“My girlfriend is lazy, should I break up with her?”
So here’s the thing, I’m a 26 year old guy and I’ve been dating my girlfriend(24) for about 2.5 years now.
Everything was great and still is for the most part. My problem is that my gf really wants to get married and I kind of want to but I’m afraid she’ll drag me into debt and depression. When I met my gf she was not working and still is not working, so everything is on me. BTW, We stay together. I literally pay for everything, dates, rent, her car payment, my car payment, her phone bills, buy her clothes, etc. I’ve tried to help her get a job but she’s so unambitious.
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“I think I married the wrong woman”
I, 24M married my now wife 24F after 3.5 years of dating last week.
The first 3 years were amazing. we were so in love. but after 3 years or so, so starting maybe early in 2024, I began to feel like I wasn’t sure anymore about getting married. I definitely lost passion for her and to put it in short, I still loved her but wasn’t IN-LOVE with her if that makes sense. But I decided to not call it off (or really say anything about my feelings and just bottle them up) due to: 1) deeming it just ‘nerves’ / ‘cold feet’ 2) didn’t want to break her heart 3) so much time / money wasted 4) telling myself that the last 3 years were so amazing, it’ll go back to normal soon and this was just a slump.
“My wife controls everything I do”
I’ve been married to my wife (32F) for five years, and lately, I (33M) feel like I’ve lost any sense of freedom or privacy. It’s as though every day, she’s looking for something to be upset about, and I’m always walking on eggshells.
Take our finances, for example. While we share our money, we also have our own separate accounts. Yet, she logs into my account and questions every single purchase I make, even though we’re not struggling financially at all. I can’t bring myself to ask her about her spending habits because I’m afraid it will lead to a blow-up.
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A blood pressure monitor is absolutely necessary because high blood pressure often has no symptoms, and regularly checking it at home is one of the only ways to catch dangerous levels early before they lead to heart attack, stroke, or kidney damage. – Amazon
The giant loophole that lets Big Dairy keep baby cows in solitary confinement – Archive.ph
How long do electric vehicle batteries actually last? – NPR
15 hard truths that people swear made their lives so much better – Upworthy
Lets Take a Stroll Through The Art Museum – Ned Hardy
The fitness watch is great because it combines extremely long battery life, rugged outdoor durability, highly accurate multi-band GPS, and advanced fitness metrics into one premium watch built for serious training and adventure – Amazon
10 Criminal Masterminds Brought Down by Ridiculous Mistakes – Listverse
The Worst Pixar Movies – ScreenCrush
I tested Google and Microsoft Authenticator plus 3 others — this is the best for 2FA – MakeUseOf
Teenagers on the Best Advice They’ve Ever Received – DNYUZ
When the Future Was Now: High-Tech Predictions from the 1950s and 1960s – Rare Historical Photos
Damn, what a kick! – Reddit
The Dumping Grounds
“My partner said I love you to someone else”
I 28(M), just had my partner 29(F) of 6 years tell me that she told another man “I love you”, let’s call him Tim.
Tim and my partner met at their workplace, they’ve grown very close over the last year. He’s professed his love for her in the past, but she has not said confessed anything to him in the past. Tim once again this weekend confessed his love and how this has affected him. After, they cried together, talked and held hands. She assures me nothing more has happened, and I fully believe her, we are very open with everything in our relationship.
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“I donated $1000 to a streamer”
A few days ago I was feeling really lonely and desperate for attention and that’s when I found out one of my favorite streamer was online. Keep in mind that I am a NEET and I have 0 friends and I was feeling extremely lonely. The streamer helped me feel better and made me laugh a couple of times and I wanted to show them appreciation by donating money, but I wanted to go big, because they really helped me feel better that day.
I donated $1000 and they reacted big and was really happy, but it was all done and over with within seconds. Like, 10 seconds later it’s completely forgotten about and that’s when I realized that I’m a complete idiot. I live in my parents basement and I’m definitely not that wealthy enough to be donating that big (I have $20k saved up), and I just wasted $1000 on a streamer just for that few seconds of attention that ended up not being worth it.
“My adult daughter doesn’t want to work”
My (65F) daughter (37F) has been unemployed for over three years. She left her job during the pandemic and relied on the stimulus checks and the unemployment pay until it ran out. Now I don’t know what she is living on.
My daughter lives alone in a rent controlled apartment and has never asked me for money or help. But I don’t understand how she is supporting herself paying her rent, etc. as she has no job. I assume she is running through her savings and if she has lasted this long that means she had at least 40k saved and is just burning through it all.
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Try this when your doctor says ‘yes’ to a preventive test but insurance says ‘no’ – – NPR
Gemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed Himself. Soon, He Was Dead. – WSJ
The 10 Most Heartwarming Moments in Pixar Films – Listverse
More Kids Are Turning to AI Companions—And It’s Raising Red Flags – Parents
Retirement Savings: Reaching the ‘Magic Number’ – Visual Capitalist
29 Memes That Perfectly Capture What Married Life Is Really Like – Ned Hardy
Great tangle free leash if you have to walk 2 dogs at once – Amazon
What Would Happen If Everyone Truly Believed Everything Is One? – Archive.ph
10 of the Most Common Beginner DIY Mistakes to Avoid – Lifehacker
The Secret to Being Witty, Revealed – Quartz
Are consumers doomed to pay more for electricity due to data center buildouts? – Ars Technica
Is It More Important to Run Faster or Run Longer? – Outside
Which Movies Are the Most Polarizing? A Statistical Analysis – Stat Significant