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Submarine Sandpaper
May 27, 2007


mind the walrus posted:

1. You work in finance and you let your husband do the home accounting? I get not wanting to bring work home but this seems like you were asking for trouble.
2. I have never met a primary earner who didn't immediately default to thinking of all the money as theirs the instant there's a whiff of friction. That's not shade, I get it. You went and got the paychecks, it's your money. It's the lies they tell themselves about the power dynamic I'm raising an eyebrow on.
3. Marriage Counselling isn't a bad idea because the real problem is that hubby didn't communicate his terrible, terrible investment strategies and you two don't work together well as a unit.
4. That said you could easily find a better guy by divorcing him. Dude went and gambled on a known volatility in 2k18 without talking with you, most likely because he knew you'd tell him it was a stupid gamble. When you're in that rarefied air of big earners it wouldn't be out of character to say "you're not worthy" and find someone new.

she should stay. Anyone looking at a model 3 in 2019 has brain worms.

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Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde

Clark Nova posted:

The isle of Lesbos

I've always wondered if their gift shops sell items as tacky as I can imagine.

Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012

FoolyCharged posted:

I just googled up an au pair to see what the hell that was.

It's a loving nanny that you pay ridiculous amounts to bring in from out of country? That's it?

Eat the rich.

The way it's supposed to work is that a young woman (or man, though in practice that nearly never happens) comes to the foreign country, either to study or to learn the language or just to see the world, and lives with a host family who give her room and board. In exchange, she does general domestic childcare tasks. The au pair is supposed to be treated like a big sister, sort of, and shares meals with the rest of the family, etc where a nanny usually would not. The au pair is also paid an allowance and is not expected to be on-call 24/7, because it's supposed to be a cultural exchange, not a cheap servant.

In reality of course the main reason that people hire au pairs is that they want a full-time nanny, but they specifically want a white nanny, and they don't want to pay her anything. Au pairs are treated exactly like hired servants and yes the dad will always try to gently caress them.

welcome to hell
Jun 9, 2006
Too strong to be sexy... submitted 8 hours ago by nutinmybuttagain

quote:

I (f21) and my bf(M24) have been together for a few years. We go to the gym regularly together which used to be nice. ( Before I started getting into building a bit of muscle) I by no means am a body builder or anything of the sort. Just like eating and want a bigger arse.

Long story short, over the last year I've noticed I'm quite strong and I can move up weights a bit easier than he can. He lifts like 5x more than me on everything anyway. Over the last while I've noticed that he puts his foot down when I try to move up in weight on certain excercises.

Which kinda sucks because I feel my sexiest and most confident when I push myself and these exercises are the main ones that make me feel good.

He says that its weird that I can lift weight that other men lift..and he doesn't want his gf to be as strong as a man..

Like I get that I guess but like it's not like I'm lifting much... Maybe like 15kg on dumbbell rows? And like 70 kg or so on squats? Is that gross man weight?

I don't know but his comments are making me unbelievably insecure and I'm not feeling good about myself anymore after a workout, when I used to..

I don't really know what to do.. should I cool it on the weight training..

Td:lr being a strong woman turns off boyfriend..
After 13 threads about your boyfriend you probably should have figured out he doesn't like you much.

kimbo305
Jun 9, 2007

actually, yeah, I am a little mad

Sagebrush posted:

In reality of course the main reason that people hire au pairs is that they want a full-time nanny, but they specifically want a white nanny,

Ohhhhhhhh.

CannonFodder
Jan 26, 2001

Passion’s Wrench

Beachcomber posted:

I've always wondered if their gift shops sell items as tacky as I can imagine.

I'm guessing much like

I (HEART)
WEED
California

and

I (HEART)
BEAVER
Utah

it's

I (HEART)
the Isle of
LESBOS

MasBrillante
Dec 3, 2005

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
I tell women I want kids but I really don't.


quote:

I(35M) feel like I do this because it's a defense mechanism for women who would want to have my kids.

I will leave a woman if she's highly interested in having kids with me.

In a paradox way I feel like the women that I do date are looking for commitment and maybe or maybe not the kid down the road and that wouldn't really matter its commitments there first.

