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Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

How do I [24/F] go about bringing up timelines with my boyfriend [28/M]?

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Hey everyone! Sorry if my title is kind of vague, let me explain. I’ve been with my boyfriend “Tim” for almost a year now, and I have never been happier. He is everything I have ever dreamed about having in a significant other: intelligent, driven, smart, successful, caring, funny, adventurous, and EXTREMELY handsome. We complement each other really well, and I 100% see him as the man I could/want to spend my life with. We’ve joked around about marriage and moving in together, but never in an overly serious or planning-type way. Just little quips here and there. The thing is, I seriously want to begin taking the steps to start our life together. Call me crazy, but I’ve been sure about this for months!

With that said though, I realize I move a little faster emotionally than he does. He’s very analytical, logical, and even though I without a doubt know he’s crazy about me, and probably is thinking about our future, he’s more than likely piecing together the puzzle a bit slower than I did, if that makes sense. He knows where I stand, both through my actions and very obvious adoration of him, and because of an embarrassing drunken spiel I went on a few weeks ago, in which I said “No, you don’t understand...I would say yes if you asked me to marry you right now!”. He playfully teased me about my drunken confession of love the next day, and didn’t seem at all intimidated by the fact I put it all out there prematurely.

We recently did have a conversation about me possibly moving in with him when my lease is up in a month or so, but I don’t think that’s possible to due to an extenuating circumstance which is out of both of our control. I don’t mind putting it off for a bit, but it’s definitely a topic I’d like to revisit soon. My main question is, how can I go about asking him about his timeline for us, e.g. if/when he sees us getting engaged, married, having kids etc.

I have my timeline completely figured out: I’d like to be engaged by our two year anniversary, married within 3-4 years, and start having kids together in 5-6. I know most of you might say “Just ask him, dummy”, but I’m hoping you wonderful folks could help me with the wording. I want to come off very casual, and I don’t want my own idea of a timeline to seem imposing. It’s just hard guys, I’m so sure about him, but I’ve been playing it pretty cool so he can have time to figure out his own feelings without and kind of pressure from me. So what do you say? Any advice for me?

TLDR: Need a script that I can go off to casually ask my boyfriend (who I’m crazy about) what he feels his timeline is for proposing, marriage, etc. :)

and an update like woah.

[Update] I [24/F] found panties, and he [28/M] denied knowing anything about them, then proceeded to confess that he wasn’t sure about us. Help.

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I just got back from a short trip abroad, and decided now would be a perfect time to ask where he was at with us. I had already decided not to move in with him, as he wasn’t showing he was all that interested in it happening, and I know that’s not a decision you take lightly. So I went over his house, things were going well, and he left to pick up dinner for us.

I then got a call from my sister, who said an anonymous account had messaged her on Instagram. This person told her that he had been cheating on me while I was away, and that she left panties behind the couch so I’d know it was real. Well, I found the panties. Placed them on the coffee table and waited for him to return.

I confronted him very calmly, and he absolutely swore he had no idea who’s they were, nor how they got into his house. I of course didn’t believe him, but he kept insisting. Said he would not hesitate to break up with me before cheating. I honestly wouldn’t put it past his stalker to break into his house to plant them there, but I also feel stupid for even thinking that. Some details in her message also didn’t add up, and he said the door wasn’t locked when he got home earlier, so there’s that. Whatever.

After that whole exchange, I felt pretty emblazoned and just straight out asked him where his head was at. That as happy as I was, I didn’t really know how he felt about me, or if he even thought about a future together, because he never tells me. He proceeded to say what I was hoping he wouldn’t. That he still isn’t sure about us, thinks we may be incompatible, but can’t really tell. His reasoning was shoddy and he admitted I was the best person he’s ever dated, that I’m a great person, a total catch, and we have amazing sex. He just feels something is off.

I called him out and told him what he’s feeling most likely has to do with attachment issues and defense mechanisms he’s built up because of his last relationship, and the relationships he’s witnessed growing up (his parents divorced and both remarried into pretty toxic circumstances, and his ex he was with for four years had extreme anxiety and they scream fought all the time (but were also obsessed with each other)). It may have been wrong of me to do so, but I know him and it’s plainly obvious he’s been self sabotaging his emotional progression in this relationship.

Anyway, I left. Told him I didn’t want to do it anymore, because I’ve given him 100% since the beginning, and I’d rather give myself that 100% than be with someone who won’t even try. He texted me after I left a long paragraph, and I sent him one as well. His mainly about how he does love me and is just confused, and admitting to the issues I’ve known he has. Told me he’d miss me dearly if this really is the end. Mine reiterated how I was disappointed, and hurt I am, and how much I loved him...just trying to explain my devastation.

