Hi everyone and welcome to this episode of your receipt.

It's basically the episode where we read out your dilemmas that you've emailed or de-end or text us and we try to help you as best that we can.

So yeah, let's get into it.

It's your girl tolly tea.

Melena Sanchez.

Audrey for Obledi Daed is Gardas-Fidist.

And Phoebe Park.

So our first dilemma. We're going straight into it. We're going straight into it? Yeah. Okay. And now I just, you know, let's say we have a little chat. We just warm the set up. But it's fine. There's no one want DJ needed. Let's just get into it. Let go. Sorry, I was too keen. I hope you're all well. I loved the podcast.

Sorry, love the podcast. want DJ needed let's just get into it let go sorry I was too keen um hope you're all well

loved the podcast love the podcast binge listened to it for two weeks all your stories make me

feel like I'm somewhat normal if there was a platform like this when I was younger I would

have turned out very different in such a good way so please keep it going for the kids

um where to start My love life is a massive mess. But okay, here goes. I've been seeing this guy for six years now. I feel like, sorry, I feel like so many dilemmas start with. I've been seeing this guy. Yeah. Yeah. Like, that sounds so familiar. Yeah. I've been seeing this guy. Anyway.

That's the liturates of evil. Um, I've been seeing this guy for six years now. I want to say I love him. But if I say that... Wait, wait. No, no. Because I'm trying to understand. I know. What does that mean? We are married by then. We are living together. If I say that, I know I'm not loving myself because to love him, I must hate myself.

Oh. No. What does that mean? We are married by then. We are living together. If I say that, I know I'm not loving myself because to love him, I must hate myself.

Oh, weird statement, but it's sadly true. I get it. I met him through a family friend, um, sorry, for the family member when I was eight or nine. I'm now 25.

Oh, right. We initially disliked each other, actively avoided each other, but one day we got talking and then we got to smashing. Oh. Oh. Wow. Wow. And in between that time, we've had some serious ups and downs. He slept with people. I found out I'm forgave it because we aren't a couple. I can't get mad and he's very clear on that. He's never wanted me to go out in public. He never wanted to go out in public with me for fear of people, his friends, his baby mum, his family would find out. His baby mum, but what? Just drop that in there. I just throw that in there. Okay. I've always tried to have conversations about it and try to get him to make exceptions because we've been together for so long.

You're not been together? No, you've not. She's been with him, but he hasn't been with her. My friends dislike him, if not hate him, because they know the situation ship is unhealthy for me. I don't date because he told me I can't. I'm his. I don't try and meet new people. I'm shut down to anything male but I want to be open. I want to be in a relationship where the guy

isn't afraid to be with me or isn't afraid to make me feel special, loved and cared for. Sadly, I just can't let him go. I've tried, but he always worms his way in. He does this by manipulating me, emotionally blackmailing me or reminding me I haven't got options. It's gotten to the

point of my self-esteem is so low, I can't say anything positive about myself because I don't hear

it from him, nor do I feel it from him. And every girl wants to feel attractive and appreciated,

especially from the man they are in an intimate relationship slash situation with.

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