I don't want a permanent romantic relationship. My primary relationships are all platonic, and I like it that way. I've done the madly-in-love/lust thing, I've even been married. I just don't really want to do those things ever again. Am I okay? (details inside)
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 16, 2013 -
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I really miss the affection, romantic interest and even just the regular physical touch of another human being. I'm going through several life transitions and can't really start a relationship until at least the fall, but how do I tide over the desperate feelings of loneliness until then? I don't want casual sex or a pet.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 27, 2013 -
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I'm a 24 year old lady with failed relationship woes. Help me stop feeling so crummy about myself and give me day-to-day ways to feel more centered, happy, and not-desperate.
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posted by anonymous
on Oct 17, 2012 -
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This is a very difficult and embarrassing question to write. So please be kind. But essentially, I have been (involuntarily) celibate for many many years and it’s driving me CRAZY. How can I stop this decade-long dry streak? And if I can’t, how can I learn to make peace with it?
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 24, 2012 -
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how can I project some more confidence about being single? I'm tired of people feeling sorry for me.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 10, 2012 -
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So I've lived in beautiful San Francisco, California since 2005, but I've recently started a job down in Sunnyvale. I can take Caltrain down there, but it's an hour's trip plus half an hour on either end to get from home/work to the Caltrain station in question. This is not sustainable, so I'd like to move south. I'm 31, single, and a city boy from way back, so moving to The Suburbs gives me pause. Also, I sold the only car I've ever owned back in '05 shortly after I moved here. So I have two questions:
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 19, 2011 -
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Do people (especially men) tend to assume that a newly single woman of >45 must be desperate for a new partner, or am I misinterpreting normal conversational gambits?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 2, 2011 -
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[NYCFilter] Where can I meet nice guys for friendship/relationship? 21 year old never-been-in-a-relationship-before single female here. I am NOT interested in online dating at this point. I want to try it the (good?) old-fashioned way first: meeting face-to-face.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 7, 2010 -
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I would like to buy a home. I am currently single, in my early 30s, and would like to meet someone special and have a family. Right now, I could buy something that would suit one person, a couple, and maybe a couple with a kid - but not really a "family" home. Should I buy or wait?
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 8, 2010 -
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I live in Philly, and it's increasingly bad for my mental health that I don't have any single friends. Help me fix this.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 30, 2010 -
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How and where does a chick in her late twenties meet guys in Los Angeles? I'm single for the first time in eons, and I'm just starting to come out of my shy shell, too. I'm looking forward to the casual dating scene, except I'm clueless as to where to go (and what to do)! I *don't* want to try anything internet-related (not even meetups) this time. The internet's always been a crutch for me, and I want to overcome that. I will sometimes be with other friends, but sometimes I'm going to be on my own. Which I'm excited about! ...but a total n00b. Help me figure out where to go and how to attract some attention without desperately clinging to a friend's arm.
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 30, 2010 -
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Insight, advice, perspective required for relationship dramas/attempt to become emotionally unstuck (longggggg)
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 16, 2010 -
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I want to stay single. I'm keeping myself busy. Now how do I get and keep sex and relationships off my mind?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 5, 2010 -
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I am making plans to become a mother soon. Sperm donation keeps popping into mind but I am a single Christian. Can someone point me in the direction of a good sources of information from a Christian/biblical perspective for or against this.
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 8, 2010 -
28 answers
Long-distance single parent dating filter: if we really, really like each other, why is there this problem?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 22, 2010 -
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Early stages of long-distance relationship filter: I've reconnected with an old potential dating interest from over 20 years ago in the past, and since August, there have been daily texts, emails, phone calls. We live about a 3 hour drive away from each other.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 5, 2010 -
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I love the single life, but my family seems to think there's something wrong with me. How can I get them to just accept this is who I am?
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 2, 2010 -
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What are some other terms for illegitimate, fatherless children of single mothers? Help me respond to critical, concerned and old fashioned comments with a bit of humour.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 14, 2009 -
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Late 20's life planning, do I plan for the family I may never have or do I live my life as if I'll be single forever, unless I just happen to meet someone at which point i reevaluate?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 13, 2009 -
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I'm pretty sure I stink of desperation when I'm out on dates. Please help me stop doing that.
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 12, 2009 -
39 answers
Lesbian monogamy filter: I am really just a hopeless romantic no matter how hard I try not to be? Should I not move right on to the one waiting in the wings?
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 25, 2009 -
16 answers
Ex-Filter: How do I rebuff an old flame's friendship with being rude? (Longish) Backstory within...
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posted by anonymous
on Feb 4, 2008 -
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25 year old girl that hasn't had anything past a 2nd date in 6 years, what is wrong (if anything) with me?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 30, 2007 -
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I am in my twenties, and I have given up on the idea of ever having sex again because I believe I am secretly too hideous for it.
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 8, 2007 -
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MonasteryFilter: I'm a 22 year old male. I've never dated, even though I've had opportunities. Is this unhealthy?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 18, 2005 -
36 answers
