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  1. EtainSkirata

    How do I break up correctly?

    Okay so, I've been on here so many times trying to analyze my relationship with my bf... I'm calling it off. He's not ready to marry me, we came very close to committing "all the way" kind of sexual sin, and in general I don't respect him as I should. However. In the last 24 hours I've said...
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    I'm very hurt and numb

    I need help/advice/prayers/emotional support... I'm sorry I keep posting about the same topic over and over but I think my relationship OCD has taken a really bad turn. My bf and I used to struggle with boundaries at the beginning of our relationship, but then for almost a year we were doing a...
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    Mean Thoughts

    I keep thinking mean thoughts towards my bf. And not just little quick intrusive thoughts, but I'll be in the bathroom or something and go through this whole scenario in my head where I get mad at him for something totally made up. And sometimes I think of situations that could be the end of the...
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    Constantly needing to confess

    Hi, I've been on this forum posting probably way too many times about my relationship struggles and my OCD regarding my boyfriend's and my relationship. I think we're getting closer to getting married; he said he's still not ready but we've been together over a year so we're sort of close...
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    Confession compulsion or necessary in this case?

    ** Just as a warning, I mention inappropriate content (the p word) in this post. ** For about a year now I've been holding on to a couple "secrets" that I know I would need to tell my boyfriend should we start to think about getting married. We've been together a year and even though he's not...
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    Confession compulsion (i think)

    ** Just as a warning, I mention inappropriate content (the p word) in this post. ** For about a year now I've been holding on to a couple "secrets" that I know I would need to tell my boyfriend should we start to think about getting married. We've been together a year and even though he's not yet sure about...
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    How to witness correctly in this situation?

    I met my bf's mother for the first time recently; she lives in another state very far from us. My bf is trying to get her to go to church, because she doesn't anymore. Her old church is a Catholic church near her, and he is encouraging her to go back there. While I definitely want her to go to...
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    Is it a sin to knowingly put oneself in a tempting situation when a less tempting option is available?

    * I think Catholicism considers this a sin, but I'm not Catholic so I'd like to avoid discussions with that filter. * My boyfriend and I are taking a trip. Our options for sleeping arrangements are 2 separate hotel rooms (more expensive) or an Air BnB, which is where we'd rent an apartment with...
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    Dealbreaker?

    Hi everyone, For the last few months my boyfriend and I have had on and off conversation about internet piracy. I'm of the stance that it's stealing, it's immoral, and we as Christians shouldn't do it. He used to be of the mindset that piracy wasn't stealing and was therefore okay. However...
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    Over analyzing a relationship

    Hi, I know I post a lot on here about my boyfriend, but he's my first boyfriend ever and so it's a new experience for me. Our 1 year anniversary is next week. And I'm freaking out. I had decided months ago that I want to marry him (even though he's not sure yet). But now I'M not sure. I keep...
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    If a brother has something agains you, leave your gift at the altar... but what if it was minor and you're not sure if he has something against you?

    Hi, sorry for the long title. I'm not sure if I can take communion tomorrow because I am not sure if I need to go reconcile with someone at work or just let it go. Basically, a clinical staff member sent me an alert on a patient, and it was kind of urgent, but I didn't see it for a little...
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    OCD about physical affection

    I think I'm understanding myself a little bit better, in that I have obsessive thoughts about my intentions. "Did I mean to do that, what did I really mean by saying that, etc." And I tend to assume the worst in myself. When I was younger I was terrified of cheating in school, I would hide my...
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    Feeling Sad All The Time

    I've been feeling, essentially, dead spiritually. Like God is up there, but there's this wall of glass between me and Him. It feels like too much work to get back to God, and so I just haven't been reading my Bible. I don't know if I've ever felt some kind of deep connection with God but I've...
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    Struggling with same sex attraction--please, I just want someone to talk to

    I've posted about this before but I just feel like I'm dying. I've struggled off and on with this since middle school--I'm 28 now. I'm in a dating relationship with a man I am deeply in love with and who I am very much attracted to. But these thoughts of SSA make it so hard to make female...
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    Contamination Obsessions

    I live in a house with small babies (2 and 8 months). I love it, they're such a joy to be around, but being near them and helping take care of them is really making me anxious. (I don't help much at all because they're not my kids, but I hold them and play with them, etc.) 2 examples: I ear...
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    How to have patience while waiting for a possible proposal?

    A couple months ago I told my boyfriend I wanted to marry him, and... we haven't really had any talks that would count as "deliberately moving us closer to marriage." But I mean, it's only been 9 months of dating, and I had told him before that I wanted to wait a year before getting married...
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    Confession - compulsion or necessary? Please, somebody help me

    Some people on here have seen my post in the past about the day I grabbed my boyfriend's hurt thumb when we were wrestling, or the day I gave in to a mean impulse and poked him lightly in the eye with my glasses. I was so torn up and felt so wretched about these incidents. I had tried to make...
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    Swearing/Profanity

    So I had a conversation with my BF, and we have a disagreement about curse words. I don't think it's ok to say them ever, in any setting. He thinks it's ok to say them if you are quoting someone or reading it out of a book, but you don't actually mean it from your heart. And to be fair, I've...
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    Is quoting someone who said curse words the same as actually cursing?

    If I say, out of anger, "f-word you" (but actually said the whole word, not the abbreviated version I typed), I realize that would be a sin. But if I'm repeating what someone said verbatim, ie when I'm telling a friend about something that happened, and I quote what the person said ("and then he...
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    I told my boyfriend I want to marry him

    And I'm freaking out because I'm the one who brought it up first. But I tried to make it as casual as possible, like I told him that I told the cat I wanted to marry him and that I told the cat not to tell anyone. And I had asked him a few minutes prior if me flat out saying it would make him...