TL;DR Is it wrong not to be completely genuine? Like it's hard for me to explain that I don't need a kid but I need commitment but I wouldn't mind a kid if there was a commitment.

Some people swear they must create problems where there are none. Also, love the people who approach dating apps like a pool for arranged marriages. Like, you can just date and find out if you are compatible. You don’t need some grand strategy.

Farmer Crack-Ass
Jan 2, 2001

this is me posting irl

Malachite_Dragon posted:

Why are the weapon-obsessed poo poo-monglers so loving reluctant to lock things up? It doesn't matter if it's a gun or a battle-axe, it is not a goddamn toy, put it the gently caress away.

Probably because they realize if they can't just casually grab it and wave it around for a bit at any time, they'll never actually do anything with them or see them, and therefore it was a huge loving waste of money in the first place.


DemoneeHo posted:

AITA for backing out of sex after finding out I was with a 27 year old virgin?

This one hurt to read. Three dates that seemed to go well, leading up to what was going to be sex, and then "lol no I'm not going to be your girlfriend and you just DQ'd yourself from casual sex, gtfo." I bet that guy will be plagued with doubt on every future date: "is she really into me or am I just kidding myself again? There's literally no way for me to tell! :buddy:"


She's absolutely not obligated to gently caress him but (and not saying she's necessarily ~~the rear end in a top hat~~) she definitely hurt him.

LadyPictureShow
Nov 18, 2005

Success!



welcome to hell posted:

Too strong to be sexy... submitted 8 hours ago by nutinmybuttagain

After 13 threads about your boyfriend you probably should have figured out he doesn't like you much.

:yikes:

MasBrillante
Dec 3, 2005

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

Probably because they realize if they can't just casually grab it and wave it around for a bit at any time, they'll never actually do anything with them or see them, and therefore it was a huge loving waste of money in the first place.


This one hurt to read. Three dates that seemed to go well, leading up to what was going to be sex, and then "lol no I'm not going to be your girlfriend and you just DQ'd yourself from casual sex, gtfo." I bet that guy will be plagued with doubt on every future date: "is she really into me or am I just kidding myself again? There's literally no way for me to tell! :buddy:"


She's absolutely not obligated to gently caress him but (and not saying she's necessarily ~~the rear end in a top hat~~) she definitely hurt him.

She HURT him? Are dudes really that fragile?

Kamikaze Raider
Sep 28, 2001

MasBrillante posted:

She HURT him? Are dudes really that fragile?

lol is that really an honest question?

Ghost Leviathan
Mar 2, 2017

Exploration is ill-advised.

MasBrillante posted:

I tell women I want kids but I really don't.


Some people swear they must create problems where there are none. Also, love the people who approach dating apps like a pool for arranged marriages. Like, you can just date and find out if you are compatible. You don’t need some grand strategy.

You're just leaving yourself wide open for Paradox game jokes here.

If you're calling her an au pair you're definitely going to try to gently caress them. Just hire a childcare professional.

La Brea Carpet
Nov 22, 2007

I have no mouth and I must post

MasBrillante posted:

She HURT him? Are dudes really that fragile?

*Points to 85% of the stories ITT*

Yup.

MasBrillante
Dec 3, 2005

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Kamikaze Raider posted:

lol. Is that really an honest question?

Lol, for someone it is.

MarcusSA
Sep 23, 2007

MasBrillante posted:

She HURT him? Are dudes really that fragile?

Lol this is a pretty spicy take.

Are guys supposed to have emotions or not? I’m getting confused here.

MasBrillante
Dec 3, 2005

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

MarcusSA posted:

Lol this is a pretty spicy take.

Are guys supposed to have emotions or not? I’m getting confused here.

Absolutely. I just think that being “hurt” by someone you haven’t been dating for more than a couple weeks, as opposed to disappointed and maybe a little insecure is a lot. I think this about women too. Please do not hurt yourself jumping to the conclusion that this is about gender as opposed to about my opinion as to how long it takes people to attach themselves on the dating market.

Edit: To clarify my question, I genuinely hope that it is not the consensus among dudes in this thread that that is a normal reaction. But I’m not a dude, so do weigh in.

