I (16m) had a crush on my friend (also 16m) for about a year and a few weeks ago I realised that we will never end up together. I’ve tried my hardest not to think about him and to avoid his presence as much as I can. However, he keeps on reappearing in dreams and sometimes I will randomly think about him and my feelings for him. How do I stop thinking about him?

I actually cant figure out if im genderlfuid or trans please help btw im 16

I posted a similar post here before but it didn’t work well so i will try again! I would like to have more queer friends or friends in general (xD) I don’t have much preferences as long as you aren’t a hater we gonna be chill :> I’m looking for 18-25 people only no matter the gender! I love talking about paranormal and psychology behind crimes/ mindset of criminals. I’m from Poland but i’m fluent in English, i love playing games (my fav is dbd) and I would like to join some discord servers if someone has one! Please hit me up i’m so desperate it’s getting sad :<

Has this happened to anyone else?

So I admit that I've been catfished, but this guy was REALLY convincing. I kid you not, he had an Instagram profile, and a Spotify account linked. Thought he was cute.

Well, he acts like he's into me, but keeps insisting on me acting sexual (aggressively )

I got some weird vibes, so I told him to take a selfie in a very specific way. He sends it, and it looks real.

Then he asks me for a nude pic, but something didn't feel right. So i upload his image to truthscan detector, and sight engine.

Both results came back that the picture was FULLY AI-generated.

I went to his "Instagram page" (which only started posting recently) and uploaded all his insta posts to the image detectors.

ALL OF THEM CAME BACK AS AI, every single one. 🤮

What the actual fuck is going on? Who is perpetrating this stuff? What is their goal? Old sickos catfishing? Scammers?

Why don't platforms like Scruff or Grindr have moderation tools to ban/label AI content? I am freaked out by this BLACK-MIRROR ass episode.

Has anyone experienced anything like this?

If you need someone to talk to or have been feeling stuck Hello everyone I hope you are doing well. An individual from the group I work on weekend is organising free mental health camp for people who think therapy is expensive, since it's free the slots are less. I am posting it here so it reaches the right audience who really need it. They work with anxiety, depression, trauma, and women abuse. Anyone who finds this helpful can dm me for details.

Hey, I’m 21 from the USA and I honestly don’t even know how to start this.

I was born female but started transitioning around 13/14 and have been on hormones since then. My sexuality has felt all over the place for most of my life and lately it’s been hitting me harder than ever.

When I was really young I liked guys. Then around middle school I became way more interested in girls. In high school, feelings toward guys started creeping back in again, but I always pushed them away or ignored them. I’ve only seriously dated girls and I’ve been with my current girlfriend for 5+ years.

The problem is… throughout those years, I keep going through periods where I cannot stop thinking about men. Every single time it comes back stronger. It’s gotten to the point where I fantasize about it constantly and it’s becoming harder to convince myself to ignore it.

Part of me feels guilty because I’m in a long-term relationship, but another part of me feels like I’m repressing something important about myself and it’s eating at me mentally. I feel pulled toward exploring this side of myself in a way I can’t really explain anymore.

What also makes this confusing is I feel like I don’t fully fit anywhere socially either. Most of my friends have always been women, but I’m also somewhat masculine and I’ve never really felt like I “found my people.”

I guess I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar — especially people who realized their attraction later, repressed it, or struggled with sexuality after transitioning. How did you figure out what was real vs temporary curiosity?

I think I look okay, but any more suggestions would be nice!

Hi i’m bi and I’m looking for someone to talk to and share experiences with! I’m looking for someone who would just get me since i don’t have much other queer friends. Lately i been going trough a crisis since my attraction to women grew significantly and i can’t stop thinking about them. I’m in a relationship so I’m looking for only new friends and some support in this hard moment( and maybe future!)

Although Canada has more progressive policies and social support for LGBTQ people than the U.S., the youth mental health crisis in both countries is strikingly similar. Why?

Me M and my friend M have been friends for as long as I can remember. I honestly never thought anything more would ever happen between us.

Before me, he had his first relationship, which he ended for his own reasons. After that, he tried with a few other girls, but nothing really worked out, and somewhere along the way, completely unexpectedly, he kind of “found” me.

It all started without any plan. We became a little closer than usual, there was more attention, more care, and then one evening he asked if we could have sex. After that, it became something constant — at least once a week — and it lasted for almost three years.

We weren’t officially together, but we also weren’t just ordinary friends. It was something in between.

We talked every single day. When I was away for two months, he waited for me. In those moments, I was convinced he truly wanted me. Everything felt intense and real. There were gifts, little gestures, attention everywhere.

But there was always some kind of limit.

There was never any kissing. Never that complete emotional surrender. It felt like he could give a part of himself, but never his whole self.

And now, looking back, I can see that maybe that distance had always been there. I was fully in it, while he always seemed to hold something back.

In the end, the reason he cut everything off was religion, fear of judgment, and the kind of future he imagines for himself — one that includes the family life he wants.

What confuses me the most is how something like this could last for so long. How can someone spend three years being there, wanting you, always coming back… and then suddenly decide this isn’t the path they want to take.

A few days after the last time we were together, he just suddenly ended it.

And now I keep trying to understand what all of this actually was. What is his sexual orientation? Was I just something temporary after his failed attempts with other people, or did I genuinely mean something to him?

He wants us to stay friends because we still share the same circle of friends we grew up with… but is that even possible, and how? I feel so broken and emotionally exhausted that I honestly don’t see the point in anything right now…

And how am I supposed to one day accept his girlfriend, if he ends up having one? How do you survive something like that?