What sort of exposure does it have? We could use a picture of it to help you.

I do plan on posting a picture when I get home. As for sun I used to keep it right in front of a SE facing window but there are trees that shade the sun from that side of the house. Now it's on my kitchen counter which does get great sun for part of the day.

In general, aloes like (need?) full sun for several hours a day at least. If they get that then growth is usually pretty strong and not flopping over.

My guess would be that it’s either weak from insufficient light or etoliated and reaching for more light or possibly both.

Is there any way that you can put it somewhere where it gets more hours of light or stronger light?

I'm holding it up in the first picture to show how it looked prior to falling over yesterday. the other 2 photos are what it looks like now. I can attempt to put it outside to try and get more sun but our weather is crazy here so I dont want to accidently do more damage

Sorry, but I believe the base of your plant has rotted, see the brownish discoloration? When you touch the base is that where it's floppy? It's mushy / squishy there to your touch, isn't it?

Sadly, I'll bet if you simply take hold of the green part w/ one hand, hold the pot w/ the other & pull up on the green, it will lift / separate from the lower crown & base portion, I can see that from here too (sorry). OR, it may separate into leaves, 'cause the very bottom portion of the crown (which holds it together) has already rotted.

Depending on what you find, maybe Hoovb can suggest how to re-root it as I don't know how.

While that pot is lovely, I don't think Aloes are shallow rooted, so the shape there may not be helping. My 1/2 dozen Aloes are all in regular taller-than-wide small terra cotta pots. The terra cotta pots also help combat overwatering as they can absorb possible excess water in a way that glazed ceramic pot cannot.

actually it's not soft at all. the brown is from old dried leaves that came off. I peeled the dried up brown part off and it's nice and green underneath. if I have time tomorrow I'm going to try and take it out of the pot and check the roots. also, is there a reason I've never had any pups?

as for the pot size, if I have it in any sort of regular pot it falls over because it's so top heavy. this is the only kind of pot that I have had any luck with it not tipping over and spilling everywhere. :(

What kind of soil is it potted in? How dry or wet do you keep it? It should get sunlight (make sure you acclimatize it to it). Last, it could be one of the climbing aloes, and as such it will grow 'long'. If it is, it may need support - but growing plants healthy will increase the strength of the stem. Here is photo of Aloiampelos (Aloe) ciliaris from net showing it much more upright - (I never grew aloe like that...):

If my plant, I would behead it, and pot it in a well draining mix. Light indoors may not be enough and it should do much better outdoors. My several aloes spend about 6 mo indoors and 6 mo outside; indoors, they are under supplemental lights. They get lighter in color, and not so etiolated. Aloe juvenna grows longer 'arms' and may get more etiolated - here it is, now outdoors. It should be more compact (the color gets darker from direct sun):

Here is a link to a thread about beheading plants

I'd advise you to remove all the rocks on the top of any pot's, they only block air circulation, the roots can't breath, & the soil doesn't dry out properly.

I would disagree to some extent: if plants are potted in water retaining soil, there will always be problem with it staying wet for too long. If one was to use well/fast draining mix, there is a big difference. Another problem would be in humid climate - if constantly high humidity, it is very important to increase air circulation as much as possible, including removing some topdressing. We don't know what is climate like where op is (I do not know climate christine is in either). We get high humidity in Summer - I am sure not as much as some different locations, and I do not have problem with topdressing. I use mostly grit, which doesn't leave as much space between the particles as op's rocks. Sometimes, I use pea gravel. I use large rocks, but mostly only 1-3 for support of newly potted plants.

I took the aloe out to check the roots and this is what they look like

There are roots, but not the best. They should be plump/thicker, either creamy color or lght brown. And there should be more of them. I do not have photo except this old one; roots are in better shape as you can see (and could be even better):

The lowest part of the stem doesn't look it's best either.

If my plant, I would behead it and re-root...