u/addictedreader2112

So I have been seeing a guy for a few weeks now and we really definitely like each other but gods I hate that he is so good, smooth and confident at flirting, expressing his desires and talking abt sex.

And me? I get equally speechless. It's like I do have replies inside my mind but I just can't get them out of my tongue ughhhhh mfjdkhevdjfbfhdj!

He says it's the first time he is seeing someone this reserved and I hate it. I wish so hardddd that I had been brought up in not so religious family and had as much experience in all of this as he did. But nooo ofc I had to be a typical nerd ughhhh. On top of it I also have body insecurities so yeah there's that.

Yeah yeah it might look cute to him but ik it's gonna get frustrating! It's not like I am uncomfortable with him... It's just I just can't flirt or say all the lovey dovey and sexual stuff. I manage it well on texts but when it comes to real life, I'm a ZEROOOOO. Any tips how u overcome this?

Penning this down from the bottom of my heart that I hate these aunties and can't bring myself to feel even a flicker of sympathy for their suffering including my own mother!

They all go on venting about how much they believe that women should be financially independent etc but also strictly believe that they should manage complete household chores and the kids, wear proper traditional clothes etc etc.

Now take for an example: my mother. She vents about how she had to dress up in saree and pallu and never could wear jeans, was not allowed to work, had to live with in laws and follow whatever they said. I used to sympathize with her and always wished she could live a better life.

But now, every bit of sympathy I have for her is dying with each coming day.

She says she had restrictions on her clothes. She refuses to let ger daughter wear shorts or sleeveless or dresses because🤡 The Man of The House🤡 doesn't like or allow it. And she supports his thoughts saying at least you are in a better position than me.

She vents about her in laws but expects her daughters to live with her in laws by their rules🤡

She vents about household chores but expects her cousin daughter in law to pick up the plates of everyone after dinner. Mind you that cousin daughter in law was a guest at our house and when asked about whether the son in law should do the same too, she bursts out in rage! 🤡

I am so fuckin glad my parents don't have a son because the thought of a woman having them as their in laws is just abhorrent😵‍💫

Ik ik she is a victim of the patriarchic environment she has been brought up in and that I should hate the men who imposed such restrictions. But honestly now I think she has become more of a supporter of patriarchy. At her position now, she could choose to be the one to support her daughters' choices but she chooses not to and I hate her everyday for this.

I feel lighter writing this now and can go back to my studies with better concentration.I just want to get out of here ASAP.

Hey everyone! It's been so long since I have been passively lurking around the dark romance genre because of my reading slump of monthsss!

I just finished reading {The Prince's Prisoner by Quinn Blackbird} and it had exactly what I had been looking for since ages! The FMC stays with the MMC not out love but because she chose her sons and had no other choice.

I love myself a cunning FMC with all her schemings! And the book had exactly that. I have started with her other books as well but I was looking for books along this plotline by other authors as well!

AO3 recs are highly welcome too! I don't mind any trigger warnings whether it's dubcon, noncon, dv etc.

No no's : Cheating