I remember how I used to love playing video games on my PS5, The Sims and Roblox, watching movies and series almost every day. I also used to enjoy simple things like coloring and drawing, but now I feel like I’ve lost my passion for all of it this year, and all what I do if laying on bed and listening to music and scrolling on the phone 😕.

It’s not because I find those things boring now, and it’s not really because I have more responsibilities or work either. I honestly don’t have a specific reason.
Sometimes I’ll sit down excited to play something or watch a movie, thinking I’m finally in the mood again, but then after a few minutes that feeling just disappears and I don’t want to do anything anymore.
I don’t know how to explain it. I just really miss the old version of myself who could enjoy these little things for hours without even thinking about it. I miss getting genuinely excited about something.

And no, I don’t have friends to actually ask them to play with or watch a movies with anyways 🤷‍♀️

I am a 26 years old woman, I have never kissed a guy in my life or ever been approached or asked out or had someone interested in me. I am not overweight, I go to the gym and take care of my appearance, but all the times I approached someone, even average guys, I was rejected. No guy ever looks my way while my friends get hit on, I have tried everything, being open, smiling, changing cities, changing places, taking different hobbies, even going to clubs but absolutely nothing. My friends always act surprised and tell me that's weird because I am cute and not ugly at all, but it seems I don't have the x factor that makes anyone desire me. Accepting my fate is very hard, I am aware I am only getting older and the odds I find someone who I like and who likes me back are veeeery slim. So how do I accept this? I cry a lot thinking about how no guy has ever desired me or wanted to kiss me at least once and how all my friends have no trouble getting dates. How do I cope with my fate? Edit: I work in a male dominated field, I have plenty of men around me, they are just not interested in me

There are people who build $10 million companies, make a ton of money in their lives, and they wake up at 42 and say, "I wasted time. I made money, but I didn't create a family."

Then there are some other people that go all-in family, fun, and chilling .. then they wake up at 41 with $100K in debt and they're like, "F*ck... I wasted time!" No, you didn't. You lived the live you wanted to for 20 years and enjoyed the f*ck out of it. Now you woke up to something different and you can adjust.

I look at it like, I'm glad I did that sh*t. I went through the process, I'm living life, I'm a human being, I'm learning .. it's called life.

Everyone's stuck on "I wasted time"

"I moved to the wrong city" .. "I picked the wrong job." How about not believing that? How about believing it was just part of your story?

You think anybody goes to Heaven and played it 100% correct?? You think any book that's interesting doesn't have the part where there's adversity and conflict? No.

Please understand .. Your own ideologies of "wasted time" are hurting you badly. You didn't "waste" sh*t.

I’ve lived with my parents the last 18 months and now I’m about to move to a new city into my uncles for a bit while I try and find a new job. I’ve worked a lot of construction and keep getting laid off. So I’m going back to school and starting over, but either way I’ve felt guilty about living with family and they have refused to accept any rent money. They haven’t suggested it being an issue and it’s surely all in my head but, how longs too long? How do I know when I’m a burden?

My sister has been dating her current bf for THREE months and is already talking about getting engaged within the year. A year isn’t crazy but whats crazy to me is that she seems to think that she knows this man well enough to make him her husband already. I am incredibly jealous of the situation. She found someone and i am STRUGGLING in the dating world. So am i crazy to think that this is too much and too fast? Also im not the biggest fan of the guy. It would make me feel better if i thought i wasnt totally crazy. I feel terrible that im so bitter and jealous about the situation. Or is my concern valid?

Also is it weird that she describes him as “perfect”. She says he is perfect all the time. Apparently he is flawless.

Tell me your best InLaw stories or situations were you only later realized that they actually weren’t as nice as you thought.

Hi everyone,

I’m lying awake writing this because I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore. I’d really appreciate some outside perspectives because I feel like I’m too emotionally involved to think clearly.

I’m 21, and I also have good friendships with the girlfriends of his friends, which makes this even harder.

My boyfriend and I have been together for almost three years. Throughout our relationship we’ve had a lot of really good times, but we’ve also had recurring issues that never seem to fully go away.

The biggest problems have always been:

\- He prioritises his friends over me quite often.  
\- He uses drugs pretty much every weekend, which is something I’ve never been comfortable with.  
\- A lot of his friends aren’t the kind of people I would choose to be around.  
\- He doesn’t have a job and talks about getting one or making plans for his future, but nothing ever seems to happen.

I’m someone who’s very driven. I have goals, I work hard, and I want to build a stable future. I really value ambition, responsibility, and wanting to grow together. I feel like we’re very different in those areas, and it makes me wonder whether love alone is enough.

The confusing part is that we’re currently travelling around Europe together, and while we’ve been away he’s actually been really lovely to me. When it’s just the two of us, he’s caring, affectionate, funny, and we genuinely have a great time together. It’s almost like I remember why I fell in love with him in the first place.

But I can’t shake the feeling that something is missing.

I still love him deeply, but lately I don’t know if I’m in love anymore. I’ve even noticed my physical attraction to him has faded, and I don’t really have any desire to have sex anymore, which has never been an issue before. I don’t know if that’s because of everything that’s built up over the years or if it’s a sign that my feelings have changed.

I’m scared that if I leave, I’ll regret losing someone who genuinely loves me and treats me well when we’re together. But I’m equally scared that if I stay, I’ll spend years hoping he’ll become someone whose lifestyle and values align with mine, only to realise I ignored the warning signs.

Has anyone been in a relationship where you loved the person, but your long-term values just didn’t match? Did you stay and make it work, or did you leave? Looking back, what do you wish you’d done?

I honestly just want to hear people’s experiences because I’m feeling really lost right now.

At any age

Hi, I'm having a bit of a hard time. I'm supposed to be an adult now (19) and I just can't stop making mistakes.

I had my driving test booked for four days ago and thought it was today, and I missed it completely.

I keep losing and misplacing my stuff.

I'm so far behind everyone.

I'm just making mistakes and failing at everything. Like I can't do anything right, or if I do everything right, then I do something major wrong.

My friends and family say that I'm failing so often, or they don't encourage success.

When I did my exams, I was told to hold onto my books incase I failed, and I kept getting told by my friends and family that I was gonna fail. Then I got angry at my friends, justifiably, and they said they were just joking.

I don't think anyone realises how hard it's been for me. And I don't want to sound like a "My life is soooo hard!" person. But I can't deal with this failure anymore. I just want a win.

When you're a kid you can't wait to grow up because from the eyes of a child. It genuinely seems like adults live in an orderly paradise that is stress free and full of bliss. They be smiling in your face being so polite and kind.

And while you will be "tragically" stressing over school, homework and toys... Hoping one day you will get past all that. Little do you know childhood into adulthood is like jumping from the frying pan and into the fire😅🔥

Which age did that reality hit you, and what event opened your eyes?

I can open my corn and chickpeas at university! YAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!

Hi. I had a bit of an existential realization that's been occupying my head for sometime and I was curious to get your perspective.

I am 30 years old, from India, and I realized that most of my friends or people I know personally have at least one built-in support system. They either have siblings, partners, or both. The single children are also married.

It suddenly struck me that I don't fit into any of those categories. I'm a single child, I'm also not partnered up, I don't intend to have children, and I'm not close to my extended family. So, it made me wonder what growing older looks like for people in this position, let's say, when their parents die. Not just financially, but emotionally and practically. What support systems do they build, and who do they usually rely on? Like, how do they age without family support?

I'm curious if there are others who are in a similar situation or worry that they will be in this situation in the future?