I don’t know if this is really the end, I guess it should be, but it just hurts so bad. I never once imagined a future without him ever since we met. He was supposed to be it. Now I just feel exhausted and betrayed and really freaking sad. So yeah, there you go if anyone was curious to see how that went.

TL;DR: Was hoping to get a feel for where my boyfriend was at in terms of our relationship, being happy, wanting to move in together. Before I could bring it up, was told via an anonymous message I could find panties behind the couch, as he had been cheating. Confronted him, he denied knowing anything about them, think there was a break in or something (He has a stalker so not totally unbelievable, but still). Then proceeds to tell me that he’s not sure about us, and he loves me but he’s had doubts about compatible we really are. I walked out.

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Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Why are you dating someone you refuse to spend a few bucks on? Why date such a goddamn cheapskate?

Sometimes I think people latched onto the idea of having a partner without realizing that a relationship is supposed to be an improvement to being single.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009


Also, lol at how pathetic this dude is. The wife should just upgrade to loving other men in their bedroom while he watches, since he sure as poo poo won’t do anything about it.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

areyoucontagious posted:


AITA For Refusing To Support My Wife Through Her Diagnosis After Her Infidelity
u/randomaccount84756


Karma is a bitch!

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

You might be at high risk of dying from cancer but what about meeeeeeee?

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

I’m of the opinion that if the kid can ask for milk, it’s time to cut them off.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Play posted:

Reading this I went from fully alert to feeling like I have no energy whatsoever, I never will again and I should probably kill myself

My eyes started to glaze over as I was reading and then I scrolled away. Some stories just aren't worth the mental effort.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

That teen mom is just trying to get her grift on and the parents are getting in the way.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

I don’t have a lot of sympathy for garbage men and I don’t want to give this one the benefit of the doubt.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Too bad the wife can't talk about this with her comedian husband.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

DemoneeHo posted:

It's clogged toilet week on reddit

I hosted my (M46) brother (M48) and sister (F51) in law in my house. They were terrible guests, were disrespectful and broke our 1 rule, not to use our toilet. After their daughter clogged my en suite toilet flushing pads I asked them to leave. Now they’ve pitied our family against us and want money

Despite the entire family rallying behind the Cloggers, not a single one of them offered to put them up so they're forced to stay at a hotel. Kinda telling.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Liquid Communism posted:

Hoooboy. You've never seen the number of straight kinksters who wedge themselves into LGBTQ spaces and insist they're a sexual minority, have you?

I'll have you know that as a demisexual, a person who is only sexually interested in someone I have an emotional connection to, that I absolutely need a safe space. Because I am certainly a rare and unique individual and not at all like the average and ordinary folk.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Tell that woman that her gigantic tits are making her a crybaby and a weakass softie. Then stand up straight and exclaim how great the lack of back pain is.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

I wonder if the transphobic transperson would change her tune once all those lovely prejudices applied to her, or if she’s so damaged that she’d believe it was perfectly acceptable and deserved.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Smirking_Serpent posted:

My boss [50s m] sent me [22f] a very creepy text, I responded angrier than I should have.

Men. Are. Garbage. *Farmers Insurance jingle*

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Switchback posted:

American identity politics are pretty hosed if nobody is allowed to have any nuanced or differing opinions from the mass. On the right, if you agree with one single issue you’re welcomed with open arms. On the left, if you don’t agree with ALL of our platform, we eat you until you die you loving Monster.

So you believe people should be able to pick and choose which basic human rights others have access to? And that somehow makes you not a monster?

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Cough Drop The Beat posted:

What is the gently caress is wrong with people? How hard is it for this assclown to say "I had a great time and you're very sweet, but I just wasn't feeling it" etc? gently caress.

I’m just being honest, man. I gotta be true to myself.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

I love that the Olive Garden man was so far up his own rear end that he didn't even realize his amazing girlfriend never liked the restaurant in the first place.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

hevnz 2 murgatroyd posted:

Why do AITA posters think they need to give people complete and honest details when rejecting them for a job application or a second date?

Well, a job application is supposed to be strictly professional. And this woman's lifestyle choice specifically barred her from the job she otherwise would have gotten. You just can't work with food and refuse to taste the majority of what you're producing, and she should at least be made aware of that fact.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

PostNouveau posted:

The reason a lot of companies just ghost people rather than be straight-up about why they weren't hired is what happened in this case.

