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I've been dating my boyfriend Max for almost a year, and generally he seems like a fairly reasonable, well-adjusted person. Has some odd religious beliefs, but many people do, so I chalked that up to personal preference. Today, though, I found out about some other weird beliefs that worry me.

Basically, Max thinks that really successful/rich people (Bill Gates is one he mentioned, idk who else) are in the Illuminati, and may have used black magic to get so much power/wealth. He mentioned the Bohemian Grove (which I looked up, there's a Washington Post article about how some of the rich and powerful go there every July to party)--and it does sound like some odd things go on there, but he said "they probably sacrifice humans." Okay then...
He also thinks they're covering up the fact that limestone can be manipulated via sound vibrations or something, and that's how the pyramids were built. When I asked him why there is zero scientific evidence to corroborate this, he said "they don't want people to know".

I'm no scientist or intellectual snob, but I do prefer to evaluate things rationally and not just believe wild theories written about on poorly designed webpages. It really bothers me that Max seems this gullible. I did make sure that he isn't on board with some other brands of crazy like the anti-vaxxers, and he's still a kind, hardworking, thoughtful guy, and at least he doesn't believe in Lizard People. Plus, none of these theories really affect his life in any tangible way, so I'm trying to decide whether it's a dealbreaker. BUT, if he can believe this stuff, who knows what he could be duped into in the future, right? I like him a lot, but am I on board a train to crazytown?
tl;dr: boyfriend is a conspiracy theorist, not sure how to process this information

Nazzadan posted:

I love my girlfriend to death, but if she was in a planned hospital visit for multiple days, I'm not going to spend every minute that I'm not asleep or at work by her side.
Maybe my girlfriend should

Nazzadan posted:

I [25F] just found out that my boyfriend [25M] of one year believes in the Illuminati...


"I found out a year into my relationship that my boyfriend has a weird belief that clearly doesn't occupy his every waking thought because I found out about it a year into the relationship, what do I do?"

Facebook Aunt posted:

So you're just going to leave her laying in a boring room all alone all day? Nothing to do. No one to talk to. Being stuck in hospital is the most boring thing ever (unless you're hosed up enough to be kept sedated 24/7).

Oh well. Maybe her mom will love her enough to keep her company.

Facebook Aunt posted:

So you're just going to leave her laying in a boring room all alone all day? Nothing to do. No one to talk to. Being stuck in hospital is the most boring thing ever (unless you're hosed up enough to be kept sedated 24/7).

Oh well. Maybe her mom will love her enough to keep her company.

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So, my girlfriend and I have been together a little over 10 months. The last guy she attempted to date tried to rape her after the 4th date and luckily an off duty cop walking his dog saw them in the distance and saved her. So, I get that she is so hesitant. I am the first guy she has dated in 2 years. I thought pleasuring myself to her would be a safe alternative, but I guess not. I left my apartment door unlocked and she came over an hour earlier than I expected her to. I feel awful.
Advice?
Thanks.

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Background:
My mom has always been a quirky lady. She always bought these weird cult books and talked to me about them. She never actually did anything culty though so I didn't think anything of it.
She is divorced from my dad 71M. I never talk to him because he doesn't want to be associated with her or any of her family, even his own son. I have tried to contact him about her behaviour on facebook a few times over the past few years but he has never responded. I also can't ask my mom's family because they all live in Canada and she has a bad relationship with them. My mom is very prone to ending relationships, and I am worried that if I don't stay on her good side, she might disown me. I have had a part-time job at Walmart for the past 6 months but that definitely won't be enough for me to pay for college or a home if I don't live with my mom.
My problem:
Two month ago, my mom and I adopted a cat, Flubby, from the animal shelter. Flubby was a pretty average kitten for a while. But lately, he's been acting strange, doing things like pooping on the floor and stuff. My mom says that there's no other option, we have to exorcize him to save his spirit. I think that she is crazy and acting weird is just a normal part of cat puberty. I need to convince her not to hurt the cat, but I can't risk ruining my own life.
She has said that since she bought the cat, she should be allowed to do what she wants to it. She also says that she would be helping the cat since after she exorcizes him he'll be "normal again". I don't know exactly what she will do but I know it'll probably cause the cat to be severely injured or killed.
tl;dr mom wants to exorcize cat, I don't want her to

hostile apostle posted:

from /r/dating:

My girlfriend caught me wanking to a pic of her on facebook. Wants time apart.

loquacius posted:

Is she in trauma counseling, because I'm not a rape survivor but I feel like if finding out your boyfriend of 10 months is masturbating to you 2 years (e: no wait 2 years and 10 months) after the fact is triggering you, you really should be in trauma counseling

Fatty posted:

I was just going to post the title, because it's incomprehensible, but the actual text is pretty good too.

