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“I am not my wife’s first choice.”

My wife and I have been married for 2 years and together for 4. Prior to dating me she was with her high school boyfriend for 8 years. He broke up with her and she was devastated at the time.

I knew she still had feelings for him when we started dating but thought that those would fade over time. 4 years later they still haven’t and I don’t know what to do.

She cried when he got married to someone else and when they got pregnant. I catch her looking at his facebook and instagram pages. They don’t talk but if he ever reached out I’m sure she wouldn’t ignore him.

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The Secret to a Happier Relationship? Professional House Cleaning Might Be the Answer

Many couples find themselves frequently bickering over household chores – who should do the dishes, vacuum the floors, scrub the toilets. The mental load of keeping track of what needs to be cleaned and making sure it gets done often falls disproportionately on one partner. This leads to built up resentment and tension that can eat away at the foundation of the relationship.

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Links

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16 Fascinating Photos Collected From History – Ned Hardy

These headphones are an uutsanding value for the price. Very strong mids and highs, and the bass is way better than it should be – Amazon

8 Best Games To Play When You’re Burnt Out – The Gamer

5 Mason Jar Salad Recipes for Healthy Lunches All Week Long – HUM Nutrition

How to (Try to) Quit (Almost) Anything – Shondaland

The NBA’s No. 1 Pick Is Both a Blessing and a Curse – The Ringer

Used Teslas are getting very cheap, but buying one can be risky – ARS Technica

Fed’s preferred inflation metric remains at 2.7% in April – Financial Times

Did You Know These 12 Richest Towns in America? – Nerdable

To feel ‘comfortable,’ Americans think they need a $233,000 salary and nearly $1.3 million for retirement – CNBC

Nine Movies that you did not know that the Villain Really Wins – Linkiest

Five Keys to Managing Intrusive Thoughts – Greater Good

Tame your unruly pile of grocery bags with this intuitive bag dispenser- Amazon

Big Milk has taken over American schools – VOX

North Korea sends balloons full of manure and trash over the border to South Korea – ABC

My mom, 91, has a $5 million portfolio, but leaves her passwords lying around the house. Could a nefarious caregiver steal her money? – Market Watch

Visualizing the 5 Most Common Cybersecurity Mistakes – Visual Capitalist

The ‘world’s most livable city’ has a proven, 100-year-old approach to affordable housing – Upworthy

This ‘Godmode’ ChatGPT jailbreak worked so well, OpenAI had to kill it – BGR

The 11 Movies That Paved The Way for Ridley Scott’s Alien – Den of Geek

Answers

How Did Germany De-Radicalize Its People After The Fall of The Nazi Party?

(Force confrontation: German soldiers react to footage of concentration camps, 1945.)

The process of denazification and the trials of various war criminals in Germany was enormous. The Nazi party had 8.5 million members by the end of the war. Somewhere in the region of 18 million people served in the German armed forces during the war, many of whom had committed atrocities and war crimes. 17.2 million people voted for the Nazi party in the 1933 election. Almost 22 million had been members of the German Labour Front, the Nazi replacement for the Trade Unions. Perhaps as many as 45 million individuals were members of or associated with organs of the Nazi party. As such, the process of denazification would have to be conducted on an epic scale.

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“Girlfriend hasn’t paid for anything in 3 months”

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I 35m have been dating a 38f for a little over 3 months.

On the 1st date she offered to split the bill. Since then we have gone out quite a but and she has never paid for anything. We have spent many whole weekends together and I don’t mind paying more than 50% but she has not offered to pay at all since the first date.

At one point she bought an rv and for 2 weekends I did work on it for her while we spent time together and thought it was a bit rude she didnt at least offer to buy lunch to show appreciation.

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“I ghosted my boyfriend of three years”

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Because it was the easiest thing for me to do.

He was not abusive. He didn’t cheat on me. He was loving and supportive and communicative and trusting our entire relationship. Probably one of the sweetest guys I’ve ever dated.

Unfortunately, he lost his job and became depressed and miserable to be around and I was no longer attracted to him. Meanwhile, I got a new, high pressure job after being miserable at my old one for five years and was dreading dealing with his issues. I wanted a new start. A really fun and attractive guy I’ve had a long-standing crush on showed interest in me and I went for it.

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Sorry, Not Sorry: Why Over-Apologizing Is Hurting You (And How to Stop)

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Today I want to talk about a habit that so many of us have fallen into without even realizing it: apologizing for everything, even when we’ve done nothing wrong.

You know what I’m talking about. You bump into someone and immediately blurt out “I’m so sorry!” even though they weren’t looking where they were going. Your boss gives you a new assignment and you respond with “Sorry, I’ll get on that right away!” as if the work is an imposition. Sound familiar?

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Your Partner is Not a Mind Reader

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Here’s the scenario: something’s bugging you in your relationship. Maybe you wish your partner would be more affectionate, or help out more around the house, or plan more date nights. Whatever it is, you haven’t told them directly. Instead, you just feel increasingly annoyed that they aren’t doing the thing you secretly want them to do. Sound familiar?

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