Imagine this friend was your spouse and then you would be in my position. From my limited understanding, ardent Trump followers are expressing a feverish love that comes from a place of deep pain and sorrow. Your friend is suffering and as a friend, dig a little deeper, you will eventually find the root cause.

Toastmasters, Meetup.com in your area for ppl with social anxiety, monthly book club at your local library, volunteer work at one of the shelters in your neighborhood?

Passion for Fitness?

Would it give you any closure and/or piece of mind to write one text or email to him expressing how you enjoyed the time you did share? I think ghosting is shitty, but it does not have to tarnish your memories. There is that lovely poem about how ppl are in your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. You had two…

My grandparents lived Paysandu, Uruguay for 11 yrs because my grandfather had a heavily romanticized concept of country living. One thing that really struck in my memory was how difficult it was for my grandmother to be around all these exceptionally educated people (Uruguay has a phenomenal educational system) who…

Ugh, been through this myself. Many years ago I lost about 15 pounds and had complete strangers say how nice my physique was or how beautiful my clothes fit. It really weirded me out and made me think what angle they were trying to play. Then, reluctantly, I came to the conclusion, I worked hard to get my body fit and…

I share your confusion. It looks so stringy. Maybe she got a wad of gum stuck in her hair and the stylist tried to preserve as much hair as possible. Yikes

He is super nervous. Next date try something new, like I just want to put my arms around you and listen to your heart. If he can not handle that then move on. 

Oh, that is so hurtful. I am a very analytical and need to know the nuts and bolts behind major decisions. You can waste a lot of time and energy trying to understand the decision making behind the shitty decisions others have made that have negatively impacted your life. The only little nugget of advice I can give is…