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M19 Confused about physical intimacy and emotional boundaries while healing from unrequited love. How do I navigate this?

I recently reached the difficult conclusion of cutting ties with a girl (let her be B) since I had strong, unrequited feelings for her. She is aware of all this love thing , but she has no such feelings for me. I was aware that I had to leave in order to look after my own peace and could finally begin the process of healing, but I am still experiencing intense emotional sensitivity as a result of the breakup.

I also have as one of my long-time friends (let her be A) someone with whom we have recently developed a very strong physical attraction that has led to physical intimacy. We just made out (didn't have sex yet)

The issue is that my present emotional condition is causing me to feel very conflicted. I'm afraid of confusing the boundaries between physical intimacy and true love; I don't wish to treat my physical relationship with A as a temporary remedy for the emotional gap that the B has left behind. Moreover, I place a high regard on our long-standing friendship and don't want to be in a relationship with A, but I have this intimate thing for her also she has no problem in being in FWB.

I don't know what I should do right now.

How do I distinguish between physical intimacy and an emotional connection when I am in a fragile mental state? Was it the correct that I should do now? It will be really helpful if someone can advice me on this.

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u/Kal_El0511 — 5 days ago

How to start a talking stage?

for context i am a sophmore in hs.

okay so!!! i need advice!! so basically there’s this guy who i’ve known for like forever and is like adjacent to my friend group if that makes any sense. and we’re in a lot of classes together. and bro when i tell you i want him so BADDD.

one of my friends is dating his best friend, so a couple weeks ago i got her to get him to ask if he liked anyone, which he doesn’t. she asked if he’s open to anything and said he’s not really looking for a relationship buttt that was a while ago and said nothing about a talking stage.

hen we talk we get along well but we never really the the chance and and he doesn’t answer snapchat or anything very fast. i know he at least doesn't dislike me, we talk sometimes and are friendly and joke around a lot. so basically how do i get him to notice me or start something?? okay thanks for listening to me yap!

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u/Margo_126 — 13 days ago

15F] [25M] He said he’d date me when I’m an adult. Is this concerning?

I’m 15 and he’s 25. We met in person, started talking, and eventually it became kind of a situationship. We talked for a while, and I only met him twice. The second time, we were in his car and made out, but that was the only physical thing that happened between us. He said he wouldn’t date me now, but that when I’m an adult, he would personally ask me out. He also didn’t want people knowing about us and said it “wouldn’t look good” on him. We eventually went no contact, although he has reached out since. I don’t want to talk to him anymore, but I still really miss him, which makes the situation confusing for me. I’m looking for honest opinions from people who can give me an outside perspective.

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u/StrikingAccess8692 — 13 days ago

My story about middle school relationships

Okay so I’m 13 and right now I’m 8th grade
But I have a gf and I feel happy with her I love her but she has never been really committed to a relationship and yes I was bullied for my last gf Mabye her being taller than me but the girl I’m currently dating is acting like we are just friends like I’ve waited since it’s her first real relationship but still we have been dating for five months so I would need some advice what to do and not do

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u/SEASPLITTER23 — 13 days ago