The Needed - Stephen Hilton

June 2nd - Sex & Love

(addiction?)

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Stephen Hilton
Jun 03, 2026
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in today’s piece -

……….“I really do appreciate her intervention. The guys at my meeting said it was a bad idea in case things went in a different direction, but that was never my intention…. even though historically I’ve been very manipulative with women.. including ones in these platonic situations. I told her that .

Wait ….

Maybe that’s why she ghosted ?

I need to stick to mens meetings - relationships with the opposite sex are very confusing for me

Incredibly confusing

I never remember this being an issue when I was totally fine being an asshole. Now I can’t be that anymore. I’m sober and trying to be a good man. Thats made the opposite sex much more difficult for me to navigate… like a real person, ya know 😂

Relationships are totally alien territory to me now. As a so called “good person”


“Anyone else here in recovery juggling an increasingly full life without diminishing a serious program?”

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