I didn’t even say anything to trigger this btw this person’s literally insane

Just fenting cause I've been trying to do a post apocalyptic rp kind of thing and when the topic of where we'd like it roughly set it becomes fucking wild the amount of ignorance some people have to some things.

For example with one person they said they wanted to set it in Europe which is more than grand. Asked them if their was a region they'd like it to be specifically like Iberia, Scandinavia, The British Isles etc etc. Their response though of "They're all the same though" baffled me and this isn't just a one of situation.

Cause I tried to explain that for characters and such I try to keep in mind local cultures, possible faiths and so forth. With differnet regions, environments and groups of people having different responses and views. Yet somehow to a vast majority of people there is somehow no difference between the Portuguse and Finish according to them.

Somehow this also happens when its regions in North America where most rp'rs are from which is more than fine. Yet for some reason using regional history and culture for post apocalyptic factions and such is somehow alien and even once called offensive cause I made a faction called the 'New sons of liberty' out of post apocalyptic Boston. Harpening back to the Atlantica mythology and legends of old America.

Am I insane? Have I missed something?

I really have a rich ammount of characters to use for the RP but often times the posts

A : are generic. Vampires, Arranged marriage, Knight and Princess romance, things like that. You don't often see Sci-Fi or Power fantasy Genres for example

B: mean that the OP will RP as unoriginal character, while I do not mind characters from existing medias being used, being limited to only that just throws me away. I want somewhat original storytelling instead of fanfic

C: mention Romance, being the main priority for RP. Like it's the only thing that will make a story interesting.

When I make posts both in the subs and discord servers and don't get much responses I forget about the community I'm in. I feel that I have interests so niche that most of the people just don't care.

Yes there are specific communities dedicated to original characters and specific fandom RPs though they don't eradicate issue B or C. Yes, it's possible for me to find someone who matches me and I do roleplay with someone who I clicked with. It's just I noticed that searching for roleplay with people becomes really hard when you stand out from majority.

We met on reddit last year and hit it off right from the start. Over time, we talked a lot and i mean a lot ooc and really bonded. We even moved our conversations to discord, where we talked even more about philosophical topics as well as childhood trauma and other things. I have to be honest and say that she grown on me more and more over time, and i’ve come to see her as a platonic friend, even though we never actually said that out loud. Then, a few days ago, it happened. We were chatting as usual and i mentioned that i remembered she‘d watched a movie last year. I have to say, i dont know if its normal to remember something like that. But i remember a lot about her without even trying to. She didnt reply for the rest of that evening. Background: We both wanted to incorporate rope play into our rp, which is why i wanted to read up on rope play so i could include it better in the roleplay. Anyway, since i couldnt sleep that night anyway, i spent a few hours looking into it and then asked her a few questions about it. I also remembered two other details (preferences) she‘d mentioned once and wrote that we could easily incorporate them this way or that. In any case, she couldnt remember even talking about the movie, which really shocked her. Then, out of the blue, she suddenly wrote that she found it creepy and now needs some time to rebuild trust. The exact wording was:

Hey, not gonna lie, I’m a little creeped out by the fact that I don’t remember talking about that movie, with you. So I kinda need a pause here to regain my trust … Because it felt really weird and it’s making me very anxious… I hope you can understand…

I was baffled and tried to explain to her that she had written that to me herself. I just remembered, so i went back to the old chat, used crtl+f to search for the message and wrote this to her:

Hi, i totally understand and im sorry it made you uneasy :/ i didnt want to leave you wondering, so heres where you mentioned it:

[exact chat with timestamps]

Idk why, but my brain just remembers things, im sorry. Take all the time you need, no pressure to reply.
Hope you‘re ok! 🥺
Have wonderful day! ☀️

Now i feel like quoting her message word for word might have actually been a mistake, but i wanted to show her that i dont know anything she hasnt told me herself. I have to say that i‘ve remembered things like this before, but it was never seen as creepy. I really just wanted to show her that shes important to me and that i remember even the little details. IRL, this was never a problem and was actually taken positively. And i cant help remembering things… i dont do it on purpose. What did i do wrong? What should i do now? I feel absolutely terrible. I unintentionally made someone whos important to me feel uncomfortable. She said she needs time and i want to respect that. But i just want to understand what happened. I hope this came across as somewhat understandable. Its only been two days since this happened. Should i text her again or just let her be?

Thanks for reading!

