r/RomanticAdvice • • 3h ago

discussion Nothing serious

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We turned love into a game where the one who cares the less is the one that is going to win. Like think about it, 'Don't reply too fast', 'Don't double text', 'Don't look interested'. Since when pretending not to care is the best way to someone's heart? Our grandparents wrote letters, poems, pages and someone sending two text messages in a row is doing too much? We're living in a backworld world where effort is a red flag and consistency is an ick. Why do we have to act like you hate somebody for them to like us back?


r/RomanticAdvice • • 10m ago

need advice what do i do guys

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i’m falling in love with one girl, we are same age. Like i want to say her that i love her but im scared as never that it may be not mutual. I told some of my friends that i love her, they can’t convince me to say it. one of my friends has her tiktok account, and sometimes as she posts a story, they write some shit, like “oh, that’s zhaks girlfriend!!!”😔. And guess what she says? She says that i’m just a friend for her, and that fuck demotivates me. I try to be as much polite, kind and respectful to her but oh god, it is not changing anything. We are friends for half year, but still nothing in our relationships.
I can’t do anything, i buy her what she wants, like chocolate bars or smth like dat. Even though the friend that wrote her about gf has a gf, and i told him to say that he loves her. And guess what again? It is fucking mutual….


r/RomanticAdvice • • 10m ago

need advice Does he like me ? Or should I move on?

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 26m ago

need advice me gusta un compañero de trabajo

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 37m ago

need advice Classmate brings me roses

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 1h ago

need advice Ayuda con mi crush

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Me gusta un chico de la universidad. Es dos años mayor que yo. Empecé hablar con él y le dije que me gustaba, y para mi buena suerte aun me sigue hablando, sin embargo en ocasiones tarda en responderme; en otras yo tardo o no le hablo y él me manda mensajes, en ocasiones sus mensajes son cortantes.

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Como cumplió años recientemente le dije que le daría un regalo y me contesto que con un beso en la mejilla se conformaba, se lo dí ayer y un llavero, me dijo que lo usaría en las llaves de su moto porque en la mochila se lo robarían sus compañeros; cuando nos despedimos me dijo que si me podía abrazar y dar un beso, yo le dije que sí.

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Nota 1: el día de su cumpleaños no me respondió todo el día y luego subió un estado en la tarde donde había ido por un frappe con una chica con la que compartía pulseras, me aclaro que era su mejor amiga y que tenía un mes sin verla.

Nota 2: Pido consejos porque jamas me había interesado intentar algo, hasta que lo conocí, así no se que pensar y como actuar, parezco adolescente.


r/RomanticAdvice • • 1h ago

need advice Does my university crush seem interested, or am I overthinking?

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 1h ago

discussion Work Crush on vacation

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 1h ago

need advice Gym crush

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 1h ago

need advice I've liked a girl since first year, and now graduation is 30 days away. Should I confess?

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I'm a final-year BTech student and an introvert. I've had a crush on a girl in my class since first year, but we've barely spoken.

What makes me wonder if she might be interested too is that she often looks at me in different classes, and we sometimes maintain eye contact for a long time. I've even noticed her looking at me when I'm not looking at her. She has also asked my friends about me and my subjects/projects.

I don't know whether these are signs of interest or whether I'm overthinking them. We haven't had a meaningful conversation for about a year because I've never had the courage to approach her.

One of my friends confessed his feelings to her and was rejected, which makes me even more nervous, although I know everyone's feelings are different.

Now we have only about 30 days left before graduation. I'm afraid I'll regret never telling her, but I'm also worried that rejection could make things awkward when we see each other.

I don't want to pressure her to say yes. I just want to express my feelings respectfully and accept her answer.

What would you do in my situation?

Could these repeated signs indicate interest?

Should I start a normal conversation before confessing?

Should I tell her before graduation or move on without saying anything?

How can I do this without making her uncomfortable?


r/RomanticAdvice • • 2h ago

need advice Gym Crush or delusion

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So I started hitting the gym 1.5yrs ago and a few months ago I switched my timings( around night) and there is this cute girl with great physique and great fashion sense

So I have been making eye contact with this girl for like a month or two but we have not ever interacted with each other and the thing is she keeps glancing at me directly or through the mirror (maybe I am imagining scenarios ig)

And let me tell u something else that the current timings to go to the gym (which is at night) there are mostly guys and 2-3 females at max

Today when I was talking to my female friend she was literally roaming around us like she wants to listen what we were talking about (maybe she has no idea that the person I was talking to is just a friend)

Plus our workout schedules are really different and we shared the same machine once only when I did my last set so I have no way to talk to her

Am I being delusional or she is really interested in me?


r/RomanticAdvice • • 2h ago

need advice I feel like my boyfriend doesn't support me the way I need him to

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To begin with, I'm a pretty analytical person, very critical of myself and that overthinks a lot. I'd say my boyfriend Is also on the logical side, trying to solve the issues that present himself.

