Friendship
Why Dating Feels Like Rejection More Than Exciting New Possibilities
Dating nowadays subjects individuals to a cycle of silent judgment that seems to have no end. Each profile view, message, and swipe is a judgmental situation, even when they are not exchanging words. People start to think of themselves as products instead of people, quantified in photos, biographies, and brief dialogues. A lost match or a message that has not been responded to is personal, although it is not always the case. This recurring experience gradually transforms the perception of individuals. They are not excited but rather tense. Dating is an activity that puts confidence at risk and not leads to confidence. Every encounter is a trial of value that causes emotional weight to take the place of the discovery pleasure.
By Steve Waugh10 days ago in Confessions
Why People Feel Lonelier Now Despite Endless Dating Opportunities
The modern dating apps cause a false impression that love is limitless and one-second away. Having thousands of profiles at any given time, individuals feel that they have unlimited opportunities of meeting the right person. Rather than being optimistic, most of them get overwhelmed by the multitude of choices. The human brain is challenged with the inability to handle all these options and results in anxiety, indecisiveness, and discontent. The government undoubtedly questions their choices, they wonder whether there is a better person just a single swipe. This is endless mental comparison which undermines the emotional attachment and leaves people never satisfied with any kind of association that they have with someone.
By Kellee Bernier10 days ago in Confessions
Why Relationships Feel Temporary In Today’s Fast Paced Swipe Culture
The world in which modern romance is taking place is rapidly evolving at a pace that is faster than any other generation. Dating applications, social networks, and instant messaging have entirely changed the way individuals meet, bond, and fall in love. What used to take months of interaction is now the case of days or even hours. Though this speed is exciting, it has also produced a new emotional reality whereby most of the relationships become fragile, disposable, and short lived. Swiping culture has not only transformed our way of finding partners, but also the way we appreciate them.
By Grace Smith10 days ago in Confessions
Why Modern Dating Feels Exhausting And Emotionally Confusing For Everyone
The contemporary world of dating seems simpler than ever. Having just several taps on a screen, people can contact strangers anywhere, chat immediately and see inexhaustible opportunities. However, amidst all this convenience there are those that are more exhausted, disoriented and emotionally drained than ever. A one-on-one journey has been turned into a rapid digitization experience that is likely to make individuals doubt themselves, their value, and their standards. There is nothing casual about emotional exhaustion that is associated with current dating. It has been caused by cultural changes, technology and evolving concepts of love and commitments.
By Olivia Smith10 days ago in Confessions
I miss my ex.. Content Warning.
I miss my ex. And not in the way of "I still love her" but in the way that I miss my bestest of friends. She introduced me to some of my favorite things, like the song I Love You by Christopher Esclante and the youtube show MyStreet by Aphmau. I still watch and listen to some of the stuff she introduced me to. She made a great friend, and I miss that.
By 143Rosey12 days ago in Confessions
what i should have said
follow-up to what i'll never get to say — top story, october 2025 no. when my husband asked me if you were someone he needed to worry about, i should have just said no and left it alone. but some part of my brain reads things like these as dares. and for all my strength, i am as weak to my own witless urges as the next impulse-impaired adult. it screamed "prove it" until i did something drastic and reached out to you.
By Maia Gadwall the metAlchemist16 days ago in Confessions
Watching the Clock
Today was the last day of this terrible weekend. My kids would (hopefully) be returned tonight. I know that it seems to concern people by my use of the word hopefully, but here is the deal: my ex and I have a custody order. It has a list of rules that we jointly agreed to follow. One of those rules is regarding parenting time and exchange times. But, another one of those rules is regarding safety needs that we agreed to follow in the best interests of our disabled son. Those safety needs are not getting followed. Why not? I don't have a good reason. I have offered to help purchase the needed items. I have offered to help find grants or other ways to pay for said items. I have asked why the safety needs that we agreed upon are not being utilized.
By The Schizophrenic Mom17 days ago in Confessions
The Disturbing Reddit Post Murder Confession
It began with a question that demanded brutal honesty: “To those who accidentally killed someone — what went wrong?” Buried beneath Reddit’s familiar layers of dark humour and detachment was a thread unlike the rest. It wasn’t there for shock value or spectacle. Instead, it asked people to return to the worst moment of their lives — to trace, in painful detail, how something irreversible could grow out of something ordinary.
By Matesanz17 days ago in Confessions
Two girls, one library, and a hunger for worlds beyond your own—Part 4 A
When i am thinking back, is difficult to imagine all that—no fear for exams, most of them not. All that being something normal the exam. All that confidence and light heart without the negative stressed care...hm...how i was even possible to be like that?
By CA'DE LUCE18 days ago in Confessions