Orange DeviI
Nov 9, 2011

by Hand Knit
It's not like she laughed in his face but idk, why mention it. Unless he genuinely didn't know what to do

Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012

Farmer Crack-rear end posted:

This one hurt to read. Three dates that seemed to go well, leading up to what was going to be sex, and then "lol no I'm not going to be your girlfriend and you just DQ'd yourself from casual sex, gtfo." I bet that guy will be plagued with doubt on every future date: "is she really into me or am I just kidding myself again? There's literally no way for me to tell! :buddy:"


She's absolutely not obligated to gently caress him but (and not saying she's necessarily ~~the rear end in a top hat~~) she definitely hurt him.

yeah she says in the same post that she's sick of awful guys, this guy seemed nice and friendly and she was looking forward to going on good dates with him, they went on a few and then got into bed...but all along she knows she isn't going to be this guy's girlfriend, no way, no how? she seems to want to keep spending time with the guy and was planning to have sex with him but uh how is that not a girlfriend again?

like okay i get that she's worried that virgin guy will get super clingy afterwards. but if she's not going to give him a chance, then she should at least be up front "this is only about sex, not dating." but it doesn't even sound like that's what she actually wants anyway???

i mean i guess this is why she's asking on relationshits instead of just handling it like a normal person


MasBrillante posted:

Absolutely. I just think that being “hurt” by someone you haven’t been dating for more than a couple weeks, as opposed to disappointed and maybe a little insecure is a lot. I think this about women too. Please do not hurt yourself jumping to the conclusion that this is about gender as opposed to about my opinion as to how long it takes people to attach themselves on the dating market.

Edit: To clarify my question, I genuinely hope that it is not the consensus among dudes in this thread that that is a normal reaction. But I’m not a dude, so do weigh in.

you go on a few dates with someone, it seems to be going well, then you get in bed together and you're both into it and they find out you're a virgin and say "whoa, no, i'm not going to be your girlfriend/boyfriend, later" and then ghosts you.

absolutely that is hurtful. you'd sit there thinking either "they are turned off because i'm still a virgin" or "they are turned off because they don't respect me enough to think i can be an adult about this."

Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 01:07 on May 27, 2019

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

if he's still a virgin at 27 there's something deeply, deeply wrong with him that she just hadn't uncovered yet. she was completely right to sever.

e: hopefully the experience gets him to stop dating so he doesn't hurt anyone

nankeen
Mar 20, 2019

by Cyrano4747

Freudian posted:

My [17M] parents [54M, 49F] have been having issues. I suspect that my dad is gay and is cheating on my mom. What do I do?
i'm not convinced tbh. there has to be a better explanation

mind the walrus
Sep 22, 2006

Sagebrush posted:

you go on a few dates with someone, it seems to be going well, then you get in bed together and you're both into it and she finds out you're a virgin and says "whoa, no, i'm not going to be your girlfriend, later" and then ghosts you.

absolutely that is hurtful.
Yeah there's nothing mystical about this. If you're seeing someone, like them, and make yourself vulnerable and their response is "no thanks" it doesn't matter what the reasons are, that's a rejection and it hurts.

Like swap the genders if it helps as a thought exercise.

carry on then posted:

if he's still a virgin at 27 there's something deeply, deeply wrong with him that she just hadn't uncovered yet. she was completely right to sever.

e: hopefully the experience gets him to stop dating so he doesn't hurt anyone
Wow for real?

Pinecone Sample
Oct 12, 2010

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areyoucontagious posted:

Isn’t au pair French for “bang-nanny” anyway?


Wife (51) upset about new au pair (18) from Sweden and it’s causing problem with our relationship
u/markomailey2018

lol this guy posted 4 days ago that he and his wife successfully found a woman for a threesome and the replies are all "you paid for it, that's called an escort"

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)


lol are you actually going to stan a school-shooter-in-training?

Orange DeviI
Nov 9, 2011

by Hand Knit

That was bait

Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012

HMS Beagle posted:

AITA for wanting a divorce from husband who lost 200k on bitcoin?

this person is not the rear end in a top hat for wanting a divorce, but they are the rear end in a top hat for working in finance (in switzerland!) and having 800,000 dollars saved. up against the wall

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

carry on then posted:

if he's still a virgin at 27 there's something deeply, deeply wrong with him that she just hadn't uncovered yet. she was completely right to sever.

e: hopefully the experience gets him to stop dating so he doesn't hurt anyone

He was stupid enough to blurt out the truth when it would have been harmless to say nothing at all, so yeah.

