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Pirate Radar: Apr 18, 2008; You're not my Ruthie!
You're not my Debbie!
You're not my Sherry!

MarcusSA posted:

That�s what happens when you have too much mayo.

Also LMAO at that cat story lol.

The cat story is very pure because there�s a clear villain, nobody got hurt, and nobody ITT is going to start poo poo by siding with the guy who thinks he�s Dr. Dolittle. It�s well-written and no longer than it needs to be. Basically a 9/10 post by thread standards.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 10:50

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# ? May 30, 2024 18:29

MarcusSA: Sep 23, 2007

Pirate Radar posted:

The cat story is very pure because there�s a clear villain, nobody got hurt, and nobody ITT is going to start poo poo by siding with the guy who thinks he�s Dr. Dolittle. It�s well-written and no longer than it needs to be. Basically a 9/10 post by thread standards.

I absolutely agree.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 10:52

Runa: Feb 13, 2011

You have defied me for the last time, cat! Return from whence you came, and await the judgment of your handlers as I explain to them the extent of your audacity.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 10:57

Xik: Mar 10, 2011; Dinosaur Gum

Pirate Radar posted:

nobody ITT is going to start poo poo by siding with the guy who thinks he�s Dr. Dolittle.

I'm on his side, cats are dicks.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:01

Pinecone Sample: Oct 12, 2010; THIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SEIZED
by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with a seizure warrant issued pursuant to 69 U.S.C Sec. 420

AITA for getting angry at my girlfriend (22F) for taking my (32M) luxury car without permission to surprise me with a car wash?

quote:

Last weekend my girlfriend and I hung out. Things were fine as usual and we went to bed together. I wake up around 10am only to realize that she is no longer in bed. I search my apartment and she left taking my keys. Her things are still at my place so I immediately call her and she says she will be back in an hour and has a surprise for me.

This car is leased and I do not want any damage to happen to it. I also live in an urban area and I know that she finds driving here difficult. My girlfriend is not the best driver and I know this because she constantly tells me this. My car is also something that I value a lot because it is a luxury car that I saved up for and I have wanted it for a while.

I call her I get angry and tell immediately come home with a harsh tone. She apologizes and said she is at the car wash and wanted to clean my car for me and she will be back in an hour. I tell her that what she did was wrong because she took my car without my permission and to come home right now.

I see my car come back and it is indeed washed. She arrives and I could tell that she was crying. She apologizes and said she just wanted to do something nice for me because I’m always busy. To be fair, my car has never been cleaned (inside and out) since I’ve gotten it, which also happens to be the entire relationship (7 months). She often hints that it needs to be washed or that we can clean it together, but I’m busy and travel a lot, and it is my car. I’m fine with the way it is. She is more clean than me and also cleans my apartment. She doesn’t seem to mind cleaning my place and says that it’s the least she can do for me because she hangs out with me every weekend.

I accepted her apology but I can tell that she is feeling down because she left a day earlier than planned. I can’t help but feel like the bad guy, but taking somebody’s car without their permission and risking it from being damaged is also wrong.

Edit: for clarification, my car isn’t filthy. I use it only on the weekends. I will wash it when it becomes visibly disgusting and I thought it was fine.

Edit 2: Seems like I’m the rear end in a top hat, I’ll get some flowers and apologize for making her cry. I’ll also explain why I became upset so that we can both learn from this experience. Thank you everyone for the harsh truth, I let the legality of the situation blind me from seeing the sweet gesture.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:07

FAUXTON: Jun 2, 2005; spero che tu stia bene

Pinecone Sample posted:

AITA for getting angry at my girlfriend (22F) for taking my (32M) luxury car without permission to surprise me with a car wash?

it's a tesla isn't it

that's why he's so pissed about it being taken through a car wash

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:09

Peanut Butler: Jul 25, 2003

quote:

She is more clean than me and also cleans my apartment. She doesn’t seem to mind cleaning my place and says that it’s the least she can do for me because she hangs out with me every weekend.

