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This is a tough question to answer. Seeing who I am now, I'm happy with the results of my past, but some actions I've taken in my recent past I would probably change. Unfortunately I have to learn things the hard way, so I tend to make a huge mess of my life. The one major aspect I would...

I'm not sure where this is from but: I'll break my peace if you'll break my silence. We can talk about my thoughts and feelings, we just can't talk about me. Your opinion doesn't matter to me, but your affection does. You feel the way I hate and I hate the way you feel. I'll take the blame if...

I've been accused of both, but don't think I'm either. I was with a recovering heroin addict who took my attempts to talk with her daily as clingy. I felt no need for it, but thought she might be comforted knowing I was there for her. The closest thing I have to a friend often(whenever I...

Update: I'm finding that in spite of all these oddities people are definitely responding to me better. 3 people have initiated conversations with me and actually asked me questions. Since I know that it's going to take a long time to re-develop my communication skills I've been focussing on...

So in my renewed efforts to have conversations and be more outgoing I've found I have developed a lot of bad habits and returned to habits that I learned to break when I was younger. Some examples of these are: -Not saying hello or goodbye or other formalities. I walk up, start asking questions...

"Look, I just need someone who I feel can protect and support me. I need someone more manly."-my ex "Why did you and [your ex] break up? What did you do wrong? You know you're never going to meet someone who is as perfect for you as she is, right? Whatever you did you should make it right."-my...

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Thank you all for the welcomes. Sci-fi...you're probably right. I still feel the fear, though. I make banter and small talk well but always feel like people just talk to me out of convenience/proximity. I don't know how to bridge the gap between acquaintance to friend. How does one go about...

Hello, I need somewhere to put this out there so please excuse the rant. I am very lonely and it is of my own making. After my gf of 7 years and I broke up 3 years ago I went into a sort of scorched earth mode separating myself from all of my friends, barely talking to family until it got to...