Content note: Mention of suicide Dear Captain Awkward 2 weeks ago my boyfriend (he/him/his) of 2 years made the decision to break up with me (cis/female). I moved out of our shared house and back with my parents and sister. I did not want the relationship to end and I hoped we could have worked … Continue reading #1250: How do I support my (very-recently) ex-partner through his complex grief?
Category: love
A++ Recommend! Scarleteen’s “Embracing Newbiehood: How to Approach Dating and Sex in Your 20s With Little or No Experience”
This piece written by Cass Ball is great. And you can safely replace "20s" with "any part of adulthood." Now's the part where I physically restrain myself from quoting the entire thing: "When I’m coming from a place of scarcity, a place where everything feels like it isn’t enough,I often feel that I’m insufficient without … Continue reading A++ Recommend! Scarleteen’s “Embracing Newbiehood: How to Approach Dating and Sex in Your 20s With Little or No Experience”
It Came From The Search Terms: Cruel Summer
Hello! Search terms have piled up, let's do the thing where we answer the search strings people typed in that led them here as if they are questions. Context is missing (by design), so expect some comedy answers in between with the sincere stuff. Let's kick things off with a song. Have I used this … Continue reading It Came From The Search Terms: Cruel Summer
#1186: “How do I rebuild trust in my relationship?”
Hi Captain Awkward, My partner [26M] and I have been together for about 6 months. We both genuinely love each other, and have been telling each other that we love each other for the last few months; but some recent events have led me to reconsider how seriously committed he is to the relationship, and … Continue reading #1186: “How do I rebuild trust in my relationship?”
#1133: Coming out, again and again
Sweet Machine is back!
Short Answer Friday/Chat – August 3 – Pledge Drive Concludes
Hello, it's on! Patrons can submit questions here (advantage: 1st dibs, more words). Anyone/Everyone can submit on Twitter (@CAwkward, #awkwardfriday), questions close at noon Chicago time, I answer as many as I can and update as I go between noon and 1pm. Whatever I don't have time for gets held over for next week. Comments … Continue reading Short Answer Friday/Chat – August 3 – Pledge Drive Concludes
Short Answers/Live Chat Today
Good morning! Submit your questions on Patreon or on Twitter (@CAwkward, #AwkwardFriday) before noon Chicago time today. From 12-1 I'll answer as many as I can and update as I go. Comments open once everything is posted. These have been fun so far. I'm looking forward to questions. Ok, it's on! Q1: I recently enforced … Continue reading Short Answers/Live Chat Today
#1106: Breaking up because: Geography
Dear Captain, I moved to a different country (Country A) for my first job out of university. I’d visited before and loved everything about it, and was feeling pretty sick of my home country (Country B) at that point. However, I was also always confident that I would eventually move back to my home country … Continue reading #1106: Breaking up because: Geography
#1097: “How do I know when I’m ready for coffee with my (amicable) ex?”
Hey Captain, I spend most of my tender youth in an abusive relationship that really fucked with my sense of what is normal. I've had lots of therapy to come to terms with it but honestly, I think at this point that it's just going to be something I have to deal with for the … Continue reading #1097: “How do I know when I’m ready for coffee with my (amicable) ex?”
#1065: “I love my girlfriend and feel like I would die without her. She doesn’t love me back.”
Hello! Long time no blog! I traveled to Texas for Christmas break, since my in-laws live in the Fort Worth area and Amarillo. It was lovely to see family and catch up with some old friends who have relocated and meet some nifty new people. I did not take a computer with me or do … Continue reading #1065: “I love my girlfriend and feel like I would die without her. She doesn’t love me back.”