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

carry on then posted:

lol are you actually going to stan a school-shooter-in-training?

Are you okay, this is a really weird meltdown

Resting Lich Face
Feb 21, 2019


This case of an intraperitoneal zucchini is unusual, and does raise questions as to how hard one has to push a blunt vegetable to perforate the rectum.

Pinecone Sample posted:

lol this guy posted 4 days ago that he and his wife successfully found a woman for a threesome and the replies are all "you paid for it, that's called an escort"

That's probably the best way to handle a threesome tbh. I mean, if you're intent on putting your relationship at risk for a cheap thrill.

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

Dazerbeams posted:

He was stupid enough to blurt out the truth when it would have been harmless to say nothing at all, so yeah.

"men should hide their red flags better"

let me be clear, him not stating that up front is one hell of a lie of omission

IG-88
Apr 21, 2019


carry on then posted:

lol are you actually going to stan a school-shooter-in-training?

Way to slow play your gimmick, rear end in a top hat

CharlestheHammer
Jun 26, 2011

YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

IG-88 posted:

Way to slow play your gimmick, rear end in a top hat

It doesn’t even make sense, he isn’t in school

mind the walrus
Sep 22, 2006

Yeah I've got the hook wounds in my mouth forgot about that.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

carry on then posted:

"men should hide their red flags better"

let me be clear, him not stating that up front is one hell of a lie of omission

Lol what? It was after three dates. You don’t owe your sexual history to a casual hook up.

Xik
Mar 10, 2011

Dinosaur Gum

welcome to hell posted:

Too strong to be sexy... submitted 8 hours ago by nutinmybuttagain

After 13 threads about your boyfriend you probably should have figured out he doesn't like you much.

For every dude with a strength fetish there are a dozen who will weep in a pool of their own emasculation.

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

Dazerbeams posted:

Lol what? It was after three dates. You don’t owe your sexual history to a casual hook up.

if you're so undesirable that no one would even think of touching you until you were twenty-loving-seven, you absolutely do

MasBrillante
Dec 3, 2005

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

mind the walrus posted:

Yeah there's nothing mystical about this. If you're seeing someone, like them, and make yourself vulnerable and their response is "no thanks" it doesn't matter what the reasons are, that's a rejection and it hurts.

Like swap the genders if it helps as a thought exercise.

Wow for real?

I did it. I did the thought exercise. And my verdict is that some of y’all are sensitive as gently caress and dating must just chew you up and spit you out.

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

MasBrillante posted:

I did it. I did the thought exercise. And my verdict is that some of y’all are sensitive as gently caress and dating must just chew you up and spit you out.
Do you not find rejection hurtful? Or do you consider "hurt" to be some really strong word? I would hope three dates followed by rejection after you've both consented to sex doesn't send him into a month long depressions spiral, but I don't think it's unreasonable to feel hurt for an evening. If he's been rejected this way before or it feeds into existing insecurities (likely) then even a few days of feeling down about it wouldn't be surprising.

MasBrillante
Dec 3, 2005

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Peaceful Anarchy posted:

Do you not find rejection hurtful? Or do you consider "hurt" to be some really strong word? I would hope three dates followed by rejection after you've both consented to sex doesn't send him into a month long depressions spiral, but I don't think it's unreasonable to feel hurt for an evening. If he's been rejected this way before or it feeds into existing insecurities (likely) then even a few days of feeling down about it wouldn't be surprising.

Perhaps yes to question 2? But also, I think his reaction was fine. It’s the goon reactions to it that I think are overwrought.

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

MasBrillante posted:

Perhaps yes to question 2? But also, I think his reaction was fine. It’s the goon reactions to it that I think are overwrought.

It's because they're virgins who are still holding out hope that some woman will be willing to do the emotional labor of easing their damaged ego, and women reacting appropriately like the OP shine a little truth on that hope

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MasBrillante
Dec 3, 2005

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

carry on then posted:

It's because they're virgins who are still holding out hope that some woman will be willing to do the emotional labor of easing their damaged ego

Pls don’t quote me, thx.

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