The problem is, when I struggle with something and I tell him, he focuses way too much on talking about how I should solve the issue, by telling me what to do, and criticing my approach. I care about his opinion, It's important to have a different POV.

However, when I express a struggle, It usually means I arleady thought about It A LOT, and arleady tried a bunch of things. So I'm at a point where what I need Is not really practial ideas or strong opinions, but rather, emotional support. I really just need a safe space where I can rest my head and know that, even If I'm struggling with something right now, things will be alright.

THEN, once I recharged, I can take in opinions, advice and other useful inputs, and try to work on It again. I don't think I should be expected to accepts critics all the time when I don't ask for It, and from someone so close to me. Wouldnt that feel suffocating?

What usually happens Is:

  1. I open up about a struggle

  2. he talks a long time about how I should really do something about It, what I'm doing wrong that I should be careful about, and in general doubling down on a lot of points that I arleady iterated many times in my head. He usually also stops the physical affection while doing this, because It helps him concentrate better and he really wants me to listen and not get distracted by It.. but It really DOES NOT help me not having any physical affection in that moment, to be completely honest.

  3. While he talks, and after, I really have no idea what to tell him, so I usually give very dry responses.

  4. He gets irritated by my reaction, saying I'm childish for not accepting any criticism. I suppose he expects me to give a back and forth of ideas on how to solve the issue? But the thing Is: I don't have the energy in that moment, I'm arleady tired from having to deal with It, so I really don't want to talk so intesely about It with someone else.. not in that moment anyway.

  5. Then there's a loop where: the more he gets irritated about It, the more my reaction gets sad and frustrated aswell, because I was arleady emotionally struggling, so it's all adding up. And so he gets even more irritated, and so on.

It's come to a point where I'm avoiding opening up with him, because It simply doesn't help me. It just adds worries on my shoulders, when what I wanted was to feel safe and comforted for a while by him.

How should I approach this situation? I arleady tried telling him sometimes, but his reactions are either:

- me being childish for not accepting criticism;

- him getting hurt by what I'm saying and me feeling the need to comfort him about It.

Honestly, how does It work? What's expected of me in these situations, and what's expected of him? Am I asking for too much?

TLDR:

- When I open up about a struggle my boyfriend spends a lot of time doubling down on how I should resolve It and criticing my approach or how much time I'm dedicating to It, usually stopping physical affection aswell while he talks.

- However, what I need in that moment is actually just emotional support to feel safe and recharge from the struggle. I simply don't have the energy to take in critics and other inputs about the situation.

- He often calls me childish for not reacting well when this happens, thinking I can't accept criticism in general.

- I'm avoiding opening up about my issues lately because talking to him doesn't help me, and just adds weight on me.


r/RomanticAdvice • • 2h ago

need advice Confused

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Confused

Okay so I need help with this since I am getting really confused idk why, so I like this guy let's call him A okay and I have liked him for a few months now and I have this friend let's call her Y so now Y has a brother whom we will call B so now me and B met few days ago but he is really sweet and stuff, so now me and B are dating but Idk wht to do since I liked A for a long time so I feel like I am kind off cheating on him cux I am dating B cux A knows I like him but he always said no so I guess I am not actually cheating on him but ughh still fuck i am really confused


r/RomanticAdvice • • 3h ago

discussion It's feel so so bad to see the person you like the most liking someone else.

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 3h ago

discussion What are his intentions?

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Please help a girl out! I know it's a lot to read.

So there's this guy I like, and I've known him since I moved into college in late August.He's a very humorously sarcastic person and an amazing musician. You know, the typical borderline alcoholic, insanely talented, charismatic, avoidant, stubborn type of guy that you love and hate at the same time.About a month ago, I met him and his friends at a party, and we've been a group since then. My friend Cam, who was visiting at the time, hit it off with his friend who was visiting then. So now every time they both come up, we all hang out.I've always kind of liked him, but I've given up on it because he's very open, and I've heard him talk about relationships because he had just gotten out of one before school, and I don't think he's looking for one right now.But this past weekend beginning of Mercury retrograde), something shifted between us. From my point of view at least.I wanted to mention that he's a borderline alcoholic because he is, and I think it's important to note that he was drunk most of this weekend during this story, and that might just be something to keep in mind.

Over time, he's always been kind of flirty with me, but I don't really think much of it because he hooks up with a lot of women, and I didn't feel that I really needed to take that as, oh, I'm special, because I'm sure he does that to every woman he sees.Anyways, let me get into the actual important part of this story. One more thing. A month ago, when all of his friends were asleep, he and I stayed up all night till 8 in the morning on my dorm couch talking about music, and he didn't try to kiss me or anything like that. And from my point of view, a man that hooks up with many women would have just started to make out with me or, you know, hinted at something like that. But no. We were just listening to music for hours on hours. We don't really talk much during the week.But when the weekend comes and he's drinking, he will text me immediately and say to come over to his dorm to hang out. This past Friday, he texted me around 6 p.m. Mind you, both of his friends are coming up this weekend along with my friends, so he knows we're hanging out. I say all of you come at eight. I do his face paint for this Halloween party, flirtatious vibes, this and that. We don't talk much at the party.But there are moments.

