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Sauce's question continued: He would stop me by telling me how much he loved me and how I should give a chance. I met him at university and he led me to a dark place and forcibly kissed me. I say forcibly because I was in shock, unresponsive and had backed up to the wall. It was my first kiss, a...

antogone68's question continued: I think this was probably for a number of reasons: being busy at university and perhaps having a naturally low sex drive after the honeymoon period of a relationship. However, I also think my sexual assault had something to do with it. I still find physical intimacy...

I don't know about you, but the times I call myself things like stupid are times I feel really bad about myself, usually for doing something I don't feel good about. Then I call myself something like that and I feel even worse, and have an even harder time making choices that are about being kind to...

See that part where you say you don't know what he wants you to do? When you two had that conversation -- or better still the next day or now, when he's sober, and you can even ask him if he meant what he said in the first place -- your next question would have been exactly that. In other words,...

Leave a note for her saying, "Hey, I know you really dig your new guy and all, but I was wondering if you and me could hang out together sometime. Just us. You're still my best friend no matter what, and I miss you." Some people get really wrapped up in the excitement of new relationships, and they...

You know, partnered sex when everyone is fully present, and people start getting more and more emotionally close means that we're going to be more exposed -- emotionally speaking, as well as when it comes to our more authentic sexuality, and more vulnerable. It's understandably intimidating, and...

(Your question, continued) We continued to talk as "friends", and I discussed the situation with his mom since he had told his parents what was going on. She explained that we needed to stop spending so much time alone and putting ourselves in such tempting situations, so my boyfriend and I talked...