Hi I’m new to the area and wondering if anyone has suggestions for good young adult groups for Catholics in the north Dallas/Richardson/Plano areas for someone in their early 30s? 😊
Hi a little about me:
- Introverted personality not very into the bar scene and all but enjoy the occasional checking out of restaurants
- Don’t like crazy crowds or congestion, don’t also want to be completely out in the sticks (maybe a balance)
- Budget is below $1,600 (at most $1,750/month) for a 1 BR / 1-1.5 BA
- Safety is important to me as is drivability. I’m not the best driver 🙁
- Looking to try to socialize with likeminded peers and also dip my toes into the dating world (apps, speed dating etc)
- Remote job so no requirements on needing to be specifically one place or another
Does anyone have any suggestions of areas that I should check out in my move search? Also any specific places there you’d recommend 😁
Hi I am autistic (mid 30s m) and one of my stims from a stress reduction technique is masturbating. Sometimes it can get excessive where I’m forced to do it multiple times a day to cope with the stressors out there in my world. I worry it will make already difficult intimacy between me and future romantic partners a problem (both from a social perspective of people feeling hurt/rejected and the physical impact on conditioning my body). Has anyone else struggled with the desperate need for and reliance on this? If so how have you handled it?
Hi I’m 31m and have been dating an alcoholic for 6 years (31f). I’ve been dealing with many physical and mental illnesses that have really preoccupied me assessing my reality and time feels like it’s flown by.
Anyways I’m concerned because I feel like there’s a narrowing set of opportunities for this relationship to continue to grow and it’s very up and down (tolerable and some laughs when good, absolutely obnoxious and anxiety inducing when bad). I feel even if I did leave, there’s no easy way to. We’ve cohabitated for 2 years together and also share mutual pets.
I don’t know what to do, I just know something needs to change. I keep being made the villain in the story (“you’re not committing, you’re leading me on, etc”) when I believe I have a right to be concerned.
Does anyone have any advice or similar experiences to share? I’m begging here.
Hi I’m 30m and my girlfriend is 30f. We’ve been together just about 8 years and have cohabitated for 2. Our relationship since the start has been a series of ups (functioning) and downs (daily fighting/screaming matches, her humiliating me in front of family & friends). She also suffers from various substance addictions (alcohol + occasionally weed) that intensify these episodes.
I feel like I’m being gaslit as the problem and a lot of family & friends on both sides keep pressuring us to get engaged/married with the length of the relationship. I do not feel we are ready for that and continue to believe promises of change despite seeing very little. Even when change has occurred it has been temporary.
What do I do? I need a shoulder to cry on. I’m so exhausted and burnt out and feel so alone with this.
Hi I’m fairly new returning to the faith and was always curious about what is and what is NOT allowed by the faith in terms of dating and relationships. I have heard differing views and wanted to see if anyone could share official stances on this. I know some of it has evolved in the last few years and with new leadership. Thanks!