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Why won’t he sleep with me?

So me and my partner have been together for 3/4years now, we got engaged a year ago and we have a 6mo. For a year and a half we have had issues with being intimate! I’ve constantly brought it up, as it’s always the basis of the majority of our arguments. I’ve tried communicating with him, tried to “get the spark” ...

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Lesbian mommy looking for a fwb 🥰🌈

I’m from NYC 🗽 been single for 3 years now looking for a mommy I can chat with & do some playdates, im open to become something more in the future 💕✨ message me or hmu on ig; gamertypashortyyx

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Side hustle ideas?

Hey mamas! I’m a teacher and looking for a side hustle that won’t take away time from being around my baby as I already feel like I’m away from him too much with my job. So something that could be done at night ideally. Any mama’s have good side hustle ideas that actually bring in some money?

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Bd an me in a debate

I did some shit nothing physical, an he went and fucked his ex. It’s been a few months annnnn we thought we was over it🤡 so we kinda started joking an yk how that goes🙃 anyways he tryna sit here and tell me that his ex ain’t the worse typa female out here…. She knew ab me KNEW I was pregnant and was still cool with…

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Toxic friends

I have two friends who I was super close with, but they’ve been horrible to me the last couple months and a big argument has caused us to not really be speaking/close as we use to be. I’ve come to realise they never liked me to begin with and were just using me for money/third person to be make them feel and look go...

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Can’t stop thinking

Me and my partner met last year and I fell pregnant super quick in July. Was not planned obviously. We stuck it out and got to know each other. But in January I found out he was in a relationship with another woman until November (When we moved in together) I should probably add that this relationship was a phone...

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33 weeks, working full time, and everything is just left down to me, does anyone feel the same?

We have so much that needs doing around the house to make room for our new arrival and my other half just spends any free time just watching sport/ playing video games and doesn’t see any urgency whatsoever. I work full time/ keep on top of the household chores & bills/ Everything is always left to me, I have purcha...

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Does anyone else use their partner number like a notebook?

Every time we make a shopping list we text each other of what we need from the store😂 anyone else does this?

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He knock me up . And went MIA

It’s so hard .. when the person knock you up .. don’t ask how you’re doing .. how the baby doing .. if it or boy or girl .. like I have to stop doing shit not you MF . Im having a boy . I would like his father to be in his life … but I be damned if you don’t care now . You will never care . He lives down the road fr...

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Intimacy after birth

My husband has been really frustrated because of the lack of intimacy in our relationship right now. We weren’t able to have sex the last several months of my pregnancy and we are still in the 6 weeks after birth. I have given him a handful of blow jobs and hand jobs and we have had some good make outs. We make it ...

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NO JUDGEMENT PLS

just found out I’m pregnant, moneys extremely tight, my dude and I been fighting about finances.. I’m truly thinking of taking a trip to ATL to dance. Not ballet, dance. I use to in the past and I made 1k+ a night sometimes way more. I know if I go for a few days I can run it up and come back with thousands. I just ...

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Job

My favorite thing from working from home is creating my own schedule 🌻 Summer time is right around the corner and this momma is working on her tan. I’m my OWN boss 💫

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If you love your job please say what it is or what are fun jobs?!

Trying to figure out how to get a job that I don't have to bring home with me but also can make at least 60k. Any ideas? I gotta learn to leave work at work My values have changed as a mom and I wanna work to play. Not bring an emotional load home with me

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Advice

Hey babes, I get it , I'm not everyone's cup of tea. I never feel like I fit in.. I can be super quiet because I'm very observant. How do you handle this ? it gets annoying , because I feel like God has been placing me in alot of situations like this often. I NEED ADVICE !

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Friends

I need more friends to hang out/go out with… with or without kids. I’m stuck at home majority of the time, and I feel so isolated and bored all of the time.

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Anyone want to be company?

I just had my baby in Savannah I have no family or friends here but my baby is in nicu and I don’t want to leave him. I just need someone to talk to and hang with possibly

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