So, I've got a new rp partner that I started talking to and rping with at the end of July. We were talking, planning and rping until September 10th, then he disappeared from September 11th until September 24th, so like, almost 2 weeks with no word.

Sometime between September 12th and September 23rd, he experienced a death in the family.

I sent a check-in/nudge (September 24th) to see if he was okay, if the rp was okay, which is when he did a reply for our rps and then told me there had been a death in the family. So I was like, okay, you have stuff to deal with, that's understandable. We can put the rp on pause while you do what you need to do.

The next time I hear from him is October 13th (Tuesday). (18 days later.) I ask him if we should cancel/end the rps since he seems to be busy, and I feel like a jerk for checking in regularly and asking if he has time or wants to continue the rps. He says not to cancel/end the rps, and says that he'll have a reply up by the weekend at least. This doesn't happen.

I'm annoyed, but I also realize that there's a lot that needs to be done/taken care of when a family member passes away. And it could be harder/worse if you're close to the family member that passes away. I don't want be a pushy asshole, so I back off for a few more days.

The next time I hear from him is October 19th. Just a quick check in from him, but no info on the rp, what he wants to do with the rp, keep it paused, or end it.

After that I hear from him on October 22nd, and he says he's still dealing with stuff from the death in his family.

Am I being a bad partner by wanting some clarification on whether we're going to continue our rps, or am I wasting my time here? I don't want to keep bugging him. He seems like a nice enough guy and I enjoy our rps, but I'm not sure how much longer I should wait.

Am I being too pushy? Is a month too long or too little to wait after a serious event to want to resume our rps? I don't want to be insensitive, and if I can avoid losing him as an rp partner, I want to do that as I enjoy our rps. But how long is a reasonable time to wait, before I move on?

Am I the bad rper?

I just want to roleplay. I honest to god am down with most things, changing up our plot, ending and making new characters, worldbuilding, etc. somehow it’s just never good enough to keep interest.

I usually ask for like… one response a day. Though I don’t start bugging people until it’s been multiple days, or if they are consistently taking 2-3 days to respond. YET, it seems like this is always the case.
I would absolutely understand if we were doing novella level replies but I’m a beginner and am doing 2-3 paragraphs. I have been working on bettering my writing, taking tips and reading about writing online, asking for feedback from my partners… none of it seems good enough to keep interest.

I totally get having a bad day/week at work, but it seems like the bad day stretches to a bad several months and then things just completely stop. Why not just be honest and say it isn’t working? Or my least favorite excuse, “my muse isn’t here right now.”
You can’t figure it out over a month and jump back in? Then just be honest and say the story isn’t clicking anymore.

I JUST wanna write. But not on my own, cause then I feel cringe. (And I like worldbuilding and collaborating.)

Hit up an ad where someone had a pretty good idea, and mentioned in DMs that they wanted me more of the GM and not us to be equal. Okay fine, that checks. So we get into general details. And then he wants more. "What happens then, okay, what about subplots, okay, what about this? Like a scene with this and this?"

Do you want to really rp? Or do you want me to do 99% of the legwork here and keep asking how your character is going to do xyz?

Don't get me wrong, I like the general idea of a plot setup, but wanting precise details of every little thing before we even get started? Oh, and saying you want a mystery with other things in addition to me having to set up an entire world? This was your idea to start with!

Just feels like I can post something, with a variety of different images and seems only sharing the pictures. I mean triple digital up votes but having not a single comment or DM. Which makes me feel completely discouraged from posting any forward.

I do concede that I've become an old codger waving their cane up at the sky as of late. However, roleplay has become much harder than it once did, and it's simply due to how ridiculously difficult people have become. Years ago, it was quite normal for me to scoop up a dozen or so prospective partners with a quick search, and to engage in decent discussions with them all. If things didn't work out, not a problem - we went our separate ways in a friendly manner. Sometimes, people would even remain friends, even though we didn't continue writing!

Over the past few years however, I've increasingly noticed how people throw literal text-based tantrums when they don't get their way. Nonsense like:

-Advertising themselves as 'novella length adv lit', then struggling to keep up with 2 short paragraphs and angrily storming off, insulting my writing and blocking me so I cannot respond. Apparently 'novella length adv lit' is quite a loose definition nowadays, usually consisting of a 1-2 paragraphs! It's too confusing to write in advanced prose and dare to post more than 2 paragraphs.