holy cats either he or her are doomed

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:19

Barudak: May 7, 2007

She should leave because he had to save up for a lease

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:26

Pinecone Sample: Oct 12, 2010; THIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SEIZED
by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation in accordance with a seizure warrant issued pursuant to 69 U.S.C Sec. 420

have you ever heard of an automotive bangmaid? no.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:28

Barudak: May 7, 2007

Auto erotic maid fixation

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:31

Marchofthepenguins: Jun 1, 2016; Mental hygiene should be practiced after every meal

WIBTA if I asked for a paternity test regardless of any suspicions?

quote:

So this is weird, and I just wanted to check here before I go and potentially make a fool of myself.

I have absolutely no suspicion that my SO has had any affair. At all. Just to get that out of the way.
But I still want a paternity test, mostly to just have something that's says "that's my kid". There's no problem for my SO knowing since it'll come out of her, and I'd honestly just like something like that for myself.

I see myself potentially hanging up the proof in my home office.

I am definitely weird, but WIBTA for asking for a paternity test just for the documentation?

Marchofthepenguins fucked around with this message at 11:55 on Aug 22, 2019

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:53

MagusofStars: Mar 31, 2012

Barudak posted:

She should leave because he had to save up for a lease

Probably the reason he�s so worried about damage - he can barely afford the lease as is, so he�d be in deep poo poo if the car got a ding and he had to pay to have it fixed.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:54

MF_James: May 8, 2008; I CANNOT HANDLE BEING CALLED OUT ON MY DUMBASS OPINIONS ABOUT ANTI-VIRUS AND SECURITY. I REALLY LIKE TO THINK THAT I KNOW THINGS HERE

INSTEAD I AM GOING TO WHINE ABOUT IT IN OTHER THREADS SO MY OPINION CAN FEEL VALIDATED IN AN ECHO CHAMBER I LIKE

Marchofthepenguins posted:

WIBTA if I asked for a paternity test regardless of any suspicions?

wtf is wrong with this person. If what he says is true, he's just insane, but obviously he's lying and has some deep trust issues, maybe for good reason or maybe not.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 11:59

QuarkJets: Sep 8, 2008

feedmegin posted:

I'm sorry about the bad mayonnaise you've been buying.

"mayo is bland and boring" accurately describes its status as a condiment and its usage as a cooking ingredient. Have you never wondered why it became slang for "boring white person"? It's not just the color, it's because mayo is deliberately bland. Note that I'm drawing a distinction between mayo and the hundreds of concoctions that are either derived from mayo or similar to it, such as aioli.

As a rule, I don't buy mayo; if I need some for some reason (mainly as a base for other things like god intended) then I make it, it's super easy

# ? Aug 22, 2019 12:00

MarcusSA: Sep 23, 2007

Marchofthepenguins posted:

WIBTA if I asked for a paternity test regardless of any suspicions?

What in the dumbass poo poo is this???

# ? Aug 22, 2019 12:04

Tashilicious: Jul 17, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

QuarkJets posted:

"mayo is bland and boring" accurately describes its status as a condiment and its usage as a cooking ingredient. Have you never wondered why it became slang for "boring white person"? It's not just the color, it's because mayo is deliberately bland. Note that I'm drawing a distinction between mayo and the hundreds of concoctions that are either derived from mayo or similar to it, such as aioli.

As a rule, I don't buy mayo; if I need some for some reason (mainly as a base for other things like god intended) then I make it, it's super easy

stop thinking that the mass produced american brands are what a product is actually supposed to be hth

# ? Aug 22, 2019 12:31

Pinecone Sample: Oct 12, 2010; THIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SEIZED
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MagusofStars posted:

Probably the reason he’s so worried about damage - he can barely afford the lease as is, so he’d be in deep poo poo if the car got a ding and he had to pay to have it fixed.

