Antivehicular posted:

So what? Worst-case scenario, she makes a friend instead of a boyfriend.

... well, okay, given this thread, the worst-case scenario is that she gets deeply emotionally entangled with this guy and finds out that he's a virulent racist who showers once every fiscal quarter and only eats de-dusted Flamin' Hot Cheetos, and when she asks him politely not to poo poo his pants in her car he freaks out and chokes her unconscious before throwing her out of the car and driving it off a cliff, but...

Das Boo posted:

Flour date was too cute and nice. Like seriously, somebody punch a dog or something!

Moridin920 posted:

lol if you're at the point where you'd kill for "made food together and laughed"

Pick posted:

Yeah I'd kill for a date like that .

Batterypowered7 posted:

That doesn't sound like something you should lol at. Maybe frown a little because the person's life doesn't sound so nice.

Moridin920 posted:

lol if you're at the point where you'd kill for "made food together and laughed"

gentle pete posted:

La Brea Carpet posted:

I [21f] had a first date baking-date with my neighbour's grandson [24m] I don't know what to expect from here as he didn't kiss me.

Play posted:

Unfortunately this cute story was ruined for me by the idea of a shut-in fat girl covered in flour by the neighbor boy who left his fedora so he could have an excuse to come back.

awww who am i kidding its still adorable :3

therobit posted:

Dude took that "Your mama so fat" joke a little too seriously.

quote:

I have to keep this short as possible. My brother was texting and driving and he ran over our little brother in the drive way. He's 6. He just has two broken legs. My parents have taken the keys away from me as well. They've locked them in moms safe and told me to walk. What did I do?

tl;dr: Parents have taken car keys away from me.

HAT FETISH posted:

My [16M] brother [17M] caused an accident and my parents are taking the keys away from me.

bolding mine

therobit posted:

Goons are so used to patholgizing all sorts of behavior that even a normal cute story seems wierd and indicative of poor mental health and or fedora wearing.

therobit posted:

Goons are so used to patholgizing all sorts of behavior that even a normal cute story seems wierd and indicative of poor mental health and or fedora wearing.

The Lone Badger posted:

Also, goons are weird maladjusted shut-ins who have no idea what a normal relationship even looks like.

HAT FETISH posted:

My [16M] brother [17M] caused an accident and my parents are taking the keys away from me.

bolding mine

quote:

u/Gettosxgool
Hi, so my wife is going to gut me alive. She has been adamant about our son not playing sports where you punch each other. She thinks UFC is stupid and over her dead body will he be training in fighting. He does not really like it either, it's just I saw him punching his boxing bag for a work out and he punches fast.

So I talked him into boxing classes and he had a spar. He got a black eye during his class and my wife is going to loving kill me. My son can't lie. He is an awful lair especially to his mom. He'll say one thing and then come back with the truth 2 seconds later. I don't know what to do.

TL;DR: Wife said no combat sports, signed him up for boxing while she was away. He got a black eye, wife will gut me she gets home today.

Bubblyblubber posted:

The sitcoms are becoming alive!

My [35M] wife and daughter [13F&30F] is away her flight is landing. I signed my son [11M] up for boxing when she told me not to. He has a black eye. How do I explain this to my wife?

Bubblyblubber posted:

The sitcoms are becoming alive!

My [35M] wife and daughter [13F&30F] is away her flight is landing. I signed my son [11M] up for boxing when she told me not to. He has a black eye. How do I explain this to my wife?

quote:

(My friend asked me to translate this for him and post it here because he says his English is not great)

My half-brother needs a kidney transplant and my family is pressuring me to do some tests and be the donor, or sign up for some trading waitlist if I'm not compatible (i.e. i give my kidney to a stranger and my brother receives one from a stranger, that's the way mom explained). We don't have other relatives or friends who would be willing to do this. Neither of my parents are elegible to donate because of health issues. We don't live in the USA.

My brother and I have never been close, we just don't have anything in common (no shared hobbies, we don't talk, etc). We're from different fathers, and I always felt like he was the favorite. I'm from a previous marriage, and I always felt like my existence caused my step-dad some jealousy. He never said anything mean, or did anything bad, so maybe I've been reading into it, or maybe I'm paranoid or insecure. I've never met my biodad and have been with my step dad since I can remember, so to me he's just dad.

We argued about this kidney thing and my dad threatened to not help me with tuition anymore in a very serious tone. There aren't options for student loans in my country. He also hinted he'd kick me out of the house. My mom is also upset at me.
Oh also I recently received a second hand car from my parents. They brought this up during the kidney conversation and now I feel guilty. I told them I'd start paying them back the tuition as soon as I graduate and get a job, and that I didn't want the car anymore. But they're extremely insistant that I go through with this kidney thing and even made an appointment for me at the clinic without my knowledge.

