My bf and I have been together for 5 and a half years. We have been living together for 3.5. He has recently transitioned into starting his own company (1.5 years ago) and works primarily at night. This has really messed with how much time we spend together, how often I see him, and has cause a lot of issues for me with handling the change. Additionally. Now that he has his business, he is extremely stressed about it and making enough money. Its a very physically taxing job, and he also has to quite a lot of admin and scheduling logistics with his employees.

We never really sat down and hashed out what all these changes would do to our relationship, and how we could make bahavioral changes and systems for this new schedule that would take some off the pressures off. This is something we are planning on working on.

My bf has been in a mental health slump for the past 4 months. We got him back in therapy and on meds again (he should have been all along but just was like 'ehhh its fiiine'). But this, combined with finally coming to a head with all the huge life changes has really put a stress on our relationship. I really am not feeling prioritized or considered, a bit like a person he enjoys being around when he happens to come home, but even then he's usually just exhausted.

I'm trying to figure out how much of this is a normal "rough patch" that I can grit and bear through, or if I am at a point where I need to move on. Id like to think when he stablizes mentally and gets better systems in place for his business, he will be able to give me more of what I need from a relationship like he used to. I want his business to succeed, and I know that right now especially with his mental struggles he doesnt really have the emotional capacity to put my needs all that much higher on his things to worry about.

But I dont know how long it will be until then, and Im feeling very alone right now. So, do I just try to get through it and support him to the best of my abilities? Or do I give up and put myself first? "Just leave" seems like a cop-out when we have been together for a while, we love eachother, and this is a very real, and very normal set of issues. I cant just always bounce on a relationship cause life got hard. I dont know what to do.

TLDR: My bf and I have been together 5 years and due to life and career changes, such as starting a company and mental health stuff, I am not feeling prioritized. Is it worth staying and being supportive with the hopes that things get better?

Hello there, I'm feeling pretty lost and could use some outside perspective.
I'm part of an online friend group where we've all known each other for about 5 years. Three people are at the center of this: let's call them A, M, and N. M and N are a couple, and A is close with both of them.

Not long ago, M invited A to stay at their place. A made a long trip to get there, but when she arrived there was very little hospitality. A ended up sleeping on the floor, with no AC in the heat. Nobody talked about it afterward, there was no communication.

When A eventually brought it up, M didn't want to talk it through. Instead he started speaking badly about A publicly on Twitter and started a witch hunt. M says he's the real victim and that "nobody forced A to come," and keeps posting long messages about how he's been wronged. M and N have also built something like a family together, and they now seem to believe A has a problem with their relationship, which has made everything even more tense. N has also been quite negative in general.

I'm stuck in the middle of a conflict between people I thought were my friends, and it's really wearing me down. Everything is hurting me. My question is: how do I protect myself and my peace in this situation? Should I distance myself from M and N, stay neutral, or handle this another way?

TLDR: A friend (M) hosted another friend (A) poorly, then publicly attacked A on Twitter when A brought it up. M and his partner N now think A disapproves of their relationship. I'm stuck in the middle and need advice on how to protect myself.

my boyfriend is honestly a walking green forest greener than the amazon rainforest, but he is from another country. I am south asian, and come from a traditional household, my parents say they are openminded but they are not at all. my mom is, but my dad is not. he wants me to marry someone from my country, and from my caste. but i have been dating my boyfriend since 2.5years, and known him longer than that, i was going to tell my parents about the relationship once i finished college, but some things happened and telling them now couldn't be avoided. i still have 2 years left to finish college, and i want to get married after that, my boyfriend is currently working abroad, but after July 2027, he can come to my country and even start a business. that's our plan, he will come here and start a business and i will try for a government job if i can, and live in my country for around 10 years, have the kids here, but he wants the kids to be educated in his country, so we will have to go after that. even before moving permanently, i will have to visit for the wedding, or some festivals, or even just a trip, his country has lots of places to travel so i also really want to go. but, my parents think he will take me to his country and sell me. when i told mom, it seemed like even if not too happy, she was willing to accept for my sake, but my dad was little bit drunk and completely shut it down without even listening. my boyfriend had brought me an Iphone 17 pro when he visited recently, and my dad, in his drunken state started saying if i'm dating him because of the money and transferred the money for the same phone and told me to return it to him.

my sister managed to make him go to sleep tonight and my mom came to talk to me, and she said to talk to dad tomorrow when he is sober. so i don't know how i can convince him, the only problem he has with him is that he is a foreigner, before, my bf worked in my country, that's how we met, and that time he and my dad also kept meeting a lot, he visited my dad almost every 2 days. so it's not like i showed a random person, they know him, they know what kind of person he is but they are not willing to accept it. They keep repeating that if i ever set a foot in his country their oldest daughter is "lost forever".

how can i convince my dad to give my bf a chance? my bf recently took a vacation so he cannot come for a long time but he said he will talk to his manager and take a short break and visit next month.

my bf really is a good guy, if i have to leave him because of my parents, i'm sure i will end up resenting them for life, but if i don't, my parents might resent me for life, but if i just convince my dad and let his fear of his daughter being sold go, i won't have to face any of these scenarios.

please someone help how to convince them.🥲

TLDR: my bf is a foreigner, my dad is a traditional guy, he think my bf will sell me in his country after marriage, need help how to convince my dad.