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I have never heard of a moissanite gem and they look great?? At first glance they appear to be better than a diamond in every way and a tenth the price? My complete lack of gemstone knowledge may or may not reveal something about my quality as a boyfriend.
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DemoneeHo posted:[Douche] I'm not familiar with this BBcode.
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Boyfriend (M26) got a ring tattooed on his finger.. We’re not married. So this came as a bit of a surprise. I am in a long distance relationship with a man who I love very much and definitely see a future with. We have known each other for years but have been in a relationship for about 7 months. I know it is quick, but we have spoken about marriage and we are certain we will get married to each other in the future. He wants to marry me as soon as possible. I on the other hand want to wait a couple of years and he is of course fine with that as he knows I am not ready just yet. Recently he got a tattoo on his wedding finger so that it looks like a wedding ring. Yes it’s definitely real. He told me that it is his way of showing his commitment to me, and others, especially women that he is taken, and that women would know that he is committed to somebody without asking. (He gets quite a bit of attention from women lol. And no he’s definitely not married to anyone else) I don’t really know how to feel about it. I love him and I think the gesture is lovely but maybe a bit much. What would you think if your partner did this? TL;DR My boyfriend (M26) of 7 months got a ring tattooed on his finger to symbolise his commitment to me (F22). Not sure how to feel.
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Jul 19, 2019 20:55
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AITA: Pearl-ageddon 2019: my partner bought me earrings; my ears aren’t pierced and I reacted in a less than glamorous way. I’ve been in a heated-friendly debate with my partner on this one, and a jury of our peers has come up inconclusive- here we go Reddit. I am a woman, and my ears are not pierced. I do have other piercings though, which might be evidence on my partners behalf. Before every birthday or gift giving holiday, I remind my beautiful fiancé that my ears are not pierced and to not get me earrings. I get that a lot of women do have their ears pierced and it’s a pretty savvy gift to give if that’s the case, and I wanted to always set him up for success. Today while I was at work he messaged me a photograph of a jewelry box saying “Guess what?!”. I wrote back my gushes and we planned to meet after work and have a drink. I get to the pub a few hours later and he hands me a box, I open the box and there is a pair of beautiful pearl earrings. The next words out of my mouth are as follows: “Are you serious? My ears aren’t pierced.” Followed by “Do you know me at all?! Thank you baby, but my ears aren’t pierced.” My partner then said “The words you’re looking for are ‘Thank you’”. And sulks off like I did something wrong. We’ve been in a battle of wills on who was the rear end in a top hat in this situation and I need some help Reddit. Am I the rear end in a top hat?!
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OppositeAstronomer posted:This is a kinda long read but I promise you will never guess the last line based on the story that precedes it. I will say the absurdity of the last line really clenches this story. Otherwise it's long and boring dudeness posted:I'm not familiar with this BBcode. I wanted to keep the original post's flair
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AITA for refusing to break the law for my brother, despite both his and our parents’ insistence that I do? My younger brother Bryan just turned 19 about month ago. About an hour ago, he casually mentioned if I could go get this moscotto (wine) that he likes because he and his girlfriend is celebrating their first year together. He said he needs it by 9 and just expected me to go and get it for him. I told him I’m not really comfortable giving alcohol to someone whose underaged. It’s not like it’s far or anything (just a couple min drive from my house). But I live in America, so it’s illegal, and call me a straight edge or whatever but I don’t like breaking the law. Additionally, I don’t want to give him the impression that this is something that I’m willing to do often; if I give him alcohol now, he’d expect me to do it again in the future. I said he can ask our parents but I’m definitely not going to break the law for him. He got pissy and said to “stop being a bitch, who cares?” I said I do, and so I’m not doing it, end of story. He texted our parents, and they called me. I expected them to take my side so I put them on speaker phone, but they said they were planning a date night tonight and told me to handle it. I said no and explained why I didn’t want to give my underaged brother alcohol, but they said to “stop being difficult and just give him the drat wine”. Bryan had a poo poo-eating grin after that and said “I’ll see you before 9”. I went to my car so I guess he assumed I was getting it for him, but instead I just drove to a friend’s house. I group texted Bryan and our parents, and said I wasn’t going to put my livelihood at risk and break the law for anyone, and if anyone had a problem with that, well too bad. I then put my phone on airplane mode and am currently typing this on my computer. Did I do the right thing? I feel like my brother will be absolutely furious when I turn my phone on, but I feel like he’s acting like a little turd. AITA for how I handled the situation? Update: turned my phone back on. Mom and dad are furious. All Bryan texted was "you know, you ruined what was supposed to be a special night and I hope it was worth it." Starting to question if I did the right thing... UPDATE 2: Got home last night. Brother wouldn't even look at me. I sent him a message saying that it wasn't anything against him or anything; I'm just really against the alcohol culture and I felt uncomfortable with the request. All he sent back was "tbh, i don't really give a poo poo about your excuses, just leave me alone". He won't answer any of my calls or texts anymore. My parents are furious for "being such a square" and said that between not giving my underaged brother alcohol and not being a legal slave (like forcing myself to do the poo poo they try to tell me to do e.g. plant the garden that THEY want or spread the mulch that THEY want), they're genuinely considering kicking me out of the house or forcing me to start paying rent...
