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Hey everyone! I don't post on here super often, but I've been laid up for a week now and I'm going a little crazy. Total cabin fever.

I used to see forums like this on the internet back home, and I thought it might be kind of fun here too, so I thought I'd give it a try, because reading those forums was always a lot of fun.

So, Crowd-Sourced Relationship Advice!

I turned on anonymous posting on here, so you can make a fake username and submit a description of a problem that you're having in your relationships, either romantic or at work or whatever, and other anonymous people can give you advice!

Or you can stay logged in on your real account. Up to you!

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Well fuck. This sucks.

But I also don't think we chose who to fall in love with either. I mean, I never would have chosen this person. He's kind of human disaster. Don't get me wrong, I am too, but... Definitely wouldn't have chosen this.

I really don't think such things are chosen. If so, we'd all be perfect, and everyone else would be as well.

Sometimes the only thing holding you back is thinking there's no way they could feel the same, and you only find out when it's too late that wasn't the case. Sometimes, you harbor feelings you never wanted for someone who will never feel the same.

Sometimes that's enough, or sometimes you have to tell yourself it is until it's true, or at least until it's close enough to the truth to pass.

[ Anon has a lot of regrets. ]

Regrets are the worst

[She means that so hard right now.]

Sometimes feelings are the worst too. But there's not really to do about them, is there? All the drinking and sex in the world can't turn your brain off all the time.

Too right.

[ Him too, girl. Him too. ]

If the drinking and the casual sex isn't working, you need to learn to apply yourself, dear.
That was a rather bitter joke, honestly.

Well, good to know that I was at least taking steps in the right direction to sort of completely not feel about it?

Yeah, bitter joke there too.

It seems a million times worse, not knowing if he's even missing me back home, you know?

...I do, yes.
If you are as close as you imply, I'm sure he is.

If he even notices I'm missing. I mean if we get returned to the moment we were taken and have all of this other knowledge in our heads, all of this extra life lived...

I'm sorry. It's just a lot, I guess.

[And then because it wouldn't be a stressful situation without Alex trying to alleviate things without a bad joke:]

Guess I need to drink more, huh?

It does make one wonder, doesn't it, whether or not we'll remember...

...yes. Quite.
As do I.
This is just that sort of topic.
I would ask if you care to join me, but it would be something of a dead drop, wouldn't it?

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I do wonder. But I know people who have gone home and done things and then come back so I just don't really have an answer.

I both hope I do remember, because there's so many people and experiences and knowledge that I want to keep from here, but I also know I'd be bad about not telling people about it.

And I really hate insane asylums. Really.

[And then she shifts it to private and turns off anon for him, because two people having a drink and being depressed sounds just about right to her.]

Private unanon
You definitely don't need to go off anon if you don't want to, but it's Alex Reagan.

[There isn't a response for a moment, before he does deanon, but only to send the following.]

Hello, Alex.
If you'd prefer to finish this conversation like adults, which I'm told this is not, you may find me on the network at d.pavus.

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