#relationships are confusing

[garagepaperback]

ripe

3k words, explicit tags: breeding, kink discovery, an orange tree used as manipulation

The whole week, every hour had been forfeit, swollen and mocking, bloated with exactly what he most wants. Draco drew the want taut and strummed it. “I just,” Harry's tongue lags, spit or syrup too much in his mouth. “It’s weird. It’s not normal.” “There’s hardly anything more boring, actually.”

part of a challenge with @yiiiiiiiikes25 who wrote helices and @eleadore who wrote into an animal being

read it on ao3

[nachosforfree]

Wait, I'm a little bit confused so please forgive me if I'm being rude. I know Emmit and Jay are dating. Are Rory and Jay also dating? Is this a poly relationship? Sorry for being nosy, I know it's none of my business, I was just curious after the Valentine's Day art with Rory, Emmit, and Jay.

Me and Rory arent dating, but its sort of poly...? Like friends with benefits-ish

[adult-female-with-aspergers]

I have no idea how people manage being in a romantic relationship with another person.

[chmagiii]

Two-way Street

What I'm told: "I want more time to myself." What my anxiety hears: "I hate being around you, and want you to go away." This is something I really shouldn't be sharing here. I thunk most of the stuff I post on here falls into that category, but I really just... just need too get this off my chest. We spend the weekends together. I arrive at 7 pm on Friday, leave at 7 am Monday morning. That's all I see him, and it's always the highlight of my week. I always wish it could be more time. Now I find out that he'd actually like it to be less. And there are times where he'll bring up his anxiety, like I'm ignoring it and being insensitive, but I have anxiety too. He knows that. I go out of my way to help him when he's having an anxiety attack, to be there for him and comfort him, but any time I'm feeling smothered by anxiety, I feel like a burden to him. If he doesn't like the way I phrased something, I'll apologise, I'll contextualize it, I'll do everything I can to make sure he knows that's not how I meant it. If I act the same way, he'll get really defensive about it, like I've offended his ancestors out something. I dunno. Everything feels so rough right now, and he won't talk openly about whatever it is. I need to walk on eggshells around him all the time, and it's getting exhausting. I just wish he'd legitimately tell me what's bothering him.

[slimeciclecuethusitixst]

usually i dont post about myself instead of my glorbos but i gotta get this down and this is partially about someone in most of my social circles so i dont wanna post in any of my discord servers. but i gotta put this somewhere cause im going to literally hop or something idk

for context, im friends with these girls irl (for my purposes; Girl A & Girl B), i met Girl A first and she introduced me to Girl B later on cause they were friends before hand and we had a bunch of classes together. Also Girl A and Gir B are also friends with another girl (GIrl C)

so me, girl a, and girl b have been friends for months, we're chilling, we're goofing off instead of doing work, we're having a great time. and then Girl C sends me a text, asking if i would ever consider dating my friend because she 'had a dream me and Girl B were dating'. Girl C also says she keeps asking Girl B to ask me out but she said i would refuse (which at the time of her sending this, fair.) she ended the message with 'Dont tell Girl B i told you this. i never answered because HOW DO I ANSWER THAT??? and i havent properly spoken to Girl C since but i also havent told Girl B about it.

later on Girl B texts me saying that Girl A has had a huge crush on me and that she doesnt want a response because Girl A dislikes rejection (same bro, same) so i dont respond because as i said, me too bro btu also i hate confrontation and im bad at commitment.

onto more recently, i have started to realize i have crushes on both of them (thats a lie; ive known for awhile ive just kind of been in denial cause i like the status quo) and its been eating at me because i like both of them and ive been told that they both like me and like how am i supposed to choose??? how do i even bring this up???? hhhhhh so ive been trying to figure out what to do, idk if ive like missed my shot with Girl A or if Girl B even liked me (cause idk Girl C very well, and her message was based on a dream,,,, what if shes just making things up idk) hhhhhjhh why do interpersonally relationships have to be so complex im going to sumerge myself in soil and go back to being grass like nature intended or something

[hesitationamalgamate]

i wonder what my life would be like if you lived in state

[mcristhebest17]

Being aromantic and trying to describe the way I feel about relationships is, well, interesting to say the least. It's difficult. I like relationships, not for the feelings, not for the love, not for the affection, and not even the commitment. While those can be aspects that are nice to have and hold, they don't come naturally for me. I don't fully know how to describe what attaches me to a relationship because I don't feel the attraction other people do. Relationships are normally described as full of affection and talking, and having a certain infatuation with someone. But those are things I struggle with. Maybe it's the theoretical string that attaches me to another person in that sense, rather than the "romantic" qualities

[inthemeadows]

Hmmm ppl are responding to op’s statement as if it’s obvious and the norm but.. I’ve only ever seen talking to multiple prospective partners at once framed in a negative light and as akin to cheating. But i guess “wrong” ≠ not “obvious and the norm”