I understand what you said, but since people are complaining, you could use "partner" or "ex-partner" I guess. What you said works perfectly already though.

Not trying to one up, but to ease your worry, I promise your wife finds it amusing. A laughable sexy time story is always fun, even if it has an injury tied to it. I broke my thumb in 3 places during sexy time when I was younger. Had to have surgery and wire my bones back together and was in a cast then had physical therapy. I never once was mad at the incident. It was fun 🤷🏼‍♀️ 21 years later, I don't remember the dude's name but if someone sees my scar and asks I still laugh and ask them if they want the real story or what I told my mother.

This will happen many times in life. Right now your heart has a limited experience with these things so you will feel in more intensely. It sucks in the moment but one day you will look back on these moments fondly. I wish you the best.

Well, she does have bragging rights on rough sex…

I’m guessing the force was applied at an upward angle on the ribs, and not directly forward like a ouch would. The ribs would not be built for that application

Honestly, though, that's always been a pet peeve of mine. Don't call it a phobia if it's just irrational bigotry and hatred. There's no fear in that, surely? Maybe I'm the irrational one, but it feels to me like somebody dropping a skittle and then going "omg I have to pick this up, I am just so OCD."

It's not like something that truly bothers me, but I get where the other guy is coming from. Phobia has generally always meant an irrational fear to me.

Thank you

Not sure anything u said could've gotten the point over any better in this case

Reminds me of something I read somewhere. How life can play the cruelest joke of having you meet the right person at the wrong time.

Good luck OP. Time is fleeting and you’d do well to make the most of it everyday.

Dude.. you're not even 18. I promise you that there are so many more opportunities in life than this. Teenage hormones make everything seem incredibly intense because brains are all over the place at that age. It may feel serious right now. It may feel like this is a huge missed opportunity. I can tell you with certainty that it will be a blip in the radar later on.

The future is scary, but it is also exciting. You have so many opportunities available to you. There are so many doors you can open. So many places you can see. So many things you can do, and there are definitely so many people you will meet. However large your high school is, there are going to be significantly more people you encounter if you go to post-secondary. Even if you don't go to post-secondary, take time right now and consider working abroad. At your age, pretty much every single other country will let you get a VISA to work there for several years as part of the youth programs.

It may seem like this is the only girl you've ever clicked with and that you will never click the same way with anyone else again... until you do click that exact way with someone else again. It is probably going to happen to you many times throughout your life. Each time will feel like it is the end all and be all... but then the next time will just as intense when it happens again.

You're totally normal for feeling this way, but as an adult whose gone through the teenage angst, trust that you've got so much more ahead of you and that, while the worry may be pretty consuming, if you dwell on it you're going to miss out on all the great stuff.

Shiit, I have a one legged coworker, I think I'm about to ask him the same question lol

It seemed easier and less wordy then saying "The woman I was dating for 4 years, went on to have a child with, then break up with for 6 years, and get back together with a couple days ago."... I dunno... Maybe that would have gotten point of the story across better.

Hey man, sucks right now but let this be a boost to your self esteem! You were able to pull the cute, german exchange student. That should be a testament that maybe you need to put yourself out there more often! I feel like 95% of the time, used to be me included, guys aren’t successful in the dating world because they lack the confidence to even attempt it. I don’t claim to be a beautiful man or anything but I used to be really hard on myself about my looks and personality. I have come to find out that as soon as I accepted myself for who I was, relationships started coming into my life. So don’t think this is the only girl you ever will make a connection with, it is just the first one.

Pro tip: keep talking to girls like theyre a person and not an object or goal. You did exactly the right thing and that will translate so well into other relationships. Go in with 0 expectations other than you might make a new friend. Also, as other commenters have said, 1 hour is really not that big of a deal and you can still ask this girl to prom.

Dude, I didn't even start dating until 26. But when I did I was certainly in a groove for a couple of years.

Don’t forget, it sounds like she’s feeling a similar kind of connection which means that she will feel a similar sense of loss. Also learning and growing opportunities for her. No doubt one day she will be going about her everyday business and she will see or hear something that reminds her of you and her heart will be filled with joy.

Be the kind of person who can create joy from old memories.

Yeah she was fine thank god.

... lol because we weren't married...

Gimme some of your tots!

why "my son's mother" instead of "my wife" lol

It depends on the school.

> prom is approaching

OP’s clearly does.

Napoleon Dynamite vibes!

I had 0 dates through high school, I did just fine after. Trust me you'll be fine, and will meet people even more compatible.

Absolutely and usually that could be a girlfriend and based on the reply it may seem like it wasn’t a girlfriend either so it seems like the mother could have been a friend of whatever relationship they had or currently have

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Was the cat okay?