u/Gymnasticsfann29

Hey guys!! I (22F) have this ex boyfriend, we dated for about 3 years and have been broken up for about 1.5 years. In the last couple months his behavior towards me is very very odd and I really could use some advice.

Background, he broke up with me because he was "too busy". He moved on and got a gf a couple months after the break up. Mind you, we still go to college in our smallish home town. So I often run into him at social events, bars, restraunts, etc. I do have diagnosed PTSD from stuff that has happened to me and some of these events are from our past relationship.

So over this last semester I have been running into him often at the main college bar. Its a really fun bar and I always have so much fun with friends, and I am not going to let him ruin it. But lately there have been one too many sus interactions there.

Now like I said with the PTSD I often sit with my back away from the crowds so I can't ruminate on whats going on behind me. But he always comes up by my table, never says anything, but just close enough that my friends see him or even close enough that he could reach out and touch me. The way it makes me feel is like he wants me to know hes watching me. Like one time over a span of 10 minutes he inched his way closer so that he was on top of us. My friends asked him to move and he had this dramatic and over the top reaction.

This last weekend was the weirdest interaction yet. So long story short I was kinda standing by the bars exit, having a good yap session with the gals. He brushes right up next to me and exits the bar. Weird but whatever hes gone right... nope. I proceed to talk with my friends and start telling them a silly story. Mid story I get that feeling that someone is staring at me. So naturally I turn my head and act on that gut feeling. I kid you not my ex is standing less than 2 ft hovering over my friends, STARING, at me. I freeze and just give him a WTF look and then he scurries off. My friends and I are left standing their confused out of our minds.

I really don't want to talk to him because that seems like what he wants and I am not doing what he wants. I am honestly exhausted over it. Does anyone have any advice, like can I take legal action???

Hey everyone, I could really use some advice.

I’m a college senior, and I’m moving back home for my last semester. One of my roommates is also my best friend from undergrad, but I honestly cannot stand her boyfriend. Before anyone assumes something, even she has said that we “just have different morals.”

He basically lives at our apartment, which has already caused tension, but the bigger issue is that I genuinely do not feel comfortable around him. He has serious anger issues, and there have been multiple situations where a normal conversation suddenly turned into him getting angry and saying some whack stuff. It makes me very hesitant at times to engage in conversations with him.

He’s also made racist comments and has used slurs before. At one point, I set a boundary that I didn’t want to bring around the Black guy I was talking to or go on double dates with them because I didn’t trust how he would act. Mind you he uses very derogatory terms. He got VERY upset about that boundary.

The hard part is my friendship with my roommate. Neither of us are very confrontational because of things we’ve both been through, but when we do disagree, she tends to get defensive and struggles to see my perspective. I also feel like her relationship has completely taken over our friendship, because even when he’s not around, he’s all she talks about. Which I feel TERRIBLE about because she seems happy and is excited for her life that they have planned out.

I know moving home will probably help because I won’t be around him as much, but I honestly don’t know if I can get past some of the things he’s said and done. I really don’t want to lose one of my closest friends over a relationship.

Has anyone dealt with something similar? How do you maintain a friendship when you strongly dislike their partner?

Hey everybody!!! I am a senior right now who is applying to PT schools this summer. I have a 3.83 GPA and about a 3.45/5 science GPA. I did unfortunately get a C in biology and an anatomy course. I was unfortunately going through a really rough time with my mental health due to the loss of multiple relatives in a short amount of time. I really want to get in and go to schools like UF, Minnesota, and Pitt. I am just nervous that my Cs will really de rail my chances of getting into one of those programs. I do have over 2000 hours as a tech in an outpatient and pelvic health clinic, and then 15 hours inpatient and 20 hours in home health. I am also shadowing a PT for a couple days with a professional sports team and will be joining research project this summer with my biomechanics professor. I know I could retake one of the classes but my application would already be submitted as I can't retake until spring 2027. If anyone has any advice or guidance that would be greatly appreciated, thank you so much!!!