I’m sorry for your breakup, and unfortunately short term and long term relationships are often indistinguishable at first: it’s only with time...
Greece has become the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to legalise same-sex marriage. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68310126
I am sorry your family and community are not supportive, and often “It gets better” really means “I must get to a better situation.” Even in past...
In my elementary school (ages 5-10), kids were having boyfriends and girlfriends at all ages, so 9.5 is not unusual. Also, many LGBT+ kids often...
Yes! Having any family members who are allies is so important when there is a lot of homophobia lurking around in this world, even with people who...
When love is involved, it is really hard to maintain a platonic friendship, especially when you felt "love at first sight". We often hyperfocus...
I agree. It's like racist or sexist jokes: just mentioning race or sex/gender is not the same thing as degrading/malicious words. That said, there...
I'm also at 10 years in a few weeks! Glad to see you have gotten support through EC to feel more comfortable, and thank you for sticking around to...
How many months did you have no contact? It can take more than a year to get over a breakup, so it's not surprising your ex still has feelings....
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Welcome to EC! As stated above, definitely talk to the doctor who prescribed you testosterone about what is safe application. Also, you might find...
Try thinking from your girlfriend's perspective. She is from what I understand a cisgender lesbian, so maybe she is only attracted to women. As...
You might consider talking to a professional counselor about your concerns; the same thing for your boyfriend. Like said above, his lower libido...
Everyone has a choice whether to choose intolerance or not, and I am sorry Fred chose intolerance. Don’t let Fred hide behind his upbringing. I...
I’m glad you’re going to therapy, and keep it up. Everyone is different, so it doesn’t help to compare your past experience to your current one....
Remember you can only control your behaviors, not anyone else’s. Some people will say they are serious just to have more options when “playing the...
I agree about living together, and really it just depends on your relationship when is most appropriate to get married. Make sure you also think...
I am sorry for you and your family’s loss. Losing someone close like a parent is so hard because of the sheer number of memories you have...
Russian political leaders, like in many other countries, love to use LGBT+ people as scapegoats for social problems because the communities are...
There are just too many cute straight people in the world, haha! Most of the guys I had crushes on in grade school were straight; only one was...