Wait I love this. Your boyfriend sounds awesome.

Me too! I actually know some of the girls in this picture.

My best friend had a baby in July and I normally dislike children but I LOVE her baby and am so excited for her and legitimately love her daughter with my whole heart. WHO AM I?

True story, I know a girl who, after getting engaged, wrote an entire blog post about her engagement. Except it said next-to-nothing about how excited she was about her husband, and talked mostly about the engagement itself, how she was so happy that he followed her instructions (apparently she had instructed him how…

University of Tennessee, close tho!

Does this really happen? Pls say yes. Because I foresee myself still being single around this time, gonna need some fun friends.

Job 2!! Huge promotion, and if your friends think you can do it, you probably can. And with that promotion on your resumé, think of the future opportunities available to you. Good luck!

Maybe I do overshare...how do you know if you're oversharing?

Hope I'm not too late to this party, but HELP. I never make it past the first date.

Thanks for sharing...It is comforting to know that there are other people with similar experiences, though I would never wish that much emotional damage on anyone. I'm glad you are getting help. And yeah, forgot to mention in my comment that my ex also used to compliment me on how strong and independent I was (aka I…

Yep.

Omg your good guy friend sounds like a really good friend. What an excellent way of putting it.

Ugh we need to be friends. I could also talk about this for days.

Requesting permission to copy, paste, and of course accurately cite this comment, and send it to all my friends because THISSSSS. You put what I've been trying to articulate for years so beautifully. THANK YOU.

YASSS to all of this. My last long term, serious relationship ended 4 years ago and it is JUST NOW dawning on me how fucked up it was. I was constantly gaslighted and being called "emotionally imbalanced" and "crazy" and "demanding" when I simply tried to explain my concerns and what I wanted/needed. A few examples:…

Wait, I want to climb mountains and see Rome when I'm 60...you wouldn't happen to be in DC, would you....?

Glad you got the help you need, and I'm glad you're on your way to recovery. And I love exclamation points!!

Oh lord, I'm sorry to hear about your health problems. I hope they get better. Side note: I can't believe people tell you to "watch it," like who even thinks that's okay? I have some body image issues as well, but my younger sister (she's 17) has them more (she was bulimic). I think it's because my dad (who I suspect…

That's so awesome! And yeah, years vs. pounds is a novel and way better way of thinking about it. Love it.

I have the whiskey! And the Coke!