“Don’t Make My Mistake”
I want to tell you something I’ve never said out loud.
I’m 55 years old, and I’ve never been in a romantic relationship. Not once. Not a high school sweetheart, not a college fling, not even a whirlwind dating-app romance that crashed and burned in a few weeks. Nothing.
And it wasn’t because I didn’t want love. I did. I still do.
But I waited.
Poll of the Day
A button gives you $50 million. Pressing it instantly kills two strangers somewhere on the other side of the world. There are no legal consequences, and nobody will ever know. Do you press it?
8 Wild Clips That Deserve Your Full Attention
Pickpocket tries her grift on the wrong woman
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“I fucking hate my wife”
I hate my wife, and I hate what I have allowed our marriage to do to my life. At the same time, I hate myself for what I have done to hers.
We had children even though, deep down, I did not want to. I should have been more honest with myself about that. I resent her for not finishing her degree, and I resent myself for not recognizing that she was never going to take it seriously. I hate that she spends far more than we can afford, and I hate myself for allowing that to continue.
Linkage
PHOTO ESSAY: Inside a detention center where scam workers wait for their return home – AP News
28 of the Worst Financial Decisions People Have Ever Witnessed – Ned Hardy
This uses steam and a bristle-free scrubbing head to quickly remove stubborn grease and buildup, making it one of the easiest ways to clean your grill grates. – Amazon
Which food vendors make the most money at the Minnesota State Fair? – CBS News
Why ‘AI food slop’ is making people so uncomfortable and upset – USA Today
It sure looks like hackers breached a major ID card verification service – TechCrunch
John Lennon’s First Grandchild Has Been Born – Consequence
As mathematicians grapple with AI, divisions are multiplying – Coda Story
What Is Advanced Mathematics Actually About? – Ned Hardy
Fill this clever container with water and vinegar, microwave it, and the released steam loosens dried food so it wipes away easily. – Amazon
AI wealth is creating a ‘mansion shortage’ and upending San Francisco’s housing market – NPR
Scams in the US are at a record high. Yet most victims get no help and some end up losing even more – AP News
Stanley Kubrick’s Daughter Tackles ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ Missing 20 Minutes Conspiracy Theory – Hollywood Reporter
22 Increasingly Unhinged Ways to Fix the NBA – The Ringer
MLB players on salary cap, CBA talks, potential lockout, more – ESPN
The Dumping Grounds
What It’s Like Being a Teenage Girl in South Korea
I’m sixteen, which in Korea means I’m almost a finished product.
That’s how it feels, anyway. By your third year of high school, people start talking about your “specs”—test scores, clubs, volunteer hours—and your face like they’re items on the same checklist. At cram school, the girls trade math tips and moisturizer samples. On the group chat, we swap past exams and plastic-surgery clinic screenshots. When adults ask what I plan to do after graduation, they mean both college and whether I’ll “fix” anything. It’s said kindly, like asking if I’ve bought a new backpack.
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Why Defense Lawyers Must Defend Even the Guilty
It’s one of the hardest ideas to wrap your head around: a criminal defense lawyer defending someone they know is guilty.
To most people, that feels like helping someone get away with a crime. Immoral. Twisted. Wrong.
But here’s the uncomfortable truth—defending guilty clients isn’t just legally allowed, it’s
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“My boyfriend says he is nowhere near ready to propose to me after 5 years together”
My boyfriend and I have been together for almost five years. For about the last year, I’ve been talking about wanting to move. He has always been apprehensive about it, but I’ve tried to keep the conversation open so we could figure out what our future might look like together.
Last month, he signed another one year contract at his current job. I found out after the fact. That really hurt because he knew I wanted to move, and it felt like he made a major decision that affects our future without even talking to me about it.