Category: Life Advice

Hello, like the title says I (32M) am happily married, with two kids, have developed strong romantic feelings for a co-worker (27F, let’s call her Jessica) and don’t understand why I can’t get over this feeling.

First, I love my wife and kids. My wife is my best friend she’s smart, funny, sexy everything I want in a partner and mother to my children. I also love my kids, I’ve always wanted a family and watching them grow and learn is amazing.

A few years ago I met Jessica at work. I did initially notice she was attractive and we only began speaking months later due to work activities overlapping. As we got to know each other I found out Jessica was in a long term relationship and we became good work friends.

My husband has been critical of my body for years. I look back at photos and can recall how he made me feel in a certain outfit, and I look back and want to hug myself. I was so pretty. Really thin. Blonde hair. Blue eyes. Fit. Fun. Loving. And he had convinced me I was fat and constantly dressed inappropriately.

I’m 5 months pp and the comments haven’t stopped. Im exclusively breastfeeding. I workout 4-5x a week (running 20-30km weekly, lifting 2x) and I do my best with my diet but it’s not perfect. I’m carrying 20lbs I didn’t have before baby. I worked out every day I could in my pregnancy.

We been together 6 years now and during the third year of our relationship I cheated on him with a close family friend. I had started taking him for granted and it became easy to cheat because I didn’t value the relationship.

He broke up with me and we were split for months and the times I was single I realized he is a great bf. I begged for him back and he took me back but I had to promise to never speak to the guy again. I’m happy to say I never cheated since then and haven’t been tempted at all. I understand how great of a partner I have.

Let’s cut through the nonsense. There’s a lot of advice out there about how to win friends and influence people. Most of it is garbage. But there’s one fundamental truth about human interaction that, if you get it right, can transform your relationships and your life.

Here it is: Make people feel valued.

We’ve all been there. You’re in a heated debate with someone who just doesn’t get it. No matter how many facts you throw their way or how passionately you argue, they remain steadfast in their beliefs. It’s infuriating, right?

But here’s the thing: forcing someone to change their mind is like trying to push a boulder up a hill—exhausting and ultimately futile.

I (24F) have been dating my boyfriend (23M) for almost 2.5 years now. At the very beginning, things were perfect. He loved spending time with me, we could talk about anything, and overall enjoyed each other’s company (as you should in a relationship).

However, within the last 9ish months, I’ve felt like more of a mother than a girlfriend. I’ve had to clean his bathroom, bedroom, do his laundry, pick up his trash he’s left around the house, even remind him to brush his teeth!

We’ve all been there – sitting around, gabbing about someone who isn’t in the room, picking apart their flaws like we’re dissecting a frog in high school biology. But here’s the thing: that habit of talking smack about others? It’s toxic. It’s poisonous. And it’s time we cut it out.

You ever find yourself knee-deep in a story about your life that you didn’t even write? Yeah, me too.

One day, you’re going along, living your life, and then BAM! Someone drops a line, a comment, a whisper, and suddenly, you’re questioning everything. It’s like an uninvited guest who walked right into your house, sat on your couch, and started telling you what to do.