Me [17M] with my mom [40F] and our cat [1.5M] had mom for 17 years had cat for 1 year

Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:

Me [63F] with my son [35M] totally flipped out over first baby.


This one has a twist followup in the comments....are you ready?
14 years ago:

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My [17F] sister [22F] has a son [2 months old]. My parents want to get her a male Stripper for her birthday to sway her over to liking men.

My sister is a lesbian and she has a new born with her partner Ally. My sister lives in Jersey with her partner and I still live at home in Ohio. I was lucky enough to go visit my little nephew for thanksgiving and he is the most adorable thing I have ever seen. My sister is about to turn 23 in 7 weeks. She plans to come home to celebrate with some of her friends from college and myself. She recently graduated and most of them live here.

My sister has always been really pretty, she cares very much about her looks. My parents are super religious and they have been talking all kinds of trash about this situation. They hate her partner and they hate the fact he does not have a father. My parents were talking last night and I heard them book a male stripper.

They came up with the idea with the help of their friends. They were saying they hated to do it, but my sister is to beautiful to not be with a man. They said she does not even look like a lesbian. They were saying how my nephew needs a man in his life. They were asking who's going to protect him from things. All I could think is they can't be serious, if anyone hurt my nephew my sister would rip them apart.

How do I tell my sister without pissing off my parents? I don't want to put up with their bullshit.

TL;DR: Sister is a lesbian and she has a 2 month old. My mother thinks she's to pretty to never be with a man. They have ordered her a male stripper to try to turn her strait.

54 40 or gently caress posted:

Holy macinaw, how is this not getting more attention? What are the comments like?

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This was 2001 and 2002. I wasn't involved, they had a man cave and didn't know what was going on.

Gluten Freeman posted:

My [17F] sister [22F] has a son [2 months old]. My parents want to get her a male Stripper for her birthday to sway her over to liking men.

Clark Nova posted:

Why try to stop anything? It'll be absolutely hilarious to watch, the chances of a lesbian being swayed by Muscles McBeefcake are exactly 0%, and the parents will very deservedly be in deep poo poo with their daughter. Sounds like they're way too toxic about their daughter's relationship to be around the grandchild anyway.

54 40 or gently caress posted:

Holy macinaw, how is this not getting more attention? What are the comments like?

Gluten Freeman posted:

almightyerin posted:

What in the gently caress?

My god what does she plan to do to exorcise that cat??

Anony Mouse posted:

Yeah have the stripper over, have a laugh, crack open some beers and chill out for a while. Then send a brutally sarcastic email to the parents thanking them profusely for showing her the glory of PENIS and how she'll never munch another squish mitten in her life.

Pvt.Scott posted:

Make the parents really regret it and blow the stripper.

Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:

She also says:

Basically people just said that all she can do is wait and the son is right.

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A woman asks the forum whether it would be a good idea to write to her estranged son's girlfriend and tell the girlfriend that she, the mother, loves the son too. Several forum members tell her yes, do it.

A woman finds a personals ad from her estranged son's ex-wife—who has also broken off contact with her ex-husband's parents—and answers it. She suggests that instead of looking high and low for a good man to take care of her, she let the grandparents be the "good man" and take care of the grandchildren for the summer.

A grandmother thinks her married daughter is having an affair. To make her stop, she lies to her daughter, telling her that she hired a private investigator to follow the daughter, and now she has photos of her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend together.

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How do I (23M) overcome my poor upbringing and negative perceptions of women/sex?

I've had an upbringing that fostered some antiquated views of women. These things have been baked into me from the time that I was a young boy. They never really mattered, though. As I never had any interactions with women beyond the professional or beyond the "friend" level.

You see, I was obese for most of my life, but over the past two years I've transformed my body tremendously (r/progresspics post forthcoming) and now I get lots of attention from women. I'm also far more confident and comfortable with myself so I can actually speak to women.