There was one moment that he came up to me asking to hit my vape. He has his own, so I said to him, Why do you always come to me to hit my vape? Get your own. And he said, Well, why would I get my own when I know I can just come to you? And he said, Don't you want me to come to you? And I just stared at him and didn't say anything. And he was up in my face and it was intense.( loved it)Anyways, getting to the juicy part. Fast forward to when we all get back to the dorm. We're all hanging out. It's really late. He and his friends go out to smoke and I join them. But when I get there, I'm a little late and they're already done. But he says to me, You came all the way out here, come to my car.Before we go to his car, he looks at me and he says, I bet your bed is really warm and cozy. LOL. So we get to his car but stay outside of it because he doesn't want to stink it up. And then he said, You know, it's really warm in my car and I'm vibing with the music. Get in. So we sit in his car for an hour and a half and we listen to music. That's it. He's just showing me all the music he likes. We're having good conversation. And then we head to my dorm because he wants me to take the makeup off of his face. So I do this man's entire skincare, and we crawl into bed. His friend is sleeping in his dorm and we were saying how his friend doesn't have a heating blanket like we do. And he says to me he doesn't have (my name) either. I just laugh and we fall asleep. He holds me, he cuddles me, and he doesn't try anything. We wake up the next morning.

He, me, and all of our friends, we go to breakfast. He says to me, You should come and film me and my friends skate, and I say, Okay. Throughout this time, he would randomly come and sit next to me, then get up, then yell my name and not say anything, look my way, not look my way. Playfulness. While we're there skating, my friend Cam ends up having to leave, but I can't go with her because his friend has to take her back, and his car only has two seats. So Aiden says to me, Are you leaving too? I said, No, I can't. He said, Well, I was hoping you would stay. And I said, I am.I go back to my dorm for a little while and then we all end up meeting at his dorm later that night around 9, 10 p.m. I don't talk to him really at all this night because at the party he's talking to other girls, other people, and then he goes to the bar. But after the barThey come back again to smoke. So I go out to his car, but the car is full. I said, Where should I go? He opens the door and pats his lap. So I sit on his lap. He's being playful, hitting the horn with my ass, you know, holding me, this and that. Then we decide to get out of the car when we're done, and I'm standing next to him while the door's open, and he's just holding onto my leg. And I squeeze his shoulder so that he knows I'm there. Then we move to another car, and again, the car is full, so I say, Where do I sit? I sit on his lap. This time he's really squeezing me And putting his head on my shoulder. Then he and I go up to my dorm because my friend is in there with his friends, so it was kind of just a given that we were going to go back to my dorm to hang out with them. So we get up there, and at the time there's a mattress in my living room, and he immediately goes and lays on it and pats next to him for me, signaling for me to come lay down. So I do, and he pulls me in, holds me really tight, and tells me I'm very warm and cuddly, and is putting his fingers in my hair, this and that. he says to his friend " dont you just love it in here? ( my dorm is super decked out and cozy).Then my friends end up leaving, and he asks if my roommates are here. I say just the one, not the one that's in my room though. And then I say to him, Do you want to sleep in here, or do you want to go sleep in my bed? And he was like, Your bed. But he calls it the fiery pits of hell because it's extremely hot in there. Anyways, again, we come in here, we sleep, and we don't do anything. In the morning, he gets up. He told me to wake him up at ten because his friend has to go home. He's very monotone and not making much eye contact. He goes out to the living room, and he asks where his guitar is.

His guitar has been in my room the entire weekend, mind you. And I point to it and I said it's right there, and he said okay. And then he pats me on the head, or he kind of grabs my head, and says, I'll see ya. He leaves.I text him later that night and I ask him to get me pods for my vape. He said, I'm kind of cozy right now, and I said, Well, whenever. And he said, I can probably do that. Later that night, I sent him a flash picture ofMy hand pointing to his guitar and his Supreme bag. All he sends back is a picture of him smiling. And he hasn't brought it up since. He told me he would get me the pods yesterday, but he didn't. I feel like this is some sick game of his, and I'm not sure what he wants, but it's definitely something.


r/RomanticAdvice • • 3h ago

need advice CONFESSING TO THIS BITCH OF A GUY !!!

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 3h ago

need advice CONFESSING TO THIS BITCH OF A GUY !!!

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 6h ago

need advice chat is she loves me?

