Relationships
stayed in a dead relationship because leaving felt like failing
By Anonymous July 22, 2026
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We set 'boring' expectations early and it saved us
Before we got married we sat down and talked about money, kids, christmas, arguments. Not romantic. People thought we were weird for it.
Relationshipsi never told my best friend what he meant to me. then he was gone.
Two blokes who communicated entirely through taking the piss out of each other. He died at 41, out of nowhere. I never said a single real thing to him the whole time I knew him.
RelationshipsBeing single for two years taught me more than any relationship
I stopped dating for two years. Not for any dramatic reason, just decided to stop.