But there still exists these nagging thoughts that conjure up my insecurities and biases. For example, I am very sexually inexperienced...actually, I'm a virgin. I'm 23. A 23 year old virgin. So, when I learn a woman has had a very long /active sex life, I become immediately repelled. Insecurities about "measuring up" (porn has destroyed me), and being as capable as other men come up and I shift that onto the woman for being a bad person for having so much sex.

I also find myself angry at women for not wanting me before the way they do now. I get angry that people are so shallow, even though logically I know there was more unattractive about me than my physical appearance.

I don't know what to do. I want to have sexual experiences and build some skill and friendships and, possibly, a relationship with a woman, but I'm terrified of actually having sex for the reasons mentioned above.

I want to be with a woman but I have this animosity towards them.

tl;dr: My upbringing has given me a negative view of women and sex. How can I purge these nasty thoughts and how can I overcome my fears?

Gaunab posted:

At least he went to relationships instead of redpill

Syndic Thrass posted:

It's cheating, and he's totally gay

Devian666 posted:

Or just make sure she's holding the baby just prior to the stripper turning up. Then once the stripper arrives as loudly who the gently caress thinks it's appropriate to send a stripper to a birthday party when there's a baby present. It could be made unbelievably awkward.

Photux posted:

The parents really didn't think this plan through. What if the baby sees the stripper and turns gay?

Incoherence posted:

I wasn't reading that one closely the first time and thought for a moment that the stripper was actually for the baby.

Clark Nova posted:

The mother reminds me of this site I came across a while back about forums for estranged parents, and the abusive weirdos there who can't comprehend and won't accept that their children don't want any contact with them. The stories page has some pretty entertaining summaries:

loquacius posted:

I don't think the guy who hosed his gay best friend is necessarily totally gay, but it sure was cheating


https://vine.co/v/5zuxVVKrO5u


do people not have books or what

Or, like, laptops. They don't stop you from bringing a laptop into a hospital, do they?

Gaunab posted:

At least he went to relationships instead of redpill

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My boyfriend 40M chose the toilet over cuddling with me 56 F. I am conflicted.

I am writing this after two long days of crying and stress. Please excuse my grammar mistakes; I am at a very low point.
Hi all,
Two nights ago, my boyfriend was spending the night at my home. We have been dating for two years (or since Jan 2015). Although we have discussed it, we do not live together due to financial hardship. We usually alternate nights staying at each others' houses/ apts. He probably sleeps at mine more often, I would estimate 5x a week he sleeps at my home.
So my boyfriend recently got a raise and we were cuddling and drinking some merlot. I got a bit frisky I will admit (lol) and we were just doing PG stuff, kissing and what not. Before we moved into PG-13 he guffawed and made a rude remark about the smell in the house. I am a homemaker, so I cook a lot but I also clean a lot. That day (two days ago) I had been steaming vegetables all day. I asked him if he would like me to shut the bedroom door, he said no, then he just bolted up.
I noticed he went to the bathroom. I gave him fifteen minutes or so before knocking on the door. He didn't respond at first. I thought something may have gone wrong, but it didn't. He answered saying "give me time," so I did so. Reddit, I was honestly worried!
He came out, eventually. I want to note he did not flush the toilet, nor was there any noise around the toilet. Just the sound of the toilet bowl banging shut before he opened the door. I quizzed him on what he was doing to which he replied that he was indeed "using the bathroom." After he went back to bed, I performed some detective work and basically concluded he did not use the toilet. So what was he doing?
I asked, and he answered this: "Being in this bed made me feel very stressed. I had nowhere to go so I just felt like I could escape to the bathroom for a while." He would not answer any more questions. I already feel like a nag because I am usually nagging him about chores. So I did not say anything.
I have had a lot of alone time this week and I am seriously considering ending the relationship over this "rejection." I think if I brought it up as rejection to him, he would laugh at me. I just feel terrible. My boyfriend wanted to avoid cuddling with me, basically. Is there anything I can do? Break up? I'm not adverse.
tl;dr: I was cuddling with boyfriend (40M) when he just walked away from our time together. I am not okay with this. He is. I'm considering walking away.

almightyerin posted:

Frosted Flake posted:

Former fatties are hilarious when they're on the warpath. He should just ride the lightning and bang a few dozen women before he decides to settle down.

Business Gorillas posted:

Being a former fattie myself it's incredibly easy to go down the "women are all shallow bitches" train of thought and it's good that he understands this isn't good and wants to change it before it gets too bad

almightyerin posted: