But it looked totally fine before! :( Also, I've learned "resting bitch face" is a blessing. I'll look happy when I choose to, dangit. I'm all for bodily autonomy and choice, but pressure to do surgery like this for societal reasons irks me.

I want to marry someone like that. :')

No problem! I appreciate the compliment. I do stupid things sometimes but I try to learn from them. :) I know what you mean about the feeling of grey areas. I still think that the way he's treating you is black-and-white, but like you said, actually being in a relationship like this alters your perspective.

She's gorgeous! I love her pinky coral lip color too .

GAH. Frankly, from your descriptions and the many books and websites I've read, it sounds like he's being abusive. The c-word is the worst possible insult ever, IMO, and I would be kicking a man out the door if he ever spoke that way to me. This isn't miscommunication; he's mistreating you and setting a bad example…

Don't fall for that image MrMister posted. There's a video on Youtube about MRA logic that analyzes the study and shows how MRAs warped it to fit their views. Here is my sloppy Google link because the new Youtube app is awkward: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc…

"Bitey face" LOL.

I know what I'm showing my friends today. :D

D:

Oh God, that's horrible! Damn.

I asked for a second round once and he said no. :(

Right?? Mariah, Beyonce, and Leona with her? Please.

Right? I heard some dissonance with the backup vocals and wondered if autotune was a little helper. Also this: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sourc…

Miley Cyrus is a mess! I just... what? The teddy bear theme would have been so cute otherwise.

Just wanted to say thank you for all the responses/advice given here. It was sweet, sensitive, and thoughtful. I have a lot to think about. :)

Also, the ex said "I love you" first.

Thanks! Well here's the thing: I didn't want full-blown hangouts 5x a week (I need space too), but I wanted sex at least that often. We maybe hung out 2x a week and he was super closeby. I figured that, as a young man, he would be unable to keep his hands off me and be a horny freak. Nope. That's why it really hurt…

That's freaking amazing. So glad things turned out well for you. :) This guy does seem to want me (he wanted to have sex last time when I expressed a desire to, even though he knew I was at the end of my period and he doesn't like period sex), so we'll see. He's just less emotional than me overall. :p

Thanks! I tend to be idealistic and naive (trying to stop that as it led me into settling fir guys I didn't even like), and boy would a judgment/transaction-free zone (in regards to sex) be great. I just really worry about him respecting me less, not trying as hard to treat me well, feeling a sense of power over me…

I can't separate love (or at least super emotional attachment) and sex, hence the conundrum. It's odd, I guess, but that's how I am.