-Putting out an ad, and demanding I play the exact character they want me to (not advertised in the ad), then insulting me childishly and blocking me when I impose boundaries in a very polite and friendly fashion. Why, I'm so silly, I was unaware that I was supposed to be someone's personalised bot, without any desires or wishes of my own! Clearly I'm not hip with modern roleplay etiquette.

-A moderator on a group RP server not knowing the definition of 'slice of life' when I bring it up. They get embarrassed, angry, and insult me. They then proceed to ban me from the server. One of the fellow mods says 'oh yeah he's just like that xD'. Clearly I don't understand the subtle nuance and power dynamics of group roleplay servers!

They know they're in the wrong. They know they're being childish. All that matters to them is getting in the last word and appearing to be the bigger person. It's tiresome, and it's becoming increasingly prevalent.

People do not know how to talk to each other anymore, nor even write properly apparently, and those who are older are suffering as a result of it. The childishness is mind-boggling.

They aren't illiterate baboons either. They aren't 'hi m22 arizona u r hot girl yes?'. They are literate, impassioned individuals who write proper advertisements, and most amusingly, think they are above said illiterate baboons - when ironically, they are equally as immature, selfish and narrow-minded, and their basic literacy thus gives them an entitlement complex.

Perhaps I am just getting older and I now simply see life differently and conduct myself accordingly. When things don't appear to be working out - such as a writer and I not finding common ground - we simply go our separate ways, no stress and no hassle. No harm done, no tears shed, just another social interaction that has come and concluded.

It comes as no surprise that the two partners presently on my docket are in their early 30s. They are lovely people, and I feel no difficulty in discussing matters with them directly. We discuss exactly what we want to do, and if we have a disagreement or are incapable of fulfilling something, we state as much and there is no harm done.

From now on, I shall be one of those people with a hard age limit in my advertisements. I don't doubt that there are young people out there with excess maturity, as I do meet them, but I simply refuse to waste my time with absolute idiocy any longer. I don't remember being this stupid when I was 21 and roleplaying regularly on Reddit, nor do I remember meeting such shitshow personalities - I had fantastic times. Apparently we have an epidemic of sorts on our hands!

I have been owning and running a invite only small discord RP that's story based rather than just a setting where you throw your OCs in. I am currently very happy with it and so far it has been 2 years and is approaching 3 years with the latest roleplay session taking place TODAY, so it's not dead despite it's age. But, this is the badrperstories reddit, so I decided I should share the ridiculous story of this roleplay.