So you agree that he's living above his means responsibly

# ? Aug 22, 2019 12:51

welcome to hell: Jun 9, 2006

Smirking_Serpent posted:

How do I get my (26F) boyfriend (27M) to realize this isn't a big deal? (Accidental nip slip)

This isn't the only thing wrong with their relationship.
How do I (26/f) confront my boyfriend (27/m) about calling me names?

quote:

My boyfriend and I have been together for a year and a half. We live together, and are generally very happy. We talk about spending the rest of our lives together often. However, I have one hangup. Whenever we disagree on something, he will call me names. I've been called everything you can think of. I grew up in a very volatile home, so I know exactly what NOT to do in a fight. I don't blame, I don't name call. I just say how something makes me feel. That sends him instantly into defensive/attack mode and he will call me a nasty name. The last time it happened, he picked me up from the airport last Sunday and when I got in the car, he started talking about wanting to freeze his sperm before getting a vasectomy. (BACKSTORY: I have a long and rocky history with birth control. I can't take hormonal birth control, I can't use the copper IUD, and he refuses to wear condoms. So while we've been together, I've gotten pregnant twice and have had two abortions. For many reasons I can't carry or raise a child right now. He did not come with me to the first abortion, so he didn't see how upset it made me. He came to the second one, and after seeing how upset it made me, he offered to get a vasectomy if I would pay for it as his Christmas/Birthday present this year. I agreed.) At first I asked why he wanted to freeze his sperm, because he had been going along with me for the past 6 months every time I said I didn't want to have kids. He got really defensive, and so I said okay fine, freeze them, they're your sperm. You pay for it. He got really angry and acted like I was supposed to pay for it. He even said, "It shouldn't even be considered a present." ??? And then he started asking why HE had to go through this. I reminded him that he volunteered to, and then I reminded him that I can't use birth control for a number of reasons and that I had already had TWO abortions. He then called me an rear end hole and told me that having an abortion is no more eventful than taking a poo poo. He said that about 8 times over the course of this argument. At one point he was screaming and shaking the steering wheel on the highway and I was really scared.

Anyway, that was obviously really upsetting and we've talked about it. He understands that having an abortion means a LOT more to me than it does to him. But what really bothers me is his pattern of becoming explosive, defensive, and then calling me names. I do not call him names and I've told him many times that it is really hurtful. Some other examples:

He came home 6 hours later than he usually does, so I asked him where we had been and why he didn't answer my texts. He called me a c/unt.

He joked in front of others about how he should be able to call me a bitch. When I talked to him about it later he called me pathetic.

I posted a picture on instagram in a swimsuit. He called me an rear end hole.

I know I'm not an angel, but I don't deserve to be called these names. I don't know how to talk to him about it without him getting extremely defensive. Most of the time he is amazing so I do love him and want to stay with him, but I cannot put up with this for the rest of my life. What should I do?

TL;DR My boyfriend calls me nasty names every time we argue. How can I talk to him about it without him exploding on me?

# ? Aug 22, 2019 12:56

Barudak: May 7, 2007

welcome to hell posted:

This isn't the only thing wrong with their relationship.
How do I (26/f) confront my boyfriend (27/m) about calling me names?

You know lady, just cause a man meets the legal requirements of size to be caught doesnt mean you cant throw him back.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 12:57

welcome to hell: Jun 9, 2006

My boyfriend (22M) says my boobs are too perky and firm

quote:

I know guys have preferences but this just confused me. So my boyfriend recently admitted that he wants me to stretch my boobs so they�re more fun to play with.

..

I�m 110 pounds and 5�5 so I�m pretty slim and my boobs are 30D not big but I wouldn�t say they�re really tiny. I think they�re proportional to my body. But his problem with them is they�re too firm and perky. He wants them to be saggy and like.. droop down and be mushy in his hands. Like he doesn�t want the bottom of my boob to be perky, he wants it to fall low. Lol. Idk what to do

I love him and I want him to have fun and enjoy my playing with my body. So do I attach weights into them and let them pull my boobs down?? Lol like should I change my boobs or just leave them how they are natural

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:00

MightyJoe36: Dec 29, 2013; Cat Army

PetraCore posted:

It's just hyper-modest pseudo victorian frilly dresses that take up a lot of space. Super unfortunate name, not exactly sure why someone decided lolita was the name to go with.

