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Teenage student found my nudes
by Maddyb12
Ok guys... I'm currently heart broken. I work as a behavior therapist with teenagers and children who are either on the spectrum or have oppositional defiance disorder

Can't find agreement
by lioness30
My fiance's mom was killed by a drunk driver when he was eleven and since then he has been uncomfortable with a significant other drinking. I agreed to stop when we

Do commitment phobes realise they have a problem? Or care about how they hurt pe
by Sarahjb
I've been reading a lot about commitment phobes/emotionally unavailable people lately and the story usually starts the same. These people pursue you like crazy, put you

Is he for real or am I being duped?
by Naomi99
Been OLDing for a while now. I saw a profile possibly a year ago, maybe year and a half, that would pop up from time to time. Forward to today. Surprise, he wrote

Unhealthy relationship patterns and commitment phobia.
by Sarahjb
Some of you have probably seen a thread I wrote a couple of days ago about commitment phobes/emotionally unavailable people. I wanted to get to the bottom of my

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