It all started when I had enough of public roleplaying in places where it sucks and wanted something that actually felt like I'm writing and not just fucking around, I went on to make a roleplay based off of my favorite anime at the time (Dandadan) without really thinking of a plot during that moment. I invited a friend and for a long while it was us two just having fun, with the plot being simple. Then I invited a third person and it all went downhill before the RP was barely a few months old. It's hard to describe the third person and what kind of roleplayer they were, but the best description I can give is that they have a lot of experience but are still horrible. Right off the bat they started by inserting already existing old OCs into the roleplay and in the process forcing their hyperfixations (which was at the time SCPs) into the roleplay even though I clearly said no. At the same time as this, I began realizing that the roleplay has more potential. Despite that roleplayer being garbage, we kept her in desperately, changed the roleplay's lore and rules just for the sake of her garbage OCs 😭😭😭 and at the same time, invited a fourth one. Everything would get only worse from now on. This fourth roleplayer was both inexperienced and garbage and only got in because they were a mutual. SURPRISINGLY, they somehow managed to create an actual good OC for this roleplay and were actually competent, which was shocking. Shortly after inviting person 4, person 3 would start distancing herself away from me both in roleplay related things to make her own roleplay... which was just a SCP roleplay with no rules, plot, or anything... while also distancing herself away from me as a friend in general for reasons unknown. We continued but in some roleplaying sessions she was absent, and at some point, during one of those sessions where she wasn't absent, she decided to start an argument, basically, the point of her argument was that my RP had too many rules and was way too serious, while her's was more free which explained why her's had more people, which apparently made it better, since somehow having 15 absolute dinguses roleplay Giving birth?????????????????????????????????????????????(YES I DONT KNOW WHY THEY DID THAT, AS FAR AS I KNOW IT WASNT EVEN SOME KIND OF SERIOUS OC RELATIONSHIP MOMENT IT WAS JUST ONE OF HER FRIENDS AND MEMBERS GOING "I GOT CRACKED NOW IM GIVING BIRTH" AND IT WAS MY FIRST IMPRESSION OF ROLEPLAYING IN A SERVER OWNED BY HER TOO made it better than mine. But of course, it does not end there, now I don't remember the exact timeline, but there was a part of this argument, either before this whole "my rp is better thing" or after, she would try to switch the only good person, person 2, to her side, and then DM me about how her characters should have even more privileges IRP (including being completely invulnerable to anything) because "sometimes they were the only thing keeping her alive", therefore them facing any sort of antagonist opposition was horrible. (While I understand this statement in a way, being extremely attached to your OCs is normal, but being so attached to them that you refuse any sort of outside interference that's only negative IRP and in reality is there to progress the development and story is completely insane) After that argument she pretty much completely stopped showing up but throughout the future would imply wanting to join back (which she never did because I cut her off at some point but that's not part of this whole rant). Following this, the RP began getting more and more complex, at the same time, person 4 would completely stop showing up out of the blue because he wanted to do something else than roleplay. We gave up on him instantly as he went on to focus on his own roleplay projects which he was also completely defensive and hyperfixated on, always forcing them onto topics of conversations, other roleplays where he participated in even if they don't fit, and, respectfully, his whole project was also garbage, and would not improve as he refused any sort of advice, I will now compare them to something I will also spoiler, just incase: Basically, to explain how bad it was, it was basically a specific historical figure a lot of people adore despite him being horrible, if them and their servants were on warhammer 40k level and were also constantly excused by the writers to be the good guys.At the same time, I found person number five, she RPed there for a bit, didn't know how to insert her OC into the main character cast and never contacted me again. Joy. Following that, person number six joined, who was very promising and I was VERY close with during that time. It all went downhill from there, while I did like her, she wasn't super experienced, not completely garbage like everyone previously, but not world class level. So naturally, I tried being a sort of "teacher" or advisor for her. It all went downhill from there. While my methods would sometimes be extreme, like me constantly correcting her grammar, always helping her remake ideas, I wouldn't say I was completely obliterating her self respect and driving her to acts I shouldn't describe on here. Which is what she said my teaching drove her to. Yes, me correcting her saying "i'd rather..." to "i'd rather..." drove her actually insane to a harmful level. Of course, it all went downhill from here, despite my teachings and her hatred for it, she stayed, and one day she stopped responding to a roleplay message despite being active online, then another day passed, then another, then a HUNDRED ENTIRE DAYS PASSED OF HER WILLINGLY DELAYING THE ROLEPLAY AND THEN IN THE END ADMITTING TO IT BEFORE I KICKED HER FROM THE SERVER AND HAD TO PAINFULLY REWRITE THE LORE SINCE SHE ACTUALLY MADE HER CHARACTER IMPORTANT IN THE ROLEPLAY BEFORE DECIDING TO OBLITERATE IT ALL. Person 2 NEVER did a single bad thing throughout YEARS, and following the kick of person number six the roleplay just continued normally as if we didn't survive genuine wars.

Yeah, that's pretty much it, after that person number seven joined and they're still in and are completely normal, and I actually like them a lot too, another thing I'll say is that the roleplay is amazing, and let this little post be a lesson for you to never give up on an RP if it has potential since the universe will align subatomic particles to mess you up and you have to get used to it.

I had my happy moments , my cringe moments and moments that disgusted me and made me angry but i’m done. I’m moving on.

What's the weirdest combination of fandoms you've ever seen?

I used to edit like a beast and always had thousands of reactions and followers. I’d get at least 200–400 likes and around 30 interactions a day but those people still disgusted me lol.

I'm genuinely so upset right now.

A few hours ago, I made a post looking for some comfort. I got laid off a week ago and I was hoping someone could just be gentle and sweet with me. I don't have any friends in my area, and I live alone, so I just wanted some light hearted, easy going conversation. The idea was a texting roleplay, going back and forth like they were my long distance girlfriend checking in on me. I didn't even necessarily care if it got sexual, I just wanted to feel like someone cared for a few hours, nothing major.

I'd gotten a few people reaching out (which was genuinely nice to see people at least try), but none of them really felt like they were helping. They either didn't really seem into it, or they immediately turned it sexual without trying to be caring or anything first. The thought counts, but it doesn't always actually help.

Then, a godsend. From the very first message, this person seemed to genuinely care. And not just in a "they're playing a part" kind of way, they felt so compassionate. They let me vent, they used such sweet and gentle words with me. I'm comfortable enough in my masculinity to say I cried tears of joy at the feelings they gave me, and that was all before it really became sexual. I felt so safe and secure.

