) and I just want a clean slate and fresh start with someone new. But, I haven’t felt that type of connection with someone since!

It’s been a while and I have worked through therapy and understanding my “triggers” and spending that time alone really really helped. How do I get back into dating? I previously used hinge (got banned for telling a guy to venmo me when he said he’d “do anything for me”- trolled) I tried other dating apps but it feels so fake and forced… Is everyone just secular now? (I’m not super religious but fuck some moral compass)
I am pretty traditional I want to date to marry not just date for temporary companionship. I don’t like hook up culture- I get too attached lol.
Tinder is a thing but it’s kinda like online shopping and I feel like it’s more entertaining than anything. (I know I’m terrible you don’t have to tell me). I’m trying to go out to events more but I feel like people aren’t interested in meeting people in person anymore? I try talking to dudes just for them to follow me on insta or they ask for me snap… (I’m 25)
I workout, go to school, am pretty independent, good hygiene, etc but I just feel like I’m missing something important lol
Okay end question- how do I get back into dating?

I live in an apartment with my fiancée. Our neighbors across the hall have been smoking. We’re not Karen’s but the smell of smoke has been very strong in our apartment lately. After contacting the landlord and property manager they kept saying they’d take care of it. It would stop for 2 days or so and then return. Mind you the smell of cigarettes has been incredibly pungent inside our apartment. After calling the property manager and landlord, they posted a sign on everyone’s door today. The across the hall neighbor, upon returning home and seeing this, pounded on our door and was swearing up a storm. My fiancée was home alone for this before I could rush home from work. The lady left before I returned home. The landlord said he’d handle the neighbor tomorrow afternoon after she has a day to “cool down”. My fiancée doesn’t feel safe alone as the neighbor has a large man living with her. We’re not 100% sure what to do as we have done nothing wrong. We now have boot marks on our door and profanities screamed through our door. I know we could get a ring camera or something but that doesn’t really do much when there’s a woman home alone. Even if they stay or even if they get evicted, they’re mad at US and clearly aren’t afraid to make a fuss about it. Any advice?

My fiancé (31M) let's call him Tom for this post and I (27F) have been together since 2015 and are hosting our first Thanksgiving together. Neither of us has a traditional family, I grew up in foster care and his family abandoned him after he turned 17, so I thought it would be nice to invite our siblings. I’ve reconnected with five of my siblings, and two or three may accept my invitation. My fiancé recently (between 2020 and 2021) found out that he has a sister (28F) his parents gave up at birth. Let’s call her **Marley**. She lives in Idaho, while we live in Texas. They talk on the phone often but have never met in person.

Unfortunately, Marley and I do not get along.

When my fiancé first suggested that we meet over the phone, I didn’t want to, but I agreed because she is in a way the only family he has outside of me. The conversation went badly. Marley made it very clear I had to go through her to get to Tom (even though if known him way longer than her) and acted very territorial. She also said I must be intimidated by her because I didn’t want to talk to his “only relative.” How she came to that conclusion I don't know. After a conversation between Tom and me, he told Marley somethings i said *accidentally*. She later contacted me about said things and since then, we have disliked each other. We don’t speak during their phone calls, and every now and then I’ll hear her make a slick comment that my fiancé usually doesn’t address but I know it's backhanded and directed at how she thinks he 'deserves better'.

Now, here’s where I may be crazy.

Marley recently told Tom she was coming to Texas to see him but he shut it down very quickly telling her there's nothing for her in texas he'd come to idaho instead. Knowing that our finances are tied up on a wedding, house, and honeymoon and just regular daily bills that isn't likely anytime soon. I thought what if we invite Marley to Texas for Thanksgiving so they can finally meet in person! Tom has made it very clear that he does not want me communicating with Marley or even meeting her anymore. So I’ve been considering reaching out to Marley myself, having an adult conversation, and seeing if we could put our issues aside for my fiancé’s sake.

I would potentially help with her flight, hotel, and transportation and have her stay somewhere close to us. Then, right before Thanksgiving dinner, I could tell my fiancé I have an early Christmas present for him and boon Marley would show up!

I know this would go against my fiancé’s wishes, which is why I’m questioning whether it’s a terrible idea. I feel like the issues between Marley and me should not be more important than my fiancé’s future happiness. I love seeing him happy, and I know seeing his sister in the flesh would make him incredibly happy.

But so many questions pile up in my head about this like...

Should I secretly reach out to Marley and hope everything goes well?

Would I be disrespecting my fiancé by reaching out to her after he specifically told me not to?

Am I completely in over my head?

Should I reach out to her just to have a conversation, without necessarily telling her about the surprise and maybe then he'll be ok with Thanksgiving so it doesn't have to be a suprise?

Am I childish for wanting her there even though we currently hate each other?

Thoughts??

I have been living at my current place for 14 years, and my next door neighbor is/was an elderly lady, but I never really had interactions with her, until she called the cops on me for a noise complaint the first year I lived at home. (My friends were talking too loudly at 3am smoking on my porch, so it was overblown, but whatever.)

Fast forward a few years and she no longer lives there. I talked to my other neighbor about her once and know she has 2 adult sons, where they are and their relationship with her, I have no idea. But just cause I said she no longer lives there doesn't mean she moved out or sold the house. This is where it gets weird.

Around the time she stopped living there, a new older guy showed up, and I noticed he wore a priest collar. I have been suspicious of him since the moment I laid eyes on him. He comes around to check on the house, and I have seen her with him from time to time - well, I assume it was her cause it looks like it could be her, but I have never been able to check up close. This guy always comes into my yard to throw away like 1 piece of trash that was probably in the lawn, but it looks like its an excuse to observe things between the houses because he seems to scan the area and be nosy.

