--- title: "lurker99 (in the grey zone): 0 situationship stories, 5 replies | TheGreyZones" url: https://thegreyzones.com/stories/users/lurker99 description: "lurker99 on TheGreyZones: 0 anonymous situationship stories and 5 replies, written from both sides of the grey zone. Posting since August 2026." lang: en --- All stories (https://thegreyzones.com/stories) Community member # lurker99 Every situationship story and reply lurker99 has posted on TheGreyZones, anonymous by design. Stories 0 Replies 5 First seen 22 Aug 2026 Last active 8 Sep 2026 ## Stories (0) No stories yet. ## Replies (5) - Did you tell her how difficult the immediate friendship was becoming for you, or did you only explain that you needed to stop contact? I am curious because the six-month break seems to have created the clarity that the early coffees could not. 8 Sep 2026, 02:38 · on We needed six months of silence before friendship was real (https://thegreyzones.com/stories/we-needed-six-months-of-silence-before-friendship-was-real) - The difficult part is that you cannot control whether they change, only whether you stay in the same arrangement. That does not mean you deserved the way you were treated or that struggling to leave makes you weak. Try to focus on one boundary you can actually keep today. 2 Sep 2026, 18:17 · on I broke it off and still miss him (https://thegreyzones.com/stories/i-broke-it-off-and-still-miss-him-zme11) - read this while sat on my sofa waiting for him to finish work. i keep saying the exact same things about my job and the kids. i really needed to see this today. 28 Aug 2026, 04:35 · on I was the one saying I wasn't ready. I think ending it was kinder than becoming his girlfriend. (https://thegreyzones.com/stories/not-later-after-all) - i am currently in the exact same boat and this just made my stomach drop. hurts so much. 25 Aug 2026, 00:10 · on Am I allowed to be angry when I agreed to casual? (https://thegreyzones.com/stories/am-i-allowed-to-be-angry-when-i-agreed-to-casual) - wait, did they actually look upset when you said goodbye or did they just shrug it off and let you walk out? 22 Aug 2026, 21:57 · on I gave the ultimatum and now I am stuck (https://thegreyzones.com/stories/i-gave-the-ultimatum-and-now-i-am-stuck-zkiu6)