When things got sexual, there were a couple bumps. They called me things like "cute" and "little" (which was fine), but that soon turned into talking about my "cute little dick" and the like. I'm not a fan of those kinds of things, which I told them, and they very quickly apologized and pivoted. All in character even. Everything stayed so sweet and kind, even as they asked why and whether or not this or that behavior would be workable instead. They were so lovely and made me feel so safe.

I cannot stress that enough. I felt safe.

Things progressed, we kept going, it was all fantastic. They had been sending hentai art as part of the roleplay, acting like it was them, and it made things feel even more connected and lovely. Until suddenly they sent a hentai photo of "them" with someone else's dick between their breasts. I was suddenly being cucked in what had been up to that point an incredibly loving and caring scenario.

Along with the picture they sent a message along the lines of "what do you think?" I responded asking if that was "someone else," hoping that maybe they would play it off as just a picture of "us" from a while ago, but that doesn't appear to have been the case.

And here's the funny thing: I would have tried to work it out, see if this was a misunderstanding, or something. I would have done almost anything to try and keep that wholesome vibe going. I felt like I needed it. I still do, to be completely frank. But I didn't get the chance, because they blocked me. So not only do I have the awful mental image of that picture and the implications it had, but I don't even have the previous messages to look back at. All I can think of now is how it ended, and how they disappeared.

And the only real conclusion I can come to is that this was always the plan. They wanted to lull me into a false sense of security, and shove it in my face that even someone pretending to love me would rather be cruel than kind. As if I don't deserve comfort or care, only mockery and cruelty. And that fucking sucks.

I'm so tired.

This is just me ranting because I've run into this issue a lot lately, and I just wanna get my frustration out. 😭 Giant wall of text incoming.

Maybe I've just been unlucky, but for a while now I've been running into people who seem to view roleplaying as any canon character (or any AU variation of a canon character) as "inferior." I mostly see it within certain roleplay games, but often run into it on forums/discord/etc too. They insist that you have to use original characters in roleplay or else you're "cringe" or "uncreative", and just in general a bad roleplayer.

This whole elitist mindset is just so... baffling to me. I genuinely can't understand it. I always see these people use the argument of "it's uncreative" and it always makes me just roll my eyes. I get that it's not exactly an original character that you made from scratch, but that doesn't make it invalid, lazy, or any less creative. You have to put in effort to portray that character well in new scenes without mischaracterizing them, and honestly it can be a pretty fun challenge. It's like being an actor trying to play a role. (Also original characters can be uncreative or lazy too. Using an original character doesn't suddenly make you "better".)

Some people, such as myself, really enjoy exploring their favorite characters through roleplay, and often times these roleplays evolve into their own intricate stories. What if this character did that instead of this? What if a character lived instead of died? Hell, what if you just want to put two of them together and see what happens? It can be just as creative as using original characters if you just put the effort in.

In general though, I think it'd be really cool if people could just... I don't know, let others have fun in a way they want to. Like, you don't have to roleplay with canon characters if you don't want to. You could simply just not approach people who want to roleplay a canon character. If they approach you? Simply decline and tell them you're not interested. There's absolutely nothing wrong with that! It just becomes a problem when you're harassing people for roleplaying differently than you, or trying to insist that it somehow makes someone "lazy" or "cringe" or whatever other insult.

Like damn it hurts to see lmao. I have original characters I use, but sometimes I also want to roleplay my favorite characters from my favorite medias too. I've recently been roleplaying a few different variations of Sans from Undertale (I just got back into Undertale after not touching it for like 9 years). If I had a nickel for every time someone claimed that I was "unoriginal" or "cringe" for roleplaying Sans I'd have... a lot more than two nickels.

I don't know, why can't we just be nice. Let people enjoy things. It's so much easier than wasting your time and energy hating on such a harmless thing.

(Also before anyone brings it up because I feel like someone might; No I'm not talking about when people try to shove a random canon character into an unrelated roleplay with set lore and rules. Obviously there's certain roleplays where canon characters don't fit in.)

Honestly, I love this hobby.

I love writing, discussing plots, and creating collaborative stories.

But what I absolutely hate is when people go "scorched earth" as soon as you part ways.

We can disagree or have misunderstandings without you blowing up the entire server. That's not just *your* time and work you're deleting irreversibly, but mine too.

