Ultimately I have to decide if I want something more with my friend, ending my current relationship that's going so well, or stay in my current one, not knowing if my and my friend could have been more.
Yes, that's all there is to it. It's a nude decision, but not a complicated one. Look within, find what you want, then make a decision and act accordingly. Stay true to yourself and avoid unnecessary pain to either of them, for instance by taking more time than necessary to decide, trying to monkey branch from one relationship to the next by asking your friend out before breaking up with your gf, just in case she refuses, or stick around your friend and possibly fan a crush you chose to not reciprocate.
If you choose your gf, you need to take your distances with your friend until your crush die out. If you choose your friend, you need to first break up with your girlfriend. Whatever you choose, own up and make peace with your decision so you don't get regrets and second thoughts.
I think your goal should be trying to get your mom into therapy, not your sister. The reality is that eating disorders are like addictions; you can't convince or force someone to get treatment if they're not ready. (In fact, because a lot of people use their eating disorders to cope with anxiety, feeling out of control, or uncomfortable feelings, often the more you push them, the more they retreat into their eating disorder. Which sounds exactly like what your sister's doing.)
What you're describing–a mom who “lives for her children and the only thing that matters to her is for her children to be happy and healthy,” a family where everybody is held hostage to your sister's eating disorder–is a deeply unhealthy family dynamic with minimal boundaries. That lack of boundaries is not just making everyone in your family miserable, it's likely making your sister's eating disorder worse. You all need to get to a point where you can disengage from your sister a bit, let her know that you still love her and you'll help her in any way you can when she wants that, but her choices are her choices. Right now, it sounds like your mom is the biggest barrier to that, and the only way that changes is if she gets into therapy herself.
If she was clean and sober, maybe, but it would be a no from me also. Don't let the family who didn't care about you for so long influence your decision. I think it's great your partner and their family are on your side. I would stick with their support and not tell your family any more information.
Lol i’ve never done a boudoir shoot but it could be cool, I just don’t personally have enough confidence in my particular body after childbirth and cancer. I know that if i did, I wouldn’t have to ask for permission though.
Cheers! We can both be wrong in our personal assumptions.
Idk why you think my take is based in my own insecurity, I’m not sure what me not being confident to do a boudoir shoot for myself but openly supporting the women that DO
?♂️ Same reason you made a broadstroke assumption about my potential insecurities and need for therapy. Baseless assumptions from a knee jerk reaction to something I read on Reddit. Lol. ✌️ We aren't always the kindest to each other to get our points across, are we? My bad for my end of it.
who knows man. It’s reddit. I don’t care what you think, and you don’t care what I think, and we’ve both given our opinions here. You good? Cause I’m good.
This.
Ultimately I have to decide if I want something more with my friend, ending my current relationship that's going so well, or stay in my current one, not knowing if my and my friend could have been more.
Yes, that's all there is to it. It's a nude decision, but not a complicated one. Look within, find what you want, then make a decision and act accordingly. Stay true to yourself and avoid unnecessary pain to either of them, for instance by taking more time than necessary to decide, trying to monkey branch from one relationship to the next by asking your friend out before breaking up with your gf, just in case she refuses, or stick around your friend and possibly fan a crush you chose to not reciprocate.
If you choose your gf, you need to take your distances with your friend until your crush die out. If you choose your friend, you need to first break up with your girlfriend. Whatever you choose, own up and make peace with your decision so you don't get regrets and second thoughts.
Give her what she wants cause in reality she's left a long time ago she has someone else lined up and doesn't want to be to bad guy.
Hey, what matters is that you’re happy. That’s all that matters and the only thing you need to consider. Take the path that feels right.
I think your goal should be trying to get your mom into therapy, not your sister. The reality is that eating disorders are like addictions; you can't convince or force someone to get treatment if they're not ready. (In fact, because a lot of people use their eating disorders to cope with anxiety, feeling out of control, or uncomfortable feelings, often the more you push them, the more they retreat into their eating disorder. Which sounds exactly like what your sister's doing.)
What you're describing–a mom who “lives for her children and the only thing that matters to her is for her children to be happy and healthy,” a family where everybody is held hostage to your sister's eating disorder–is a deeply unhealthy family dynamic with minimal boundaries. That lack of boundaries is not just making everyone in your family miserable, it's likely making your sister's eating disorder worse. You all need to get to a point where you can disengage from your sister a bit, let her know that you still love her and you'll help her in any way you can when she wants that, but her choices are her choices. Right now, it sounds like your mom is the biggest barrier to that, and the only way that changes is if she gets into therapy herself.
If she was clean and sober, maybe, but it would be a no from me also. Don't let the family who didn't care about you for so long influence your decision. I think it's great your partner and their family are on your side. I would stick with their support and not tell your family any more information.
Probably would have been over and done with, but he said he wanted to do it. So, I left it to him.
Lol i’ve never done a boudoir shoot but it could be cool, I just don’t personally have enough confidence in my particular body after childbirth and cancer. I know that if i did, I wouldn’t have to ask for permission though.
Cheers! We can both be wrong in our personal assumptions.
Idk why you think my take is based in my own insecurity, I’m not sure what me not being confident to do a boudoir shoot for myself but openly supporting the women that DO
?♂️ Same reason you made a broadstroke assumption about my potential insecurities and need for therapy. Baseless assumptions from a knee jerk reaction to something I read on Reddit. Lol. ✌️ We aren't always the kindest to each other to get our points across, are we? My bad for my end of it.
who knows man. It’s reddit. I don’t care what you think, and you don’t care what I think, and we’ve both given our opinions here. You good? Cause I’m good.
Lol, amen to that. Have a great day!
She admits she did something wrong but still thinks I'm overreacting