I like one of my best friends… I met her on the last day of school last year. This year on the first day I saw that she’s in my homeroom. We became friends and over time I discovered that she’s an amazing person. Good listener. And she’s incredibly gorgeous. My problem is that she’s straight. She had a boyfriend whom broke up with her in an awful way and I helped her through it. She has a new boyfriend and she’s really happy. I just want her to be happy. She the type of girl who can be friends with exes or ppl that confess their love to her after it’s settled. But I’m not. I know I can’t tell her but this is hard for me. What should I do?

when i was younger (like 7-12) my dad used to hit my sisters and my mom divorced him. he rarely did it to me but he would emotionally abuse me a lot. like being manipulative and narcissistic. i’ve been to a therapist ordered by the court about it but no one ever takes me seriously because “he never really hit me” it still impacts me a lot and i try not to think about it but when i do it really messes me up. recently my moms boyfriend had asked us to move in with him and my mom said yes. my dad used to move around a lot and so the town that we’re moving to he has lived in. it’s giving me severe ptsd and anxiety and i can’t control it but my mom is telling me to get over it because hes different. well she’s had boyfriends before and they weren’t different. i can’t help feeling guilty like i’m stopping them from being happy but i’m very unsure about it. her boyfriend hasn’t given me a reason to doubt him and he’s really good to me and my younger siblings but i still worth it won’t work out.

• August 4, 2023