Thanks for clarifying that. I didn't know what "loli" was and thought it meant dressing like a little girl.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:03

Tashilicious: Jul 17, 2016; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

MightyJoe36 posted:

Thanks for clarifying that. I didn't know what "loli" was and thought it meant dressing like a little girl.

i think people are using "loli" and "gothic lolita" interchangably here.

loli is the underaged girl porn.
gothic lolita is a fashion movement involving elaborate dresses.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:23

Frog Act: Feb 10, 2012

Girlfriends making me go crazy with trust issues. Really dont know why I stay

quote:

Personally as a guy I dont have trust issues like if my girlfriend talking to a guy at work whatever I'm not crazy like that but my girlfriend alone hanging at with another guy or just texting one all the time especially behind my back. I made this clear when we got together that I'm not cool with guy friends to make it a boundary not like I'm controlling pretty gave her the option to leave if you couldn't work with it.

Weve been together more than a year and shes done more things than I can count weve broken up more time than I can count over this poo poo. For awhile I thought she had changed for about 3 months we were in the clear and I wasnt much worried anymore. Recently she tried befriending her ex behind my back and had him buy her stuff behind my back and told me she got it elsewhere and I found out from him and she still tried lying. And days before this we were broken up and she came back to me telling me she wanted to make things better and all. Like none of it adds up shes telling me hes blocked nothing will ever happen again but I cant help to worry anyways.

I love this girl to death and I wish I could say she was a perfectly loyal girl and we wont have problems but I cant. I know shes done more I know she has secrets from me that she still wont say anything about. All this is on the down low very down low not even her friend know the things shes done shes unbelievable lier and even better at hiding things and getting her way. I just dont wanna be hurt again I seriously dont know what to do she does soem poo poo but always choices me I cant deal with this if it happens again I'm just gonna get real hosed up I already have enough life problems as it is. Doesnt even need to be cheating just the gesture in any little way makes me go crazy.

This one is funny because there is someone in the comments calling him a misogynistic idiot and he's getting really upset about how people are attacking him for having "boundaries", like not ever letting his SO have any male friends of any kind, a notably healthy boundary

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:35

DeadMansSuspenders: Jan 10, 2012; I wanna be your left hand man

Xik posted:

Girlfriend won't go to sleep until she is satisfied with our "cuddle time"

Am I misremembering, or was there a similar story where the dude had to eat his girlfriend's rear end nightly or else she "couldn't sleep"?

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:42

MightyJoe36: Dec 29, 2013; Cat Army

Admiralty Flag posted:

All these Redditors and Reddit-adjacent types thinking they're Jerry but not realizing they're actually George

More like Newman.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:45

Peanut Butler: Jul 25, 2003

MightyJoe36 posted:

More like Newman.

yah, at least Not George

George rages and sneaks and schemes and makes things happen; Jerry shrugs and mugs and lets things happen to him. Theyre bad things, the things that are happening - but at least George has agency

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:52

hawowanlawow: Jul 27, 2009

Jerry Seinfeld somehow managed to make not caring about poo poo uncool

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:54

DeadMansSuspenders: Jan 10, 2012; I wanna be your left hand man

Marchofthepenguins posted:

WIBTA if I asked for a paternity test regardless of any suspicions?

Ya know, I can almost see this becoming a thing. They have ads for all sorts of relationship things now - "Get a print of the stars on the night you met!", or a map of where you first met . I can see some people getting their gel electrophoresis results done up in some trendy, bespoke manner to show they are indeed the parents of a child. Maybe I should go into business.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:54

Ghost Leviathan: Mar 2, 2017; Exploration is ill-advised.

DeadMansSuspenders posted:

Am I misremembering, or was there a similar story where the dude had to eat his girlfriend's rear end nightly or else she "couldn't sleep"?

