TraumaDater

Community Guidelines

What to Share

Focus on Your Own Relationship Patterns

Share how you show up in relationships, your patterns, and your experiences. Keep the focus on your own behavior and feelings.

Share Specific Examples

Instead of generalizing, share specific situations where you noticed your love style showing up. This helps others relate and understand.

Describe Your Feelings

Share how situations made you feel and what emotions come up for you in relationships. Your feelings matter and help others connect.

Talk About Your Growth

Share insights you've gained about your love style, what you're working on, or positive changes you've noticed in yourself.

Ask Questions About Yourself

Feel free to ask questions like "Does anyone else struggle with..." or "How do you handle..." when talking about your own patterns.

Share Your Challenges

It's okay to share what's difficult for you in relationships, as long as you're focusing on your own experience and growth.

Use I Statements

Frame your posts from your perspective: "I notice that I..." or "I tend to..." rather than making general statements about others.

What Not to Share

Focus on Current Patterns, Not Past Trauma

While your childhood experiences may have shaped your love style, avoid sharing detailed trauma narratives. Instead, focus on how these experiences show up in your current relationship patterns. For trauma processing, please work with a qualified therapist.

Don't Focus on Others' Behavior

Avoid posting primarily about your partner's, family's, or friends' actions. Focus on your own patterns and responses instead.

No Relationship Advice

Don't offer advice about what others should do in their relationships. Share your own experience instead.

Avoid Diagnosing Others

Don't suggest that someone's partner or family member has a particular disorder or issue. Focus on your own patterns.

No Graphic Details

Avoid sharing explicit intimate details or disturbing content that may be harmful or uncomfortable for others.

Don't Vent About Others

This isn't a place to complain about your partner or family. Focus on understanding your own patterns instead.

No Personal Information

Don't share identifying information about yourself or others, including contact details or social media handles.

Avoid Trauma Dumping

While sharing your patterns is welcome, avoid overwhelming posts with detailed trauma. Focus on current relationship patterns.

No Hate Speech

Respect all members. Avoid discriminatory language or attacks on any group of people.

Don't Share Crisis Situations

This platform isn't for crisis support. If you're experiencing thoughts of self-harm, please reach out to a mental health professional.

Tips for Meaningful Sharing

Be Curious About Your Patterns

Approach your love style with curiosity rather than judgment. Ask yourself "Why do I do this?" instead of "Why am I like this?"

Notice Without Fixing

Sometimes the goal is simply to notice and understand your patterns, not immediately change them.

Share Your Learning Process

Talk about what you're discovering about yourself, even if you're still figuring it out.

Celebrate Small Wins

Share moments when you caught yourself in a pattern or made a different choice. These victories matter.

Be Patient with Yourself

Understanding your love style is a process. Be kind to yourself as you learn and grow.

Honor Your Emotional Needs

If sharing brings up difficult emotions, that's normal. Take care of yourself and reach out for support when needed.

How to Comment Supportively

Lead with Empathy

Start your comments with understanding and validation. Acknowledge the courage it takes to share personal patterns.

Share Your Own Experience

The best comments share how you relate: "I experience something similar..." or "I've noticed that pattern in myself too..."

Ask Thoughtful Questions

Ask questions that help the person reflect: "Have you noticed..." or "How does it feel when..." rather than giving solutions.

Validate Their Experience

Let them know their feelings and patterns are valid. Comments like "That makes so much sense" or "You're not alone in this" are powerful.

Keep It About Them

While sharing your experience is great, make sure your comment still centers on supporting the original poster.

Be Genuine

Authentic responses resonate more than generic supportive phrases. Share what genuinely comes up for you.

How to Engage Safely

This is a Supportive Space

Our communities are designed to help you understand your love style and connect with others who share similar relationship patterns.

Share at Your Own Pace

There's no pressure to share everything at once. Take your time and share what feels comfortable for you.

It's Okay to Just Read

You don't have to post or comment. Many people find value in just reading others' experiences and feeling less alone.

Take Breaks When Needed

If discussions bring up difficult emotions, it's okay to step away and come back when you're ready.

Focus on Self-Discovery

Use this space to better understand yourself, not to fix others or receive relationship advice.

Privacy is Important

Respect others' privacy and your own. What's shared here should stay here.

Seek Professional Support

This community complements but doesn't replace professional therapy. Consider working with a therapist for deeper relationship work.