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Dr Strangepants posted:I have never heard of a moissanite gem and they look great?? At first glance they appear to be better than a diamond in every way and a tenth the price? To be honest the big problem was him lying about what it was, but then everything kind of spirals from there.
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AITA for refusing to break the law for my brother, despite both his and our parents’ insistence that I do?quote:My younger brother Bryan just turned 19 about month ago. About an hour ago, he casually mentioned if I could go get this moscotto (wine) that he likes because he and his girlfriend is celebrating their first year together. He said he needs it by 9 and just expected me to go and get it for him. It's not like the cops were gonna bust down the door. But your family kinda sucks edit: gently caress you, you drat snake
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AITA for not letting my parents use my grades to forge my sisters?quote:First off, a few relevant facts: quote:The worst part is that she wanted to keep going to school, and they stopped her. So it's not even really her fault. It's just sad. These parents especially suck
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Gf [21f] and me [20m] took a "break" for a month and she's told me she's had a lot of sex with other guys in that month?!? What do I do?quote:yeah im not really sure how to process this sorry
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Jul 19, 2019 21:03
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Smirking_Serpent posted:AITA for refusing to break the law for my brother, despite both his and our parents’ insistence that I do? OP is a square, his parents are right. Moscato is gross though
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Jul 19, 2019 21:04
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Pinecone Sample posted:Gf [21f] and me [20m] took a "break" for a month and she's told me she's had a lot of sex with other guys in that month?!? What do I do? Ross from Friends
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Dr Strangepants posted:I have never heard of a moissanite gem and they look great?? At first glance they appear to be better than a diamond in every way and a tenth the price? well they're a 9.5 on Moh's scale and diamonds are a 10 I know someone who is extremely liable to lose things who opted for one I guess they're great if you don't lie about it being a real diamond, particularly, to your fiancee
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Jul 19, 2019 21:07
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Didnt really sound like they should have been getting married anyway.
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Pinecone Sample posted:well they're a 9.5 on Moh's scale and diamonds are a 10
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Rubellavator posted:Didnt really sound like they should have been getting married anyway. Why not? He's moving to Asia anyway
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Jul 19, 2019 21:10
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DemoneeHo posted:AITA for refusing to break the law for my brother, despite both his and our parents’ insistence that I do? Lol at his parents scolding him for being a square. Older brothers are supposed to buy the alcohol, at an insane markup. That is their birthright.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:11
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PetraCore posted:Yeah lying about it being a real diamond is lovely. I don't really like how strongly diamonds are connected to wedding stuff bc it's a lot of lovely advertising pushing that but if it was important to my hypothetical girlfriend I'd get her a diamond. that's why you're on somethingawful and not reddit, my friend (especially the hypothetical part)
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Jul 19, 2019 21:12
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If the younger brother had planned in advance by a single day, there wouldn't have been any problem. That's how important his 'special night' was to him.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:13
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Smirking_Serpent posted:AITA: Pearl-ageddon 2019: my partner bought me earrings; my ears aren’t pierced and I reacted in a less than glamorous way.
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Dr Strangepants posted:I have never heard of a moissanite gem and they look great?? At first glance they appear to be better than a diamond in every way and a tenth the price? moissanite is cubic silicon carbide diamond is cubic carbon (no silicon) they're so close in appearance and physical properties as to be essentially interchangeable (e.g. both are used industrially for grinding) and they can both be cut into gemstones of identical appearance. there is literally no reason anyone should be purchasing mined diamonds for jewelry any more. synthetic processes generate better crystals at lower cost without exploitative labor practices. Pinecone Sample posted:I guess they're great if you don't lie about it being a real diamond, particularly, to your fiancee the concept of a "real" diamond in jewelry is toxic and needs to die. if the gemstone has similar hardness/durability and appearance then for all intents and purposes it's a diamond. everything else is just buying into exploitation and speculation. PetraCore posted:Yeah lying about it being a real diamond is lovely. I don't really like how strongly diamonds are connected to wedding stuff bc it's a lot of lovely advertising pushing that but if it was important to my hypothetical girlfriend I'd get her a diamond. if it's important to your girlfriend that it be chemically a diamond (not silicon carbide or another similar compound) then okay, sure, get a lab-grown diamond. they're identical to mined ones but don't destroy the planet or exploit the poor. if she insists that it have come out of the earth, she has brain worms Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 21:18 on Jul 19, 2019 |
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Jul 19, 2019 21:15
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Pinecone Sample posted:Gf [21f] and me [20m] took a "break" for a month and she's told me she's had a lot of sex with other guys in that month?!? What do I do? "My girlfriend sucked 37 dicks!" "In a row?"