Yep, and there was also the one where the girlfriend insisted on dressing and acting like a little girl impatiently hopping from foot to foot waiting to be read a story before bedtime.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:55

Peanut Butler: Jul 25, 2003

hawowanlawow posted:

Jerry Seinfeld somehow managed to make not caring about poo poo uncool

he is the worst cast member of the Jason Alexander Show

# ? Aug 22, 2019 13:58

Pinecone Sample: Oct 12, 2010; THIS ACCOUNT HAS BEEN SEIZED
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Ghost Leviathan posted:

Yep, and there was also the one where the girlfriend insisted on dressing and acting like a little girl impatiently hopping from foot to foot waiting to be read a story before bedtime.

Wait so loli fashion is real?

# ? Aug 22, 2019 14:05

DemoneeHo: Nov 9, 2017; Come on hee-ho, just give us 300 more macca

DP: Dream boyfriend or dream career?

quote:

Dear Prudence,
I have been dating a wonderful man for two years now. He is patient, kind, goofy, loving, and completely supportive. In other words, my ideal partner. Our relationship has gotten pretty serious, and we have discussed marriage. We met in a university music program and both have master�s degrees in music. He is a public school teacher, and I perform on the side while working in marketing. I have great co-workers, a good salary, and benefits while I work out the trajectory of my performing career. Everything was great, until we went on a trip to Los Angeles two months ago. I�d had a nagging feeling that L.A. was the ideal place to pursue my career, but since returning from the trip, I have been positive that in order to fulfill my dreams, I need to move there and truly make a go of it. We live in a beautiful city with an active arts scene, but I am such a highly ambitious person that I know I would rather fall off the fourth rung of the highest ladder than climb to the top of a shorter one.

I finally told him this, and his response was that I shouldn�t take him into consideration if I decide to move there. He told me that he knows he wouldn�t be happy there (something that didn�t surprise me) and that he could never let me quash my dreams on his behalf. He also doesn�t want to break up with me. My therapist suggested that I was approaching the situation with a black-and-white mindset; my choices aren�t stay here and try to forget my aspirations or dump him and move to L.A. If we wanted to, there�s plenty of middle ground to structure a nontraditional relationship. This is all true, but if I�m being honest with myself, I know I couldn�t be truly happy in limbo, either when it comes to my relationship or my career. I am a full-force personality.

Prudence, I am older, fatter, less attractive, and less experienced than just about everyone who dives into acting. I have been told more than once that I am �too smart� to pursue performing and that I�m better suited to academia. I am ready to say �gently caress that� to all of that negativity and doubt, but I am not ready to leave behind my biggest champion and, quite frankly, the love of my life. Is there common ground somewhere that I can�t see?
�Supportive Boyfriend Versus Showbiz Dreams

quote:

I thought I knew where you were heading with this, right until you said �dive into acting.� You�ve got a degree in music; moving to L.A. to become a full-time musician or performer would be challenging enough, but you�re contemplating switching careers and pursuing a brand-new dream that it sounds like you have no experience in. I�d encourage you to do as much research as possible before you head to L.A. to try to make it. Do you know how much money you�d need each month to pay the average rent and cover living expenses? Do you know anyone else who�s trying to make it in the same field? How are they doing? Do they have an agent, how did they find said agent, etc.? How long would you be willing to try doing the same thing before you�d consider yourself as having fallen off the �highest ladder�? Would you be able to support yourself as a musician in the meantime, or would you have to look for a day job that�s totally unrelated to your training? Does your marketing company have an L.A. office it could transfer you to, or do you know anyone at an L.A. firm who�d be interested in taking you on? Spend a little time sketching out what your life in L.A. might look like before you make a decision.

At that point, you�ll have to weigh the �full-force� nature of your professional desires against the �love of your life.� I can�t guarantee that you won�t regret whatever road you don�t take. I would encourage you to take a little time to see if this sudden urge to pursue acting has more to do with the post-vacation nostalgia than a lifelong dream. If your desire to be an actor is rather abrupt and sudden, you may find it doesn�t have much staying power. But if it does stick around, and you think enough of your musical performance skills will translate, then you�ll have to pay careful attention to what you want the most. You might break up with your boyfriend and later regret it; you might stay with him and grow to resent him (or you might stay with him, only for him to later break up with you); or you might �make it� just enough in L.A. to keep treading water but without ever feeling like you can ever take a break. The question is really which path you would rather risk regretting.

DemoneeHo fucked around with this message at 14:22 on Aug 22, 2019

# ? Aug 22, 2019 14:19

Dazerbeams: Jul 8, 2009

DemoneeHo posted:

DP: Dream fianc� or dream career?

LMAO! She�s not that smart apparently.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 14:23

hawowanlawow: Jul 27, 2009

oh honey

# ? Aug 22, 2019 14:25

bamhand: Apr 15, 2010

Dazerbeams posted:

LMAO! She�s not that smart apparently.

I feel like Prudence isn't allowed to just call the person a dumbass and to not pursue her dream or something.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 14:40

LadyPictureShow: Nov 18, 2005; Success!

I'm(24) worried about not having seen my bf's(37) children in our last two years together, what should i do ?

quote:

tldr: I have been with my man for more than 2 years and don't know why i havn't seen his children yet . He still visits his ex if he wants to see them and isn't willing to go to court for custody .I am now 12 weeks pregnant and don't know how to change the situation.

me (24) and my older bf (37) have been together more than 2 years now . I didn't have a problem with not seeing his 2 children a girl (7) and a little boy (3) in the begining because i felt that my bf and i had to get to know eachother properly first so that we could both determain if we were right for eachother and so that he judge if i would be a good influance on his babies.

After about six months of dating i started asking if and when i would be able to meet them and he said that he doesn't want to put his children trough the stress of a custody battle and that him and his ex are close to a visittion agreement ( i foolishly believed him) . Then he strted visiting them at his ex's house on some weekends ,i was not okay with this at all but didn't want to keep him away from his children so i agreed and he promised that he would stay at a hotel at night ( i am still not sure if that really is what he did?!). What made all this even worse is that she is totally dependent on him because she workes for him and still curently does she is his financial manager so she knows exatly what is in his account at al times and guilt trips him for a lot more than i think is fair (he pays the the private schoul fees ,her electrisity bill,her rent,anything the baby needs ect and then still gives het a pretty big salary).

I still don't know anything about his accounts and am afraid to ask. We have been together for more than 2 years and he still goes to her house to see his children (i know what your thinking how stupid is this girl for still tolerating this but he is a real good manipulater) . I am not aloud to talk to his ex and they still talk daily, she says bad things about me almoust everyday and he says he stands up for me but their is no proof (she texts him with horrible opinions and accusations about me and he says then he "calls" her to stand up for me).I am now 12 weeks preganant and we don't even live together alone (his friend lives with us) . The strange thing is that writing this all down i can see that we have a pretty messed up relationship but after all this time i would really like for things to change.

Is their anyting i can do or say that will change my position or is it better just to end it ? i am at a lost but don't know if i can just leave him now that i am pregnant.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 14:54

PHIZ KALIFA: Dec 21, 2011; #mood

Barudak posted:

Faking impotency to get laid/out of trouble is so old it was used as a plot hook in stage plays in 1675

The Country Wife or some poo poo? Where there's an extended sequence where bone china is used as a euphemism for penis?

# ? Aug 22, 2019 15:05

HIJK: Nov 25, 2012; in the room where you sleep

Marchofthepenguins posted:

WIBTA if I asked for a paternity test regardless of any suspicions?

fellas am i the rear end in a top hat for accusing my wife of being a cheating whore without proof

# ? Aug 22, 2019 15:39

Peaceful Anarchy: Sep 18, 2005; sXe
I am the math man.

