u/FloridaSunDaisy

When I inevitably (usually early on) end up in a discussion with men about abstinence, I commonly get a response that men “support” “respect” or are “ok” with my decision. This raises a sorts of cautionary flag to me as I’m not looking for a man to be ok with my decision I’m looking for him to strongly and firmly hold the same one and lead us through it with daily prayer, surrender and strength.

Am I overanalyzing / hyper emotionalizing the response I’m expecting a man to give or am I right to discern on the word choice? I understand lust and abstinence tends to be a bigger challenge men endure and that they don’t do it gleefully but in desiring to protect their future wife, marriage and ultimately in reverence to the Lord. Should I just pocket the response and pray for opportunity to observe how the words play out going forward? I hope someone understands or can relate. Thank you!

Started carnivore a little over a month ago due to gut + brain issues. I’m very thin so I have to work hard at this to not lose weight and have never liked eating in general but used to LOVE a good ribeye.

Even just thinking about eating a steak now makes me want to upchuck. Funny enough was never a chicken fan before this but chicken thigh or leg are my saving grace right now diet wise since I also dislike eggs. Just doing tons of cold butter, heavy whipping cream and ghee for cals and fat.

Does this go away?! Will I hate steak forever now? Not sure I can sustain this with the way I’m feeling about most red meat options currently 😭

I put off starting for a long time due to fear of the pain. I’m a petite woman and have two larger dark black pieces, 1 on ribs and 1 on upper arm. I was constantly told how painful removal would be and it scared me.

Just had my first session and I went in prepared and the outcome pain wise was VERY minimal. I chose a medical practice that offered topical lidocaine, injectable lidocaine and Pronox nitrous oxide aka laughing gas. Giggle at me all you want but I was not about to endure more pain than necessary and said absolutely, give me all three no questions asked.

I couldn’t do a ton of injectable lidocaine due to dosage safety for my size but she targeted my ribs mostly with it. I’m sure it helped a lot but I will say, the nitrous oxide made the BIGGEST difference. Because of that I didn’t even feel the injections and I’m not kidding when I say the pain from the laser was a euphoric experience. I was vibing on cloud 9. To top it off I’m on my period so pain should’ve been much worse. The pain was at worst a 4/10, required 0 breaks and I didn’t even move a muscle and was able to talk and remove the mouth piece multiple times.

So, if anyone is hesitant due to anxiety and fear over pain - there are options! Find somewhere with injections but most importantly find somewhere with laughing gas! Even if you’re not nervous, it will allow the tech to use the most efficient settings instead of being conservative to prevent pain!

My smile looks SO weird. I look like the grinch. It looks so low, my Philtrum looks weirdly long and I can’t show any of my top teeth, my upper lip is nonexistent. I had a beautiful smile before. Please tell me this will resolve soon and fully? Talk me off the ledge here of regret 😭 I’m 2 weeks post op.

My surgery was 5/11, I’m 11 days post op open septo rhinoplasty with turbinate work. Days 1-8 were nearly unbearable with not being able to nasal breathe. I was hopeful the stent removal would feel like an instant fix so I could sleep again. When the stents were removed day 8 I did feel some relief but it quickly reverted back to stuffiness and now I can only get what feels like 5-10% air through both intermittently throughout the day. The mouth breathing is driving me crazy! (I’m doing all of the necessary things for hydration, humidity, elevation etc.)

Please give me some hope and reassurance that this is normal and will change soon!

I’m getting a rhinoplasty next week. I know this is a weirdly specific question, I’m single and actively looking to date with intention. I’ve been curious about recovery and meeting people. I get that it really shouldn’t matter, but let’s be real no one is going to want to meet someone when they still feel very swollen or noticeably recovering. I also understand the real result takes upwards of a year, I’m just referring to feeling good enough. Those who had surgery, how soon after your rhinoplasty would you have felt confident enough to meet someone on a first date?

I’m a 31 year old woman and naturally the dating pool seems to be a lot of men who are divorced / divorced with children.

I’m not quite sure about my discernment on this. Of course if the divorce was some outlandish reason, he cheated, or the co-parenting seems very messy I’m not interested. As for less in your face issues I’m unsure how I feel. I do know I want marriage and children, Lord willing.

How would you feel about a man pursuing you who was divorced? Would it have to be considered biblical solely by adultery? What about adding children to the mix? Do you just avoid it all together?

To be honest, I tend to avoid these interactions. But we are all imperfect and I don’t want to discount what could be a connection that glorifies God via future marriage through the lens of my own judgement. However I do feel it can reveal a lot about faith and moral standings. Just looking for advice and thoughts!

Thank you!