Thank you Marisha, I'll read those articles.

It is kinda stressful.

And with the babysitting thing, we can't really say no. We don't know how. They just expect us to do it.

We are VERY different individuals. Do you have any advice on how to get our parents to recognize that we're not going to be together forever?

<t>Yeah my sister feels the exact same way. We're joining our church's college group and she doesn't want to be in the same small group as me. She doesn't want us to be the girls. And I get that.<br/> <br/> One time my sister's friend asked her to go shopping with her, and when my sister told my mom...

I think your right. I don't feel like I'll be able to date him rn. Those all sound like good options. Me and my sister have different friends(we also have a lot of the same friends) but how do we go our separate ways without our parents freaking out? They literally expect us to do everything togethe...

I think he's really stressed rn. I was talking to him about hanging out with me and some of our friends on Halloween. He really wants to work that night so he can make money. He told me he had bills to pay. I was super confused, bc he lives at home. He then told me he has, to pay rent, gas, phone, c...

I've only texted with a friend who hmu after several years but we only talk occasionally. I've also told a friend that we need to take a break. Relationships are hard.

I asked him if he was ok and he said he was good. He also replied at 1am.

Ok I'll take it slow.

Well if he was actually my boyfriend, things would be different with my parents. And idk what we would do since he's at work all the time. I want him to take time for himself so that he's happy.

I want to talk about starting a relationship. I've asked him for advice about what do in the friendships in rn. I wish I would've listened to him, bc now it's gotten out of control. We've also talked about my epilepsy which I'm pretty sure he didn't know about. We've talked mostly about work and sch...

Yeah especially with my older siblings, it's so frustrating to be compared to them. Like we grew up in such different time periods, that my parents try to parent me and my younger siblings like they did my older ones. It's like we don't even have the same circumstances as them. And yeah I'm trying t...

I have told my parents before that I don't need them to keep me "safe" anymore. I'm going to be 20 soon. They won't let me get snapchat bc they want to keep me "safe". But in reality that's hindering me from keeping in touch with my friends. I am a very unique person. I have neve...

It is very infuriating. They try to keep us safe, but it's really too safe. They don't let us make our own mistakes and learn from them. Well she didn't date until she was like 26. They want our future spouses to be perfect. My older sister is the perfect child. She didn't date in high school, she w...

To Mo, Yeah, hopefully I'll be able to have a bonfire this month. I'll ask him first when he's available. To Sam, Well my older sister didn't date until she was like 26. Which sucks, bc my parents want me to have a relationship like my older sister's. My oldest brother has been in a lot of relations...

Yeah. My parents wouldn't approve me of talking to him online and getting to know him that way. Like if he asked me out over dm and they hadn't met him yet, they wouldn't approve. Which sucks bc that's like the only way I can talk to people since I can't drive and meet them places.

Yeah we knew each other from church. And idk bc we just started talking after like 2 years. Idk if he's looking for a relationship. And just like I haven't talked to him for two years, I haven't talked to any of our mutual friends either. We've all went our separate ways. We don't have youth group e...

I haven't asked him. We haven't even hung out yet, so it'd be weird if I just dm'd him and was like "hey do you like me?"

I would like to try a relationship with him.

Well I'd want him to come over first when I had other friends over, so that my parents would now who he is. And it's really hard to have friends over now that school has started. I'll still have my parties, but it's not like I can just randomly ask my friends to come over and hang out bc they have w...

When he had mono, I tried asking him if he wanted to play video games together or play battleship and facetime, but he lives in the country and only has so many things connected to wifi. So he didn't have his xbox connected and he didn't have battleship. And I have asked to come to some of my partie...

I met this guy when I was in 8th grade and we weren't really friends until we were in high school. We used to be good friends. We both knew who each other liked. And we used to hang out at our youth group together. My friend always said we'd end up together and we'd always deny it. When we were in h...

My parents are stern about me wearing short clothes too. Sometimes I tie a knot in my shirt and you can see part of my stomach and my mom freaks out, even though she bought my younger sister (18) a bikini. I really don't understand why they're so strict. I think you should just wear what you want to.

Hi, So I've been dm-ing with a guy friend of mine. I used to like him in high school. And I got jealous when he got a gf. He's single rn. We've been talking for about 3 months, but we really haven't talked about anything really deep. I think I like him. But I don't actually know. How do I find out i...

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So, I think I like this guy I've been dm-ing with. And he doesn't know that. How do I get him to like me sexually?

Hi, So last night me and friends had a discussion. I told them that I masturbate and they freaked out. They all think that masturbating is gross. I asked my friend if she's every touched her pubic hair and she said no. So I asked her how she showered and she said she uses a loofa. I'm kinda concerne...

I talked to my parents last night about my letter. There was no yelling from either of us. They still don't my phone in my room. They're concerned about my health. But I may be closer to getting more social media. I explained to them that none of my friends text. They only use social media. I asked ...

Thanks. Hopefully my letter will help. And my brother knows how strict my parents are, but he said even if he talked to them they wouldn't change their mind. My parents always tried to control my older siblings, but when they moved out they couldn't any more. My parents don't like some of the things...