The Ember blog — page 5
Writing about the situations people bring to Ember — and how it went for the people who stood in them.

What people bring
Why does everyone leave me? When being left keeps happening
Left again and again by people close to you? What 5 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how it went for them.
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What people bring
Getting back together with my ex, scared of getting hurt again
Want to get back together but afraid of being hurt again? What 5 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how it went for them.
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What people bring
Pets and loneliness: when an animal is most of your company
When an animal is most of the company you have: what 6 people who stood here asked on Ember, and what caring for one gave them.
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What people bring
Stuck on a writing or creative project you can't finish
Stuck on a piece you can't finish? What 7 people who stood here asked on Ember, and what they did with the part that wouldn't come.
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What people bring
When people minimize your pain after you finally open up
You opened up to someone close and they brushed it off. What 7 people who stood here asked, and how asking again went for them.
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What people bring
They pull me close, then push me away: why do I still stay?
Let in, then shut out, hot and cold? What 7 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how it went for them once the contact turned practical.
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What people bring
I miss my ex but I don't want them back: living with the longing
Missing an ex you chose not to go back to? What 7 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how it went for them.
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What people bring
Afraid to approach women, even though you want intimacy
You want closeness with women but pull back before the approach. What 12 people who stood here asked, and how it went for them.
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What people bring
My partner isn't who I thought they were: did confronting help?
Found out your partner wasn't who they seemed? What 14 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how it went for them.
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What people bring
My friend stopped talking to me after I hurt them and apologized
You hurt a friend, said sorry, and they went quiet. What 5 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how the waiting went for them.
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What people bring
Caregiver guilt: taking time for yourself while caring for family
Feel guilty taking time for yourself while caring for family? What 5 people who stood here asked on Ember, and how it went for them.
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What people bring
My partner keeps accusing me of cheating, and I'm not
Accused again, with nothing you can do to prove you didn't. What 5 people who stood here asked Ember, and how it went for them.
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