u/TheAngryAnteater119

So basically there was this guy in my college class who I’ve never paid much attention to until recently. Basically, our tables during lunch are set up in a way where he and I are facing each other, but we’re not at the same table. Make sense? Anyways, I recently noticed that if I look at my laptop, it looks like I’m subtly staring at him (that’s just my overthinking anxious brain). And since I’ve noticed this, I keep accidentally looking at him. But then I also noticed that he looked at me sometimes, ok. I thought, “it’s probably nothing.” But then after that I noticed he was looking at me a lot more. Like, I keep catching him staring at me. And what makes it worse is that when I try to look at him, he turns to see me looking at him and I move my eyes away and now it looks like I was looking at him. I mean I was… but that’s not the point lol. Idek if I like the guy tbh bc I’ve never held a conversation with him. Like ever. In my existence. But like the looking is getting more consistent. And then there was this one time where I was holding the door for ppl and he stopped and let me go, so I feel like I’m being soo crazy paranoid. It seems he’s pretty quiet when he’s not around his friends. Even when he is, he’s not the loudest for sure. He seems decent. Don’t ask me how I know, I’m just observant ok. Which is also why I feel like I’m being so crazy and paranoid about this. I’m also trying to push out the fact that maybe to him I’m just a creep who started staring at him one day so… lmk 🫠

My sis wants friends but is very socially awkward and quiet. And there are no new students in her grade. She hates going to school events bc she says she always just stands there and my heart is literally breaking for her cus she shouldn’t have the experience I had.

Heard mixed things abt it
pls keep arguments civil. Whether religious or not, be respectful.

I don’t want to look like a phone addict or do homework all the time , so what else do I do as an introvert when I’m alone? Specifically in school.

this is a dumb idea ig but hear me out… write down your favorite lyric either from smth you wrote or your favorite song. It will just be a collab of lyrics that you can read in any order. Who knows maybe some fellow writers will become inspired…

(Just give credit to the artist of the lyric and don’t put anything you don’t want public/stolen)

Everyone worries about how they’re going to achieve their goals and dreams while I’m sitting here feeling so behind bc….I don’t have one?! Like I didn’t grow up with a “thing” like my siblings did. All I had was music but these days just unrealistic. I was just a kid but apparently I was even doing that wrong. Idek what college I want to go to or what classes I should take bc those are based on what I want to do when I get older. I barely have one extracurricular and have little to no interest in a lot of things. It’s too late to become extraordinary at anything now. Do some ppl just not have a worldly purpose?? Are there not enough jobs for everyone? I’m so scared for my future, what do I do? (I’m a Christian so some advice from that perspective would be nice too. Open to all tho.)

It’s really one of those “live through it” times.

Basically back in high school I had a crush on this senior guy in my elective. It was one of those crushes where you couldn’t wait to see them just to avoid eye contact and not initiate interaction at all (totally didn’t do that hehe 😗) But he was so sweet and kind to me and a really wholesome person. He was cute too. When he graduated, I was down, but I didn’t cry. Maybe I cried internally..? I think it’s bc I was just expecting it yk? Like what was I actually gonna do? He was a senior and I was freshman, different maturity levels etc. At the time, I lacked interaction with the male species, so I basically took any interaction with one down a delusional path in my head. Looking back, I probably only liked him cus he was nice to me, but I realized I never 100% stopped thinking about him yk?….anyways im totally ok (ish) guys 🫠 Commence the discussion! What about you?

(Also I recently had a post abt never being in love so idk if this counts)

“I was in love Steven, like out of my mind in love. What did u want me to do?”

Coming from someone who’s never personally been in love (at least I don’t think) what’s it like?

Okay I thought this was like the weirdest question like “duh I wake up tired.” I love sleeping. But I was talking to a friend about how I wake up tired but don’t want to drink caffeine, and she was like “maybe you’re not getting enough sleep, or need to go see doctor.” I was like…”you don’t wake up tired?” And she was like…”not really no.” I was flabbergasted. I thought it was just a natural reaction/feeling to coming out of a state of rest. But apparently it’s not normal?? I need some input so I know whether to take this seriously or not. 🤦‍♀️

hot take… I’m kind of tired of the “female (usually) that’s super smart/ talented/skilled in some way (but for some reason can’t display it), and beautiful (but couldn’t possibly know it bc she’s too busy focused on smth else until a guy (usually) points it out to her)” romance/adventure books.

Don’t get me wrong, I used read a lot of books like this and I mostly enjoyed them, but after finishing The Inheritance Games it felt like I had met the same main character from another book in a different font. Like it might be refreshing to meet a main character who’s…average? I know average is subjective, but think: not the top of her class, relatable, and not glass-shatteringly (?) attractive. I know it’s the point of the main character to be ‘different’ but idk. Would that kind of story be boring? what do u think?

(p.s. this is targeted more toward the romance/adventure genre)

My older cousin and I used to do “back in my days.” Basically we would take any currently normal action/activity/object and treat it as if it’s drastically changed. For example: “back in my day, we used to get up and turn on the light switch.” “Back in my day, we used to have to walk.” They got really silly lol. But now I’m curious. What are some of your guys’ actual “back in my days?”

edit: oh my goodness 😆 all of these are so real. I’m showing them to my niece and she can’t believe them!

As mentioned, idk what I want to do with my life. I’m an approaching college freshman with an undecided major. I don’t do any sports. I like music, but a career in that these days might as well be impossible. (I’m open to advice though) I’ve been told to be a lawyer so that I can put food on the table, but I don’t want to spend years of my life on smth I don’t really enjoy yk? I hope I’m not being difficult abt it. I’m like averagely smart but I really want to get better. Ivy Leagues are basically out of the question cus I’m not smart enough for those. I’ve tried getting involved but nothing seems to work. What’s the best advice one can give that’s not “just get more involved”. I’m scared I’m not well rounded enough.