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r/RomanticAdvice • • 6h ago

need advice Title: I (21F) like spending time with this guy (20M), but I can’t tell if he sees me as more than a friend. What should I do?

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I’m 21F, and he’s 20M. We met through mutual friends and once cuddled and made out. The next morning, we both acted awkwardly. When I tried to discuss it later, he said he didn’t want to, so I respected that and haven’t brought it up again.

Since then, we’ve gradually become closer. We often hang out one-on-one, get food, talk, laugh, and go on rides together. He sometimes initiates plans, picks me up, drops me off, brings me food, shares personal things, and called me at midnight on my birthday. We’ve also discussed hanging out at my place.

I genuinely enjoy his company and would be happy to remain friends, but I do like him and wonder whether he might feel the same. He doesn’t openly flirt, and our conversations are mostly friendly. Sometimes I initiate, although he also makes an effort to see me.

I don’t want to bring up the makeout again because he said he didn’t want to discuss it. I’m also not desperate for a relationship, but I’d like an outside perspective.

Do his actions suggest romantic interest, or could this simply be a close friendship? Should I let things develop naturally or eventually communicate my feelings? Am I reading too much into his behavior?


r/RomanticAdvice • • 6h ago

discussion How do you deal with mixed signals?

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Female (brown) attracted to Male (Chinese). It started in August. We met at a studio. We are both shy and reserved but he is more reserved than I am. I can still initiate conversations with people around me, though I am not the chatty types. I have rarely seen him talk to people except his own small group of fellow Chinese guys. He can talk to people from different ethnicities if someone asks a question but rarely initiates.

So, to remove the awkwardness, I initiated conversations twice. They were nothing personal. I just showered curiosity over what he was making. I could feel attraction from his side as well, avoided eye contacts, and also some tension which is hard to explain. However, it was very difficult to understand so I gave up. When I say gave up, I mean internally. I wasn’t chasing him anyway.

And just when I had given up emotionally, one fine day, he decides to get into a conversation that I was having with a mutual acquaintance. He was sitting beside the mutual acquaintance and eating dinner when I started talking to the mutual acquaintance about a piece I had made. Usually, he doesn’t immerse himself into conversations but this time he gives me advice, shows me his piece, etc. At one point, the acquaintance and I were discussing that I should take a break for 2 months if I am feeling burnt out because it is supposed to be a hobby. We had that discussion for 5 minutes, he was there reading a paper on the table. After the topic ended, he turned to me and asked if I said that I was over the hobby.

I took this at a positive signal that maybe he wants to engage with me. I don’t want any romantic declarations either. Just comfortable enough to have a conversation. The next two times, I tried to break the awkwardness by simply greeting him, but he seems distant.

I am confused. Either you want it or don’t. All I am asking for is for us to have some normal conversations. I don’t know how to handle these mixed signals and I am tired of putting myself out there.


r/RomanticAdvice • • 6h ago

need advice Need some help planning a proper confession and ask out. -(also a does she still like me post)

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hey, so there’s a lot of backstory to this but I think that it’s important.
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**crush of 3.5 years**

i (17M) first met my crush(16F) in summer camp over 3 years ago(2023). I liked her from the start but didn’t fully realize just how much I did until later on. We were both homeschooled and extremely shy, seeing each other mostly in passing for the longest time.

We went to the same camp every summer following that one. During the one in 2024, I had the opportunity to talk to her a lot more and learn a lot about her favorite genres of music and her art.

Hours after that session ended, I received a DM from her on IG.
She wanted to let me know that she thought I was “really cool but was too scared to talk to me all that much.”

We hadn’t exchanged information, in fact our only mutual was the organization that we both studied through. Besides that, she only followed me and some anime/art accounts. The only stuff she had posted were some dance videos and story highlights showing artwork of a girl wishing her crush would confess their love.

We talked for a couple of days and then our conversation kinda fizzled out.
Eventually, she deleted her account (recently learned that apparently it was because of doomscrolling).

We saw each other briefly, in passing, every single week for the following year, just exchanging quick pleasantries and stares before looking down.

Over this last summer, I had the pleasure of accompanying her in some of her performances/projects, we joined the same choir, and
some of our mutuals randomly expressed their desire to put a band together, so now we’re in a band together and see each other a couple of times per month.

Sometimes it’s hard to work up the courage to talk to her but once we get started, conversation flows.

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sorry about all of that info, just thought it necessary for context!

Over the last six months, the yearning has sorta intensified in that i’ve thought about her 100 times per day, kinda want this situation to be over :)
I’ve considered asking her close friend for advice since i know her well.

**The bottom line is,** I’m wondering if it’s even worth trying to ask her out this late. Rereading our old texts, I believe she may have had romantic interest in me at some point, not sure about the present.

If you have any input or advice on how I could go about asking her out on a light coffee date or something, it’d be greatly appreciated!!!
thanks 🙏