u/Jolly_Challenge9654

Just want a well researched guide have to independently verify everything is a lot.

The way that hetero relationships are presented by society and the media feels like a lie. More specifically, the way people around you make you think it is the most wonderful thing since being placed on Earth.

The worst part for me is that I want to believe it; it sounds amazing, but personal anecdotes and basic observations of the people around me point to this concept being absolute baloney. I have seen too many people step out of their relationships (abuse, infidelity, etc.

It feels contradictory because I was literally addicted to dating sims, so the desire for it is obviously there. But is it manufactured from the human need of wanting to be with others rather than specifically about the idea of romance?

I don't know how to deal with this feeling because honestly, I gave up on the idea of a trad relationship. Anyone else who is older or has just gone through this experience to help me out with your perspective?

I've been trying to do a replacement role in buying, only to replace an object. My parents took me to the mall not so long ago, and I found it curious that I saw the same shirt my sister had on the rack, with the same fabric composition on the tag and everything, just a different logo. Was left wondering: do these guys just get their stuff from the same place?