Now, this is really all it amounts to, but like I just can't understand why you would maintain a house you aren't using for around 10 years. Also, a 2nd story window has been open for at least a year, and its one of those windows with a top section that can open downwards, so there is no screen either. I live in the midwest so we have all seasons, I can't imagine leaving a window wide open for a year straight is good for a house, even if there is an overhang directly above it.

Everything just seems so odd with this situation, it could have a normal reason, but I can't think of it. I have tried to get the police to look into it, but there isn't enough suspicion to warrant any action, which is what I kinda expected.

My brain keeps saying there are bodies in there, but I know I am probably just overthinking it and its probably some weird old lady reasoning or like maybe she is being scammed by someone who wants to take the house when she goes?

Either way, I don't NEED to do anything, but damn I am curious. I could theoretically do not quite legal things and snoop but I really would only do that if I had a high suspicion of something specific and dire. Otherwise, I see it as their business. I just can't shake the feeling that something odd is going on.

So there's this new hire at work. I'm the receptionist, but I also handle the check-in process for new employees, like taking their photo for their badge and getting them settled etc. He’s my type to a tea and is rlly rlly really cute so, I wanna start something. We made some really direct eye contact while I was helping him, so maybe there's a chance of something there?? I even volunteered to escort him to the top floor since he didn't have access yet, so I used that opportunity to strike up a conversation.

It was just a friendly conversation but, it didn’t feel so forced. Asking him what department he worked in a few jokes here n there. Which could've simply been him being nice. But I wanted to be bold and ask him flat out if he had a girlfriend, but I wasn't sure if guys are into that kind of direct approach, especially for the first time meeting someone. I didn't want to come across as weird or make him uncomfortable, so I decided not to. I could be hella delulu but, when I “dropped him off” we kinda stood there staring?? Yea sounds dumb as hell typing this.

Occasionally I’m on the top floor but, I'm usually in the lobby. So if I happen to run into him again upstairs, I was thinking about striking up another conversation something simple like, "How have your first few days been treating you?" or "Are you getting settled in okay?" Ion know.

I'm just not really sure how to approach it. Part of me thinks I should just let it go. It's been a yr since I've dated anyone, and honestly, that break has been so freeing. But I also want to start putting myself out there again and try meeting someone in person.
I have a few ideas, but I don't want to come across as weird or awkward.

I know the obvious signs when someone is interested in you but, I barely know the guy and would like the chance to get to know him. So like how do I get a conversation and notice if there is rlly something there? I'm not stressing over it too too much. I’ve been single for so long so Im not gonna loose my head over this but, I just want to give it a chance.

So literally forget the human part and just give advice. I have an idea how to approach this but, just want more insight.

I’ve been seeing a girl for a couple of months now. I really like her. She hasn’t actually said she likes me, but her actions make me feel like she does.
The issue is that I believe she had a bad relationship in the past, and I don’t think she fully trusts me yet. Sometimes she seems to dismiss the things I do for her. She’s told me multiple times that “you’re just doing what everyone else does,” and honestly, that hurts because I genuinely put effort into making her happy.
Last night she was already in a bad mood, and during our conversation she said that everything I’m doing is “surface level.” That really got to me. I ended up asking her directly how she actually feels about me because I was frustrated and wanted some clarity.
She said she didn’t want to talk about it at that moment, but I kept pushing the conversation. Eventually, she started crying. Since then, we haven’t spoken.
I feel bad for pushing when she clearly wasn’t ready, but at the same time, I also feel hurt because it seems like my efforts are constantly being minimized.
Should I apologize for pushing the conversation and reach out to her? Or should I give her space and wait for her to contact me? Also, if someone has trust issues from a past relationship, how do you balance being patient without feeling like you’re constantly having to prove yourself?

I’d really appreciate any honest advice.

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My(33F) mom (62) is coming to visit my family and I in a few weeks. I am the one booking her ticket and finalizing all of the plans. My husband and I will be paying for her ticket, checked bags and all. We live about 1 and a half to two hours from Denver airport. We have a closer airport to our home, literally 5 minutes from us- and even though its a tad bit more expensive, it would be so much easier on me as a mother of a toddler to go to the airport closest to us, as my husband works regular business hours.

I sent a ticket to my mother, to see if the time and such worked for her; $400 total round trip give or take. It was leaving the airport that's closest to her home although like us, she has a bigger airport near her where the ticket would be cheaper. No problem for us, though.

I just got off the phone with her, and she pissed me straight the fuck off and I am probably being way too harsh..but, she sent me a different ticket after days of her trying to find someone to watch her dog, and reschedule a doctors appointment. I saw that she put the arriving airport to be the Denver airport. It is also arriving at 4pm, which is better than nighttime, but traffic in Denver at that time is insane- especially around the airport.

I told her that the ticket we sent her made the most sense, in every possible way. She then said she had a bum-knee, which I had never heard of her complain about before; and the ticket we picked out wouldn't work for her as there is a connecting flight and she would have to walk all over the airport to catch her connecting flight. (Which the layover is a little over an hour for, she would have time to walk there with no issue for time) I told her I would set up for an attendant to assist her with a wheelchair if need be, and she said no, that the flight from Chicago was on a "puddle jumper" and those planes make her feel unsafe.

The entire purpose of this trip is for her to see and spend time with our daughter. She is poor, we don't really have it like that but we want our daughter to see and spend time with her grandmother. She has visited a total of 4/5 times, of which each time we paid for her to travel; AND she has pulled this shit and made everything a headache.

Am I overreacting if I just say, "maybe next time" and forget about her coming out here at all? I just feel as if it is just entitlement, and I don't want to give in again and change up our plans AGAIN especially when I don't have to.

ETA- She is a retired flight attendant, lol she is no stranger to air travel. She has been a control freak my entire life, even re-arranging my house and taking over when she visits.