u/CivilBlackberry7419

Hi guys, I've (23F) been texting back and forth to a guy(24M) everyday for two weeks and he hasn't tried to call. He claims to enjoy our texts, but I feel like if it's been two weeks of texting, you should be trying to schedule a phone call. In my last relationship, I took a LOT of initiative and now I'm trying to find the balance between letting my needs be known and accepting what someone shows me and leaving them before creating an investment.

Here's my question:

Do I say something about the fact that he hasn't tried to call, or do I accept that if he wanted to, he would have and stop wasting my time?

Once prior, he said something that I didn't appreciate and slid right past it until I said "I don't want to keep talking to you until you address this." I definitely don't want a habit of that either.

Red flag or miscommunication? I'm interested to know your thoughts. Thank you!!!

Hello fellow Podcasters! First off, you're doing a great job. Having a podcast now seems to be something of a joke rather than something really special that we're sharing with the world, so from one podcaster to another, keep going.

Like the title says, I'm curious to know how you guys are making your podcast "more than a podcast," if you are (if it doesn't apply, please let it fly).

I have a handful of podcast listeners and I admire the pods that can get people talking and can create community within their listeners, people who can come together on nothing else but the grounds of "I love what I gain from this podcast." I already have a website for my podcast, but I would like to start a book club and a newsletter for my pod (we have a reading segment and I think email lists work better for me than keeping up with social media).

I am curious to know what you all are already doing and how that's going for you? Do you feel like it's worth the work? If social media is working for you, how are you maximizing that? If you're doing get-togethers with your listeners, how is that going? Thank you for all of your input!

I (23F) am a very ambition nonprofit owner. I work for myself (alongside my mother) and I've noticed that I get very tired quickly. As of right now, 90% of the time that I am working, I am working on my computer, I also don't work traditional hours. I work in spurts until I feel too tired to continue. I do believe that I have ADHD and that it's common for people with ADHD to need to work in optimized energy hours rather than traditional work hours.

I am often bogged down with a constantly increasing "to-do" list. I am trying to give myself grace because I understand that the work that is required of me, is larger than the capacity of 2 people. However, I feel like if I had capacity to work longer hours, I could go so much farther. The most specific problem is that I get so tired. My eyes and my brain just need to shut down and my reset will often take longer than the amount of time I've been working. I don't like that.

Here are the things I've already thought out and are going to try

- analog hobbies in my free time (crocheting, coloring, doing crosswords, etc), so my work and my leisure are not both connected to screens

- pomodoro work schedule (taking multiple breaks during work sessions)

- attempt to rearrange my business SOPs

- implement some serious work hours based on my energy level and not trying to run myself into the ground

If you have any practical tips, I would love to hear them. If they're unorthodox, I absolutely welcome them, or any advice on how I can optimize the tips I already plan to implement, I would appreciate that too because I don't have a mentor or anyone to ask about these things. I'm looking forward to know how you guys continue to thrive.

I've(23F) been dating my boyfriend (26M) for 7 months (3 months exploratory, 4 months exclusive). For the past month, we've been in conflict about marriage. I would like to get married in 3 years, he says he needs more time than that. I know that there is so much growth that we both have to do, but I feel like there are a lot of areas where I am more ready to grow, than he is.

Last month (before the conflict) we sat down and wrote out the goals that we want to have accomplished, both personally and collectively, before marriage. Since then, I've noticed that aside from marriage, there are some life things that we don't see eye to eye on. (Who's gonna pay the bills, what Christ-like lessons do we plan to teach out children, will we fast together)

I've proposed that we break up, because I believe that there are some fundamental things that we should agree on and I don't want either of us to change those life visions that we have for ourselves. Since then, he has expressed a desire to change, that he wants better for himself and he's ready and willing to "grow up."

Here's where I need help:

I have seen a lot of conversation about not settling for less than what you want, because that is not faith. At the same time, I have seen conversation about how people grow and how you have to give people grace. I know there is a fine line between giving someone the grace to grow and settling, what are some of your definitive signs that help identify the difference?