“How do I talk my daughter out of starting an OnlyFans?”
I’m a 40-year-old single dad, and my daughter is 19. Her mom passed away 9 years ago, so it’s basically been the two of us ever since. I’ve always tried to keep communication open so she feels like she can talk to me about anything.
Last week, she started to bring something up but backed out. After that, she made a few jokes about OnlyFans, which felt like she was testing my reaction. A few days later, she asked me for money to buy a DSLR camera. We already have cameras at home, and I offered her one, but she insisted on a specific model.
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“My husband is weak”
We’ve been married nearly ten years and have four kids. Over the years, there have been moments where my husband’s lack of action has made him seem weak or unwilling to protect me.
The first was when I was eight months pregnant and a woman aggressively shoved my belly and hurled insults. I was hurt and scared. My husband stood there and said nothing—even when she turned on him. I felt abandoned, though I tried to chalk it up to pregnancy hormones and move on.
More recently, a large aggressive dog came at us while we were walking. I instinctively grabbed for his arm, but he elbowed me away. The dog eventually left, but I broke down crying. He apologized for not reacting “perfectly,” even though he knows I have a deep fear of big dogs from a past attack.
“Am I wrong for handing my friend a bill for her stay at my apartment”
After high school, I moved to a new city for college and found a nice apartment where I’ve been living ever since. About four months ago, a friend in my program asked if she could stay with me four days a week to avoid the long commute from her home. I agreed.
At first, it was fine. She doesn’t help with groceries (except buying yogurt for herself), doesn’t chip in for utilities, and doesn’t do chores—but she’s not messy, so I let it go.
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“Im 5’4 and I have no hope of getting taller”
(17m) Im 5’4 and I have no hope of getting taller, i found out my growth plates have closed so I’ll be stuck at this height forever. I got an x-ray earlier and I almost started crying in the car on our way home.
It’s clearly important, all the videos I see about how being tall is so desirable and the comments with women saying they deserve tall boyfriends with thousands of likes.
It’s depressing to think my worth as a person and a man depends on something out of my control.
I’ve been researching leg lengthening surgery but it is very expensive and the recovery seems brutal.
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“My wife cheated on me with my brother”
I have been married to my wife for about two years. We have known each other for around seven years and have been together for five. Our marriage has mostly been happy, with the normal ups and downs that come with any relationship.
My brother lives across the country for work and was recently coming back home for a family celebration that happened to fall around my birthday.
A couple of weeks before his visit, something started to feel off with my wife. She had been on a work trip and told me she happened to meet up with my brother while she was there. She said they grabbed lunch and caught up. At the time I did not think anything of it.