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Jul 19, 2019 21:16
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Pinecone Sample posted:I found a hidden camera in our bathroom and suspect my girlfriend Real question, how would you even find these aside from stumbling across them? I've heard of the front facing camera IR trick but I just assume every AirBNB owner has me in the collection now.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:18
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DemoneeHo posted:AITA for refusing to break the law for my brother, despite both his and our parents’ insistence that I do? OP is kind of a square but if they weren't comfortable buying the wine then they shouldn't have been bullied into it. If the parents wanted the 19 year old to have booze that bad they could've bought it before they left. Also lol at the 19 year old's ~fancy~ anniversary being RUINED without the lovely wine. This whole family is ridiculous.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:20
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Moissanite is more sparkly than diamond and I like it when the rainbows flash in my eyes. Moscato is super sweet so exactly what I expect for a 19 y.o.'s ~special date dinner~
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Jul 19, 2019 21:21
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SuddenExpire posted:Real question, how would you even find these aside from stumbling across them? I've heard of the front facing camera IR trick but I just assume every AirBNB owner has me in the collection now. My standard practice is to detonate a strong electromagnetic pulse before every shower. This really pisses off the kids at the local YMCA.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:22
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Sagebrush posted:if it's important to your girlfriend that it be chemically a diamond (not silicon carbide or another similar compound) then okay, sure, get a lab-grown diamond. they're identical to mined ones but don't destroy the planet or exploit the poor. if she insists that it have come out of the earth, she has brain worms This is all hypothetical tho.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:22
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Yeah the guy's a square but the younger brother sounds like a poo poo; I don't think I'd be too inclined to pull strings for him.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:23
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Sagebrush posted:moissanite is cubic silicon carbide Heirloom is another option.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:25
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If his parents try to kick him out he can threaten to report them to the police with the text messages.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:25
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Dr Strangepants posted:My standard practice is to detonate a strong electromagnetic pulse before every shower. This really pisses off the kids at the local YMCA. You can EMP my switch but you can't EMP my sweet fortnite dance moves
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Jul 19, 2019 21:26
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I don't understand how unpierced girl doesn't get that his gift is an open expression of contempt. It's like the lady who didn't like chocolate. Her family insisted on throwing her a birthday party and made a big deal of presenting her with a chocolate filled chocolate cake with double fudge icing.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:32
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This thread is so informative on what spells disaster in a relationship. If and when I have kids someday and I have to talk about relationships, I’ll make a point to mention that breaks aren’t real and you’re either dating or you’re not.
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AITA because my son accidentally ate a dog treat?quote:I will keep this as short as possible - I was in the local pet store with my son, Jaxxon. (He is thirteen years old). I was looking to buy some dog treats for my family's rescue dog; Jaxxon was off doing only God's know what. Suddenly, I hear Jaxxon screaming in the pet store. He runs to me, red in the face. In his hand is a slightly chewed, wet dog treat. “why did he eat something at a pet store?” quote:He eats everything in sight at grocery stores, so I think he thought a pet store was a free-for-all too. “he just eats stuff in the store?” quote:Yes, he does this frequently in grocery stores too. He’ll gobble food at the bakery. So for whatever reason he thought the pet store would be no different “what’s up with your kids name?” quote:(Unfortunately) I had to convince my husband, Jackson, to not name his son “Jaxsin”, so we settled on Jaxxon. quote:Jaxsin
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Jul 19, 2019 21:37
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DragQueenofAngmar posted:AITA because my son accidentally ate a dog treat? You and your son having the same father explains a bit
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Jul 19, 2019 21:39
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Kid’s missing an x.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:39
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tell him he has to eat the whole box of dog treats now
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Jul 19, 2019 21:43
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ParserGirl posted:I don't understand how unpierced girl doesn't get that his gift is an open expression of contempt. It's like the lady who didn't like chocolate. Her family insisted on throwing her a birthday party and made a big deal of presenting her with a chocolate filled chocolate cake with double fudge icing.
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Jul 19, 2019 21:44
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DragQueenofAngmar posted:AITA because my son accidentally ate a dog treat? The kid screaming at his mom for being a terrible parent is actually right.
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Cancel the pet store lol
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