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okay so not really ex, we were almost in a relationship since we talked for 6 months (we were both romantically interested in each other). but that ended in may (it ended in me begging him not to leave and him blocking me). so i easily found out who he’s currently talking to because i’ve been stalking his reposts, comments, likes and im HIGHLY suspecting a girl who i think objectively looks worse than me, im completely hurt by the fact that hes talking to another girl even if i have a boyfriend. the girl doesn’t know anything, i followed her like two months ago and i cant help it, i dont know if theres a problem with me, i think it might be potentially creepy but i need another point of view argument so i dont immediately convince myself im a nutjob.

I'm an adult, but my teenage brother (14 turning 15) will play roblox on the phone with his other male teen friends. He'll say stuff like, "Oh my god, [insert friend] have my kids" or something when he gets a headshot. He says a lot of "sus" things. Is this normal, or is he gay?

Edit: I know there's nothing wrong with being gay... If he was gay I wouldn't care, but I was confused because he says things like "I'm gonna bust on you" to his guy friends so I never know

I'm 14M and have moderate acne with pretty bad scarring, and was just wondering how other people view acne like this

Before I get hit with "just take care of your skin" I do. I have a rigid skincare routine and wash my face twice a day, it just won't. go. away. I'm looking into seeing a dermatologist about it, but haven't had the chance yet

This is a crazy situation and a very serious one. It is very off-topic for this sub, but since I opted for science/bio, I am posting it here. I hope the mods will not remove it. Let me explain the situation to you guys first, and then I will try to explain my feelings. Basically, when I was around 10 to 12 years old (around Class 7), I discovered p**n and masturba**on. It was the worst thing that ever happened to me. I still regret watching my first po*n video. Around this time, I was very se*ually blindfolded and saw everything se*ually. During my tuition, I was friends with a boy who had also recently started doing this shit. We used to talk about it, the videos he watched, etc. One day, he asked me if I would have s*x with a girl—let's call her X. Without thinking about the consequences, I said yes and explained why I would do that to her. This reached her (he spread it), and damn, my school years were completely ruined. I don't defend myself for saying it or excuse it by saying that I was young or didn't have the maturity. But still, man, it hurts me so deeply to think about how much that comment must have hurt her. I was f***ing hijacked by puberty and hormones, to the point that I couldn't think properly at that young age. Now, as a 17-year-old, I can't move on from this incident. What should I do, guys? Help me. I am not that 13-year-old anymore; I have been sober for 2 years and deeply respect women, especially now that I am aware of what women have to endure in this society. I think about it every night, and I understand that it must have had an immense impact on her mental health as well

As a 16 year old boy, when I grow up I am open to basically anyone except for women, that means I would only have relationship with just men and non binary people. I do not support abortions and I do not support sexual stuff before marriage, for everyone but especially women.

I do not support LGBTQ marriage because marriage should only be for those who want children. Those people who are married without children should probably just remain single instead. Either be single live alone, or only be married for having children. I only support Tier 4 of LGBTQ legality where De Facto Criminalization of LGBTQ sexual. This way, you can still have a private gay relationship no problem, but no sexual because I am against that. Since gay people don't have children, they don't need marriage benefits!

I am against abortions! Fuck no to abortions just due to reckless sexual encounters, ban those type of abortions. I believe abortion should only allowed when they are either due to sexual assault, or when the woman's life is in danger. I discourage sexual before marriage and view that as bad. I would also never have sex with men because of HIV risk. Men and men sexual should be discouraged, because of the damn HIV!!! Lesbian sexual should be totally allowed because there is no risk of HIV. How many people died due to HIV, so many!!!

I would also against sodomy even in straight people and it should be discouraged because that's against morals, sexual is only for childbirth and not enjoyment. I support a socialist society where everyone gets a job and no unemployment. Where it's essentially dirt cheap housing!

Any sort of explicit content, I believe should be banned! The whole adult content industry, should basically be shut down. And of course women need to stop producing explicit content involving boys love yaoi, it's disgusting especially when men don't even care about being objectified.

I've been thinking a lot about modern double standards when it comes to gender expectations, and how society judges sexual interest. It feels like we have reached a point where men's heterosexuality and attraction are defaulted to as inherently predatory, gross or a threat, while the exact same behaviors or interests from women are given endless appreciation.