HIJK posted:

fellas am i the rear end in a top hat for accusing my wife of being a cheating whore without proof

You don't understand it's not about trust, it's about hanging it on his wall like a college diploma. Why can't he hang up the birth certificate, you might ask? Well, the birth certificate only confirms that the doctor saw the baby come out of the mother, so this is like that but for a father.

# ? Aug 22, 2019 15:43

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# ? May 30, 2024 18:29

teen witch: Oct 9, 2012

quote:

AITA for disposing of copious amounts of sanitary products at my BF's parents' house?
u/DestroyerOfTampons
So I (24F) was visiting with my boyfriend's (26M) family and was having a particularly heavy period. I sometimes have to wear pads in addition to tampons when it gets this heavy to prevent leakage from destroying my underwear. I can't control it-I'm on birth control and have spoken to my doctor but it is what it is.

Anyway, BF and I are visiting with his family and I'm trying to not go full Carrie with the bleeding so I have to change my tampon/pad every few hours. There's a guest bathroom that BF and I are using (staying at his parent's house) and there's a trashcan with a lid. Nobody but guests uses this bathroom.

We're having dinner (BF, me, his mom, his dad, and his 14 year old sister) and my BF's mother says that she made steak cause she knows I can use the iron (lol). That was a bit embarrassing but whatever. But then she decides to use that as a segue to ask me to dispose of my sanitary products somewhere off their property.

BF's family lives in a very rural area-the closest neighbor is a good 5 minute walk (on a dirt road) and the nearest store is ~10 minute drive.

I ask her why-they don't have any small children or pets who could get into the trash, and I only changed my tampon/pad in the guest bathroom. I'm very careful with disposal and wrap the used products in toilet paper as well as the outer wrapping of the next tampon/pad I use. She says that she just doesn't want "toxic waste" in the house. I'm starting to feel uncomfortable and also wondering how exactly they handle BF's younger sister's period. But I don't want to embarrass her and the conversation's already ridiculous enough to be having at dinner that I quietly ask if we can talk later.

BF's mom erupts-she starts spewing this angry rant probably more intensely than my lady parts are spewing blood. Says I'm disrespecting their house and their rules and if I can't comply, I need to leave.

I don't know what else to do, so I go start packing to stay in a hotel for the remaining 3 nights of the visit-also, because BF's family lives in such a rural area, me staying anywhere else meant I was likely just ending the visit right then and there (which is what ended up happening).

I went to a hotel about 45 minutes away (it was the closest) for the last nights and enjoyed room service while my period finished running its course. BF stayed with his family which I don't blame him for, we live on the other side of the country.

However, the whole thing has now caused a huge rift. BF's family despises me and while BF kept quiet and tried to just keep the peace, he's in a really tough position with his family now. They're saying that if I couldnt compromise for something so small, then I'll be a terrible partner down the line.

WITA for getting a hotel instead of driving to a trash area every few hours? I honestly don't know what else I could have done, other than hoarding my used tampons and pads in my luggage, which seems horribly unsanitary and honestly loving weird.

Edit: Just read all of the responses--thank you everyone for helping me believe that I'm not crazy here! I know it might seem obvious from an outside perspective, but having experienced all of this I've been really wondering if I was in the wrong or if there was some better way to handle it. To those questioning the validity of this post, I have no way of proving that this is true but I can guarantee my imagination does not stretch far enough to come up with this scenario. Unfortunately, it really happened. I'm not sure what this means for my relationship with my BF but after reading all of the responses, it's becoming more and more obvious that he did not handle the situation well. To those of you who responded about what this sort of issue can lead to down the line, you're absolutely right. I hadn't really considered how big of a red flag all of this is when considering a future with this family. I will be sitting down with my BF when he gets home from work tonight and trying to discuss all of this. I probably won't update because I doubt it'll be all that interesting, but apparently my boyfriend's been getting text messages all day from both of his parents about how they think I'm a bad choice for him and he needs to leave me...all of this because of a heavy period, smh! I don't know if our relationship will survive this, but I know I'm not going to be a pushover about it. Thank you all for the support and feedback!

And the OP even posted a pic of the mother!

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