Lmao!

Me (an atheist) and my catholic boyfriend just lmaoed to that hhahah

Yea, I was going to say that having two households = two sets of rules. From personal experience... My sisters go back and forth between two sets of expectations.

I'm not sure if I caught this correctly, but are you and your daughter's mom still together? I did notice that you did not say anything nice about her, have you complimented her or said you're proud of her (even for something trivial)? She probably has a very minimal amount of self esteem which is why she is unable to sit down and have a heart to heart conversation about her behavior and how it can affect her privileges.

I know... being a teenager only 3 years ago... That if why I shouldn't/can't do something was clearly explained instead of a big fat "no", I'd be more likely to listen. My mom gave me the benefit of the doubt and allowed me to make my own decisions, which I'll admit weren't always the right ones, but I turned out an independent and intelligent.

Try telling her the things you like about her despite you thinking she's trying to manipulate you, she's not. My mom, even though she openly gave me no boundaries, sometimes would accuse me of "walking all over her". What your daughter really needs is self esteem and confidence in who she is while she's figuring out who she is.

Good luck, hope I helped.

I like that quote a lot. Thank you.

Can't love someone else if you don't love yourself. True fact (:

I'm going through the same thing right now and your post really touched me. For three years I made excuses for my man and his behavior like irresponsibility, immaturity, and other personal issues. Because he changed for the worse after I met him, I felt like I had a hand in making him into who he was so I betted on the fact that I could change him back into the caring, goal having, dream guy I originally dated.

Two years of pain later and I still was holding onto it/him (the idea of who he was) until I decided I'm going to try dating again to see if I deserved something/someone better. I know it sounds horrible to say that he wasn't/isn't good enough for me but honestly he has a lot of work to do on himself and I can't force it or find the right words to make him realize it.

Now that I've ended my co-dependency I have found a man who has his life put together already and just needs someone to share it with. My ex unfortunately still has feelings for me but thankfully my new boyfriend is understanding. In the beginning of dating, I kind of still had the thoughts of him getting a kick in the pants when I told him I've moved on (i literally moved 3 hours away also) but it hasn't. I want him to change for himself.

Good luck and I hope it works out for the both of you.

I do believe that quote has some truth to it. I went through and suffered from my dating (only wanting) bad boys stage. Knowing a lot of girls, some haven't grown out of it yet but I met a nice guy recently in a time during my life that I'm ready for something real.

If you can't find a girl who is looking for a nice guy then she probably isn't right for you. However... Sometimes "nice guy"= door mat and a lot of girls will take advantage of it.

Good luck and just be patient.

I've dated two guys with a 15+ age difference and it totally went to hell. More than likely because he was betting on my naivety to not catch what was wrong with him/both of them. My longest relationship has a 6 year difference and it went relatively well. There was a huge reason why they were still single at their age and worst of all they were miserable. I need a guy who has his life going for him and needs someone to share it with, not someone who needs "fixing"

I'm dating a guy two months older than me now and it's the best relationship I've ever had. we do have differing opinions but it's not polar opposites. i like knowing that we're going to experience things together instead of my man already lived through it.

Angel of Desire



Glistening eyes full of precious diamonds
With her shimmering silver wings
The beauty of the most magnificent angel
Soothing painful tears as she sings


The smile that she wears so well
Silences the grief of the lonely night
She wraps her arms around your fragile body
Nothing could seem more right.

Resting her delicate chin on your shoulder
She whispers softly inside your ear
The silence crumbles at the sound of her voice
Telling you all you needed to hear

A tender feeling carresses your soul
Her warmth remains even after she backs away
You stand in awe as you watch her body glow
While you search for something to say

You wanted to know everything
Who is this majestic angel you see?
I didn't want to be the one to tell you
It will never be me.

Hi guys! I couldn't find a section for "yay i found who i was looking for" so I decided to shove it in here and if it's moved thats fine.

Honestly my intentions were to just find friends and get out of the house because i'm new to the area... Well, I did end up going out on dates with a couple of different guys and i realized if i were to begin dating any of them i'd be settling. i've settled for less than i deserve for far too long (:

I'm sure you can guess what happened after the douchebags... went out on a date with this guy almost two months ago and since then it's been going extremely well. I'm not shy to say that I met my man on the internet and i also don't wanna gush about how happy I am cuz i know when i was single it bothered the hell out of me.

So I'm just going to ask... Has anyone else found what they were looking for?

Impossible to be friends?

Ooops (: make more sense now?

No no... He lives in my hometown (3 hours away) so when I go back to see my friends/sisters and I stay at his place.

What do you mean a red flag? As far as the situation a girl is in when you first date her?

Oh no no I never lived at his place, we did live together for a very long 8 months, but no I stay at his place because my girlfriends now all have kids and I'd rather stay where I can actually sleep :)

I know that I'm not *making* him still <3 me, it's just really difficult to explain to the person/people I'm dating. Guys don't usually take well to the whole baggage thing haha

Oh if you only knew me haha I'm probably too honest for my own good. I think I'm just trying to protect him specially after his loss.

Okay I'm going to make a really long and boring story short.

I was with this guy for three years then things kind of turned into a very close friendship (lost the physical stuff). I've moved 3 hours away but occasionally visit (bout twice a month) and I do stay at his place HOWEVER I've straight up told him there's things he has to change (no i'm not being shallow or materialistic) before we ever consider going back where we were.

That was a year ago and he hasn't made any progress so I've moved on and I'm dating other guys now. He still sends me "i love you" texts, says it before we hang up, and believes that eventually we'll end up together (in a forever kind of way). I do "love" him but in that best friend kind of way.

He knows I'm dating... Not to mention his mom just died and I'm really the only person is his life he trusts sooo how do I let him know I've moved on? I don't want to break his heart I just don't want to lead him on, even though I'm not intentionally doing anything to do so, I think I just haven't been completely direct enough yet. Any suggestions?

Tried to make it as short as I could :)

omg if i had a dollar for every time a guy I've met from this area has called me a city girl i'd have a lot of money right now haha