When a man expresses sexual or romantic interest, the baseline reaction often assumes ulterior motives or "creepiness". Men's initiative carries a burden to prove it isn't harassment. Meanwhile, women's interest is almost never viewed through a lens of threat or suspicion.

Look at how content consumed by different genders is judged. When men watch girls love, the immediate internet label is often "pervert" and "fetishizer." However, when women watch boys love, a massive multi-million dollar industry built by hetero women explicitly sexualizing gay men, they are often framed as "cute", "passionate" or "harmless escapism."

When a man cheats, society frames it almost exclusively as a moral faliure of pure lust and disrespect. When a woman cheats, they view her as "emotionally" starved, "neglected" shifting the blame to her partner. Overall, 66% of Americans stated that a man having an affair is "always morally wrong," compared to only 55% who said the same when a woman commits an affair. Among young women specifically, the gap widened sharply: 73% judged male infidelity as strictly, always wrong, while only 51% applied that same absolute moral condemnation to female infidelity.

It feels like we operate under two completely different mindsets, men's actions are analyzed through power and threat, while women's actions are analyzed through emotion and romance.

If you really care abut fairness and equal morals, watching this unfold in the modern day world would give you an idea why men are treated dirty by default.

on my situation(1,70m tall, 18M), is it better to be 50kg, with little to no muscle mass, or 75kg, while probably looking kinda chubby, with still little muscle mass and a high body fat percentage? like, being 50kg now or gaining 20kg of fat and being 70?

considering health and looks

I’m in a close relationship with this guy who’s 18 and he wants to take it to dating. Im not quite sure if it’s alright since it’s online. He’s asked for explicit stuff despite knowing my age. -_- but the thing is, is that he’s kinda mentally ill and i feel bad if i just leave. So he reached out to me when i was in a horrible mental state and i became dependent on him. It’s very complicated but im not sure what i should do as of now. I can’t bring myself to block him since while in my bad mental state i sent him said explicit photos and im scared about what would happen after. As for me im also a bit unwell mentally as well and im very vulnerable. And he’s very kind despite all of this. But im still in a horrible state and am desperate for comfort as i don’t have a good family relationship nor friends. And i feel like he doesn’t have absolutely horrible intentions since in his region the age of consent is 16 but im not sure of all the details or how it works. But ye :,(

I sold an extra Xbox controller for a not-important reason without telling my parents, and I don’t want them to find out because I might get in trouble, and I can’t afford to get another one right now. What should I do if they ask me about it, and what could I say that would be a believable excuse?

So me (16M) and this girl (14F) like each other, and I know she wants to pursue something together. I really like her, and I think she’s great but she’s two grades under me. Even though we’re only a year and a half apart in terms of age, since she’s two grades under me it feels wrong. What do you guys think? Am I just overthinking it or is it really that bad? Thanks.

Edit : Here’s some extra info that i thought you guys might need. I don’t live in the US, we’re in 11th and 9th grade, and i’m 2010 and she’s 2011.

Edit 2 : I guess some people misread what I meant but i really just mean dating and being together, nothing more 😭

As a 16 year old boy, when I grow up I am open to basically anyone except for women, that means I would only have relationship with just men and non binary people. I do not support abortions and I do not support sexual stuff before marriage, for everyone but especially women. I support LGBTQ marriage but not sex before marriage. I am against abortions! Fuck no to abortions just due to reckless sexual encounters, ban those type of abortions. I believe abortion should only allowed when they are either due to sexual assault, or when the baby has a disability. I will always maintain 100 score on rice purity test (search it up, funny thing I never even got sent to principal office, something that deducts 1 point). I discourage sexual before marriage and view that as bad. I would also never have sex with men because of HIV risk. I would also against sodomy. I support a socialist society where everyone gets a job and no unemployment.

Asking from teenagers

16-M, genuine question, not looking to get into one

Never dated, said no to someone once.

It’s not w good look and may facilitate harmful agendas and narratives.

This girl I met at a con is so nice and so caring and so kind, she first told me she was 15 and then said her birthday was in December so she's actually 14 but she says she's 15 cus her birthday is so late.

I think I'm too old for her but Im not sure what you guys think.

Any tips, I think it's just safer to wait until we're both older because we're three grades apart in school and that clearly says I'm too old for her.

Honestly I think we should just stay friends, but the way things are going.. idk

Please help guys.

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