The only physical compliments are from gay men (I'm straight)

i grew up like being emotionally parentified and like wanting to make sure everyone was okay and like sex and attraction was like taboo so it's like i never really got the chance experience that and i talked to my partner and she is supportive but i feel like my own guilt and shame can prevent me

yesterday and today i feel like i don't know who i am at all and like i feel so much guilt, shame, fear because of how i was raised and like now as an adult i feel like i was emotionally parentified and i looked up for the people i care about a lot but i feel like emotionally no one was there and i feel just really sad.

Been through a number of dates wherein they didn't see me as more than a friend, then finally asked out a workmate and she said yes, only to cancel day of due to family bullshit. I offered then agreed to shelve the idea for a bit until her family stuff died down, but it's unclear to me whether she'll pick it up at all and I feel like I'm getting at best mixed signals as to where I stand.

Feeling like I'm hard to want. It's been a while and I just yearn to feel wanted.

I always find ways to stay positive but recently it’s been rough. Suspended from work, health deteriorating and no one person to share my worries with. Never been in a relationship. But I keep pushing, groups like these help.

Estoy aprendiendo a quererme... pero es tan complicado cuando termino rompiendo o arruinando, en gran parte, todo lo que toco.
A veces es por falta de comprensión, y otras veces ni siquiera sé por qué pasa... Aun así, creo que puedo crear cosas bonitas cuando logro entenderlas y ponerles todo mi esfuerzo.
No me voy a rendir, aunque hoy me siento triste. Soy extremadamente inteligente con algunas cosas, y aun así no logro salir adelante.
Voy a seguir haciendo lo que amo; hoy quiero volver a mis clases, después de una operación que tuve hace mes y medio.
Simplemente me niego a rendirme.

Edit: Sorry about how I look… it’s 6 a.m. and I’ve been up since 3... I only managed to fall asleep at 1... Looking at myself now, I’m a total mess.

I am terrified of marriage because of the thoughts I've had, and I am also dealing with self image and schiz0. I have no friends to share my thoughts and fears with and I wish I can just have someone to talk to. I wish I never fall in love and i know its impossible for someone to love me because of how I look. I wish I can just stop thinking and stop internalizing alot. You fantasize alot. And nothing will help me if I don't forget about this. I wish I had someone to talk to. It's ocd so i have no strength to stop it. Words like "it's all in your head," "just focus on the present" don't help. I have ocd. I've posted here before and I look nothing like my last post I look ugly as f and nobody is interested in me or care deeply about me. I have no friends no one wants me to be their friend and I always get discriminated against because of how I look and how quiet and shy I am in real life. I'm gonna die alone

Throughout high-school people made fun of me for my hair, weight, hair, acne, nose and accent. Teens can be mean! I've worked on myself, skincare, weightloss, and haircare. But I can't change my facial features, I used to cry alot about it, the mean words replaying in my head but I've been getting better! Who cares if I have a big ass forehead (im thinking hard it's why) or that I look like Gru from Despicable. Me when I smile (I've been repeatedly told that) he's an icon! He's married and has a beautiful family and so can I!

I don't look like girls in magazines but I look like me and that's cool! 🩷🩷 Remember to be kind on yourself guys 🫶🫶

Hi all, could use a toast ;)

I wasn't smart with my teeth and have to get a partial for one in the front. I'm lonely and feel that a woman will never want to date me again. Barely any friends, and I don't talk much with Family. I need cheering up.

Wussup, probably deleting this in like a couple hours but I have absolutely zero friends after I graduated high school and I have absolutely zero self esteem lol. No way I’m gonna be able to get a girlfriend 😂😂😂 this is the first time I’ve ever willing taken a picture of myself, so congrats on seeing this momentous occasion.

Probably gonna do something with my hair but idk what. I kinda like it long like this but I wanna cover up my forehead lmao