Poll of the Day
How are you personally doing with the cost of living right now?
“I spent 14 years waiting for a man who never really chose me”
I had an affair with a married man for 14 years. The pattern was always the same. He would disappear for months at a time to recommit to his marriage, then come back saying he loved me, couldn’t forget me, and wanted me in his life. This happened over and over again.
Last September he finally got caught and was kicked out of the marriage. He told me to be patient and give him space while he figured out what he wanted because he didn’t want me to be a rebound. Even then, he still came to see me a few times.
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Confessions From The Other Woman
In 6 days, it’ll be 2 years.
Two years of promises. Two years of “almost.” Two years of me building an entire emotional life around a future you kept telling me was right around the corner.
And meanwhile, my actual life kept moving.
I moved across the country. I built a career I’m proud of. I made a home for myself. I learned how to survive without you, even while loving you. I’m living a good life.
Alone.
Single.
Without you.
Stop Trying To Prove Yourself To Everyone
There’s a weird disease a lot of people have that nobody talks about directly.
It’s the constant need to prove themselves.
To their parents.
To their ex.
To their coworkers.
To strangers online.
To the people from high school who probably haven’t thought about them since 2014.
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Linkage
I Work in Hollywood. Everyone Who Used to Make TV Is Now Secretly Training AI – Archive.ph
31 Science Facts That Completely Broke People’s Brains – Ned Hardy
If you want a portable speaker that gets ridiculously loud, has deep bass, long battery life, and can survive pool parties, camping trips, or beach days without a problem, this is an easy recommendation for the price. – Amazon
How a Job at OpenAI Became the Greatest Lottery Ticket of the AI Boom – WSJ
Google Says Criminal Hackers Used A.I. to Find a Major Software Flaw – NYTimes
How to save a life: paramedics on emergency first aid – from cardiac arrest to burns to seizures – The Guardian
Footage shows moments before Frontier Airlines jet struck person on Denver airport runway – Fox News
21 Photos Of Influencers Trying Way Too Hard To Get The Perfect Shot – Ned Hardy
Its expensive but the difference between a cheap electric toothbrush and this one is night and day – Amazon
Hawaiian hailed as hero for beating entitled tourist caught hurling rock at beloved seal Lani in viral video – New York Post
Why Japan has millions of abandoned houses – The Hustle
From Vine to Friendster, why is retro social media coming back? – Creative Bloq
Ranked: Spotify’s Most-Streamed Songs Ever – Visual Capitalist
Are Running Clubs a Good Alternative to Dating Apps? – Archive.ph
China Believes America Will Flame Out – Archive.ph
The Dumping Grounds
Poll of the Day
How concerned are you about AI taking over jobs in the next 10 years?
Confessions of an Inbred Person
How are you inbred?
My mother was the daughter of my father. Impossible though might sound, she was not raped. From what she’s told me and what I saw myself, their relationship was loving and healthy, or as healthy as it could have been I guess.
“My sister is 28, makes $150K and lives at home”
My sister lives a really sheltered life. She’s 28, makes around $150k as a lawyer, paid off law school fast, and still lives at home. She’s never lived on her own, never really dated, and spends most of her time either with my parents or the same friends she’s had since high school. She’s terrified of “stranger danger” and avoids taking risks in life.
What frustrates me is how differently we were treated. When I was 20 and barely making $40k, my parents started talking about charging me rent. Meanwhile my sister pays for basically nothing besides her own phone and car insurance. My parents buy her things, take her on vacations, let her live completely expense free, and basically cushion her entire life. I also found out my mom lied to me about my sister supposedly paying rent.
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