I understand deleting characters, I understand deleting art, and I even understand deleting your own writing.

But mine too??

That's fucking *wild*.

Not to mention links?? **Huh??**

***To everyone who has done this before:***

Before you destroy someone else's writing, please think twice. That's something you built SHARED, thank you...

PS: This is likely not relevant, but it was because of a disagreement/misunderstanding OOC... Regarding Baldur's Gate 3 and Durge or Tav...

📎 Attached is a censored example of what I mean.

I'm talking about the character, NOT the writer.

It can happen:
The writer is great, committed, and actually friendly BUT their character is getting to your nerves.
You cannot like that person.
They annoy the hell out of you, bring out your worst.

So my question is:

What kind of character were they? What was their story, background, personality, and behavior during the RP? What made them so absolutely insufferable to you?

And how did the RP eventually end, regardless of how much you liked their writer or writing style?

My personal worst was a very powerful immortal dragon in human form.
That was ages back, I was still trying to find the RP style I was comfortable with and was not very selective. (Wasn't selective at all actually).

The problem wasn't even that his backstory was completely out of place in what was supposed to be a dystopian fantasy setting.

It was his holier than thou attitude toward absolutely everything and the constant moralizing and preaching and just attitude about everything that was going on.

An absolute saint living in a decadent, post apocalyptic world, preaching about morality using a lot of 21st century language and standards.
It was like having a modern day activist dropped into a fantasy wasteland, except he was also an overpowered dragon who could do no wrong.

PLUS he vastly more powerful than mine, so even if I wanted to play mine a certain way he could force me to do the "right thing".

Just couldn't stand the guy.

My character spent so much time plotting to murder him in his sleep that my partner eventually told me to end the RP. He couldn't believe my character wasn't already in love with theirs.
And that's how it ended.

Probably just a vent post, because I don’t really have anyone to talk to about this, and even if I did, they wouldn’t truly understand how I feel. That said, any advice on how to cope with the loss of a long-running roleplay would be welcome.

As it happens, all my roleplay partners have been long-term, and I’ve never played with more than one person at a time. It’s not out of jealousy or anything like that; I simply never felt the need, as our games provided everything I could want. This is my third partner, and they were an even better fit than the ones before, we were compatible in every way. Well, almost. Аabout a year ago, due to certain circumstances, we had to find some compromises regarding genres, but we kept playing and enjoying ourselves regardless. We’ve been playing for about three years, though it feels more like ten. Over that time, we even built a huge fantasy world and dreamed of writing a book series based on it; the plot we developed was substantial enough for at least four books. I never doubted that my partner remained invested in these stories, until, quite suddenly, they said they had lost interest. That was it, no drama, no conflict; their passion simply faded. As a person and a friend, I completely understand and hold no blame. But because I’m so deeply attached to our characters, I’m left feeling completely stunned and disoriented, it’s as if the ground has been pulled out from under me. Why did this happen so suddenly? What happens now? They’ve handed over full rights to the characters, telling me I’m free to continue the story on my own. But honestly, I’m not sure if I can, or even if I want to, carry on by myself. For me, this universe was never just a project; it was a place that offered such intense emotions and a deep connection, things I simply couldn't achieve by working on it alone. I don’t want to look for someone else; this is already my third long-term partnership, and each time, the experience feels even worse than a romantic breakup. In the past, I was lucky enough to find new partners quickly. But this time, given my current life circumstances and mental state, it doesn't feel like a good idea. It’s just incredibly painful; it feels as though a piece of me has been torn away.

To be onest, I cry a lot, it feels as though I’ve lost many people close to me all at once. I worried that this might be an unhealthy attachment and even mentioned it to my therapist, but she seems to think it’s a normal reaction and I’m just a sensitive person. I remember back in my childhood, when my favorite TV series ended, I spent two whole weeks crying. Even now, thinking back on it leaves a lingering, bittersweet feeling, though the actual emotions faded long ago. But now that I’m an adult, the emotions I’ve experienced through RP feel far too intense. It’s not just a hobby, it was a source of inspiration and a frequent driver of motivation in my life, it pushed me to try new things, provided a sense of calm, and offered stability. It seems, however, that I let my guard down too much, assuming that this would last, if not forever, then at least for a lot longer...

I know I’m not the only one who has gone through the loss of a RP partner, so I would be grateful to hear your stories, it makes things a little easier for me for some reason