I've always been extremely squimish about surgeries and it fills me with a lot of fear and anxiety. I also don't like my country's medical facilities. Also this would mean I'd jeopardize a new part-time job (unpaid internishp) that I recently landed, which is my first job in my industry and could turn into a full-time position after I graduate. I don't think I can request time off so quickly, and even if I could I really don't want to because of the other competing interns.

I don't have friends or family that I can stay with for a prolonged time. 1 friend said I could crash w him for a week. I'm an awkward person and don't have that many friends. I can't get a loan. There are no youth homeless shelters in my country. (well none that are safe...)

Am I being selfish? Should I do this?

edit: clarification, my brother is not at the brink of death, but he has had some renal problems for a while, I'm not too sure what it entails.

edit 2: dad just barged into my room and told me if I don't come to the medical appointment I should pack my bags. my mom says I've strayed from god's light or whatever, and that I'm a selfish ungrateful bad brother. I'm crying. I think my mom told my aunts too.

tl;dr: My family is pressuring me to donate one of my kidneys to my half-brother, and my dad is threatening to kick me out of the house

boner confessor posted:

there is absolutely more to this story. im guessing both of them were in the car

Danaru posted:

My parents [59F,60M] and brother [19M] are pressuring me [23 M] to give my brother one of my kidneys


dude loving run you're going to wake up in a bathtub full of ice

Mirthless posted:

i'm gonna guess that the person he was texting was the totally innocent brother

who was probably also out driving around


the advice for this one generally seems to be "just tell the doctor you don't want to do it and they will lie for you about compatability"

I don't know how good that advice would be outside of the US though. Time to leave!

quote:

My boyfriend "Steve" and I just moved to a new city and we were looking for local events to attend. We found out that a local hackerspace was hosting a "cuddle party". If you're not familiar with the term it's basically a bunch of strangers getting together and... cuddling each other. I know it sounds creepy, I thought so too at first, but the event coordinators made it very clear that it wasn't a sexual thing and any inappropriate behaviour would not be tolerated. I still wasn't big on the idea, but Steve really wanted to go, so I went with him.

I found the whole thing really awkward. I didn't really want to cuddle random people at first (a lot of the attendants seemed to have poor hygiene) so I asked Steve if we could cuddle together. He said no because cuddling with strangers is the whole point of a cuddle party... so I spent most of the party browsing Reddit on my phone and making awkward small talk with people.

Steve got really into it though. He spent the whole time cuddling with different girls and while I know it's not supposed to be sexual it seemed, to me, like he was being really touchy. He didn't cuddle with any of the guys, or with the larger/less attractive girls. Also most of the girls seemed really young, like, they couldn't have been older than college freshmen.

I was glad when the party was over. Seeing Steve behave like that really bothered me, it almost feels like he was cheating on me, but at the same time I know a lot of people don't necessarily believe cuddling has to be sexual/romantic. I haven't brought this up to Steve yet. He knows I was uncomfortable but I think he just thinks it's because I didn't want to cuddle with randoms.

I guess what I'm asking is, am I right to feel insulted by Steve's behaviour or am I just being insecure? And what's the best way to discuss my concerns with him?

tl;dr: Went to a cuddle party with bf, he ignored me and spent the whole time cuddling with attractive girls. Am I right to be offended?

Choco Happy Ending posted:

I [25F] went to a cuddle party with my boyfriend [33M] and I was disturbed by his behaviour. Am I just being insecure?

HAT FETISH posted:

My [16M] brother [17M] caused an accident and my parents are taking the keys away from me.

bolding mine

Choco Happy Ending posted:

I [25F] went to a cuddle party with my boyfriend [33M] and I was disturbed by his behaviour. Am I just being insecure?

Avenging_Mikon posted:

Frankly, at 16, take the keys away, because obviously the kid has no concept of consequences with how he's reacted.


Obligatory F-plus link I can't be bothered to actually link.

Splicer posted:

They want him to sign up for a kidney swap program if that happens.

Fuckers really want that kidney.

Choco Happy Ending posted:

I [25F] went to a cuddle party with my boyfriend [33M] and I was disturbed by his behaviour. Am I just being insecure?

54 40 or gently caress posted:

I'd take his phone too, clearly not responsible enough for either

Ouhei posted:

Am I the only one that thinks the kidney kid is kind of being a lovely brother? The parent's are being assholes about it too, but dude your brother needs a kidney...