I don't know the back story but that sounds incredibly emotionally manipulative to me.

And it wasn't even like I was trying to be his girlfriend! If there's a night that you'd rather smoke and listen to music - cool. Call me tomorrow. Ugh.

Yeah, I'm ok with it. Thanks for the validation though. I'd be his friend but I'm pretty sure that's just the same self-pity and complaining but without any sex. Whoohoo! Where do I sign up for THAT?

Ay, what a bummer. I've been seeing this guy for the last two months and while I was really enthusiastic about it at first, it pretty much unraveled after the first three weeks. But we'd still been hanging out once or twice a week. I reached the realization that we probably weren't going to work out long-term but…

I wouldn't and I don't think that you should worry that it affects your communication skills. Maybe you would be best suited for a job that requires a lot of talking on the phone or public speaking even that totally depends on you. I interview people for a job that requires good communication skills and that's not…

I know that Viagra is suggested for men who have similar sex things... maybe your could get a doctor to give you small prescription to try it out?

Manicures wreck my cuticles but the Burt's Bees cuticle cream is amazing!

I am so glad the neutral aribiter of what poor people are and are not allowed to have has joined us!

In both cases, I don't get to decide how other people spend their money even if I don't agree their choices. Not even if I think their choices are not just impractical but immoral - it's not up to me.

Poor people are allowed to like nice things too. Dignity is something that we each define for ourselves and our families and it isn't anyone else's place to judge. If a new manicure makes someone feel "dressed up" for an important day or if brand names are more meaningful than new clothes or if a daily stop at…

And I don't think it's right to be spending thousands of dollars on vacations and nice cars when there are people who struggle to feed their families but unfortunately, I don't get to decide what everyone else spends their money on, do I?

I'm sorry - I can't give money to those people because they're just going to use it for liquor and manicures and well, that's what I was going to spend it on!

I was rasied by a single mom and we went through some tough times when I was small. There were times that we were close to homeless, my mom was working full time and putting herself through school, we had food stamps and section 8 housing. Every Friday, my mom would meet me at the corner store on my way home from…

Yes! He arrived a few minutes after I posted and apologized for being late plus his phone isn't working so he couldn't call to let me know. We had a decent night (and morning... oops). I'm just going with it for now.

It's now 6:15. Dude who is on his one last chance with me said he'd be here "around 6." What time am I allowed to call off the date?

I think that you can absolutely tell the dude "I would like to help you but I don't feel confident enough in my professional relationships yet." He should understand that and respect it. Everything you've expressed makes sense to me and I would also worry about him turning out to be somehow problematic for these…

Maybe try to dress a bit like a real interview and sit nicely at a table or desk? Make it as much like a real interview environment as possible.

If I'm honest with myself, that's how I'm feeling right now. I can't make it come back but I'm gonna leave space if it decides to show up on its own.

I can only speak for myself but feeling needed can also be emotionally satisfying.

I'll try to explain what I'm going through and maybe that will help you have some perspective at least as to your thoughts about your relationship.