Posting once is good; posting twice is better.

Posting once is good; posting twice is better.

Crushposting:

Better to be slightly out of line than risk them spiraling out of control, so I decided to override the no-contact policy and ask #2 simply if they were ok, and we cleared some things up slightly. We hope to be friends again soon. Usually people find that hard but I figure since we were never really lovers (just rapidly heading there) it should be easier.

huge

• eat
• drink (non-alcohol)
• offer 3 lambs to Moloch

Have you looked into used/refurbished?

Crushposting:

Crush #1

Me and Crush #1 shared a cute moment doing some very vague innuendo with harmless equipment, and a tug-of-war where they ended up in my lap and this time it was my turn to ruffle their hair, which they didn’t seem to mind at all.

Crush #2

I finally dared to properly bring up Crush #2’s long-distance partner. What ensued was a long, surprisingly calm (but of course with some harsh words both ways) discussion where they admitted they lacked self-control and felt super guilty about seeing me.

I eventually brought up Crush #1 whereupon #2 assumed my crush towards #2 was merely projection. And then for some reason they suggested to wingman us.

They kind of lost control and said I would have ruined their life if we got together, and then tried to mock me by telling me their plans to have loud phone sex with their partner immediately after I leave.

I’m not sure which parts of their story were false or exaggerated to facilitate the pre-break-up, but they showed a wonderful mix of self-loathing and grandiosity. I can’t remember much else of what we said, other than I cried for real for the first time in 10 years.

Even though we basically only hung out as friends doing friend things, they don’t see that continuing, which is a big shame. I would probably hate being reminded that I “almost” cheated too.

They said something unclear about going no-contact, but then messaged me anyway. Even though they really hurt me, I still worry that this will send them into a self-loathing spiral, and they’ve attempted suicide before.

I would ask our mutuals to properly check in on them, but then I’m suddenly suspicious, prompting the mutuals to ask #2 about me, and of course a major thing about their anxiety is that they don’t want to be reminded of me. And I don’t want to provoke a proper no-contact by messaging them myself with something that could be construed as manipulative.

I think they have autism, which means even my tea leaf readings don’t really work as tea leaf readings. They act weird in other situations too.

Crushposting:

Crush #1 continues to initiate more or less direct body contact, poking me with their feet, putting things in my lap, etc.

I slept on Crush #2’s couch. While we didn’t get physical, I now have a toothbrush in their cup.

My friend told me they sometimes forget I’m a man, and before they could say “and I don’t mean that as an insult to your masculinity”, my immediate thought was YES YES YES I MADE IT

still cis tho

Crushposting:

I worry about Crush #2. Their past relationships were with abusive partners. They say (and more importantly, act like) they feel safe around me, but otherwise don’t dare to go outside much. They self-harm. I worry how they will react if I reject them. I don’t think “manipulative” is the right word for their behavior here, because it’s obviously not their fault, and at the same time I really do care about them and want to be there for them in whatever way I can. I just feel kind of locked. Would I also be torturing them needlessly by insisting on continuing as friends?

Crushposting:

I can’t remember the exact details, so it might just have been general gossip, but I think from the context of the conversation that Crush #1 was trying to pry about a potential love interest of theirs (not me). That doesn’t mean they would only have that one interest, but it should give me reason to reevaluate.

True, but #1 is otherwise good at pointing out problems and openly confronting people about big and small things. It’s just around me they seem a little shy, which is part of why they’re so adorable.

I think #1 has the more reasonable approach honestly since #2 just sort of chaotically jumped in and ended my career.

Crushposting [Self-Sabotage 5000 Edition]:

Fact time: Crush #2 is undoubtedly crushing on me, to the point of telling me that basically they want me to take it slow and careful to avoid stumbling into a loveless relationship with them by circumstance and inertia. Which is cool and good and all but it doesn’t help me at all with Crush #1, aka the main crush, aka the noble hope, aka the naive dream, my Dulcinea.

I don’t know, I’m definitely open to it, but it seems very unlikely that we all 3 were, so I don’t think that’s feasible.

Crushposting:

Ok, if my calculations are correct, there are two people who I like who both like me. What the fuck. This should be illegal. This shit barely happens in movies.

This means I can’t pick one because it will throw a wrench in with the other. And when my calculations turn out to be wrong and I pick the one who actually didn’t like me, the other who did like me wouldn’t (and indeed shouldn’t) be able to trust me. At that point I would fully jokerfy.

Couldn’t I have met these people a couple months or years apart, e.g. (a crazy example with no relation to anything) the average amount of time a relationship lasts?

God doesn’t know how to distribute love and then when he does, he does it in a fucking impossible way, what a hateful little bitch.

Maybe not indefinitely, but possibly for their own personal lifetime

Update: it apparently only works with iMessage.

Let me reiterate:

The year is 2024. Apple has finally introduced scheduled text messages. It only took them literally 17 years