Sure, it would be better if this person knew for sure what they can do to get jobs. But odds are they're going to have a bad reaction to hearing it. Whereas if you just never talk to them again, well they'll never flip out on you because they still think there's a small chance of getting a job.

Yeah. It sounds like the manager wanted to do the right thing with the follow-up and got burned for being considerate.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

hevnz 2 murgatroyd posted:

Liking boobs is literally the thing that makes you not gay :confused:

There are plenty of men walking around with tits that are at least Cs. You might want to rethink your criteria.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

My brain automatically assumed they were both chicks but I am willing to admit I might be wrong.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Smirking_Serpent posted:

Gf wants to go “on tour” with her escort friend and I don’t want her to.

I am 27M, gf is 28F and her friend is 28F. I will refer to the friend as “bff.”

So gf and bff have been good friends since high school. Bff has always been a little rough around the edges... my gf has admitted that she was a bit rebellious in high school and her and bff would do things like skip class to smoke weed, use fake IDs to get into bars, etc. My gf went to a college near her hometown and bff stuck around her hometown after high school, so they’ve been consistently good friends. Gf has been there for her through many rough times for bff and has always been super supportive, which is one of the reasons I love her. My gf has allowed her to stay with her rent free for months at a time and even bailed her out of jail once.

Anyways, bff has decided to become an escort. She has been doing it locally and gotten gf involved by texting her an address every time she visits a John incase something goes wrong. Bff has decided she wants to go “on tour” to a big city and would like gf to go along for safety and someone to hang out with. My gf is beginning a new job in June, and decided to take a few months off inbetween jobs as she can afford it (and deserves it!). Since she’s currently not working, she wants to go along with bff. She says it will be fun, and that bff won’t be escorting the entire time... just one or two guys per day for an hour or so each, leaving them a lot of time for shopping and going out.

Even though my gf is fully supportive of bff being a sex worker, I am not. I think it’s dangerous and there’s a million ways things could go wrong. Gf insists that she will leave entirely while it’s happening. I haven’t told her that she can’t go, but I’ve definitely expressed my discomfort with the idea.

I’m afraid that if I tell her she “can’t” go, bff will be mad and it could ruin the whole dynamic. This is her close friend after all. I also don’t want it to seem like I don’t trust my gf. I do care about bff and I don’t think she should go alone.... I just don’t want my gf being the one to go with her. How do I stop this whole thing from happening? Or do I just let my gf go with bff? I’m so torn.

TL;DR: my girlfriend’s best friend became an escort and wants my girlfriend to come along with her to visit another city for escorting purposes. I don’t like the idea but I want the friend to be safe, and don’t want to be controlling of my gf.

Those women are going to get seriously hurt and then are going to get strung up by the police.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

DemoneeHo posted:

AITA for not firing my racist employee?

That racist's mom is probably also racist as hell. Let 'em starve.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

PostNouveau posted:

:lol: I've seen this a couple of times. Not after babies, but once right after the engagement. The couple comes over for a party and surprise, she hacked all her hair off, and the guy's just really struggling to pretend to like it, even though pretending to like it means it might be here to stay.

My mom did this the day of her wedding without any prior warning. My dad only half jokes about how he almost walked out right then and there. It's pretty notorious among the Chinese community. I don't recall ever seeing an older woman without a pixie cut in Chinatown.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

I feel like there should be an extra financial penalty for being that much of a dirtbag.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

He barely even talks about the kid. His post is mostly focused on forking over money to his ex and how that sucks since he's a broke rear end college student. As if child support is more about debt owed to a jilted lover rather than supporting the child itself.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Straight White Shark posted:

(28m) i have been in a relationship with two girls (26f) and (25f) for about six years now, and now they both want to marry, they are saying they are find with a polygamous marriage but i think it is morally wrong for me and for them


Is this even legally possible?

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

BOOTY-ADE posted:

Someone's never been to Utah

I'm very grateful for this fact.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

If she had intended to pay for the extra stuff herself, she would have indicated so during the addition to the order.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Shaving an underarm is so basic that a blind woman should be able to do it no sweat. Crotch is another matter though, and she shouldn't try to guilt her boyfriend to do routine grooming for her. Some people love doing stuff like that for their partners and other people don't.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Pinecone Sample posted:

Adults are entitled to whatever beauty standards make them feel happy and dignified in their own body. (Yes, within limits, if she wears a tank top and works in food prep, she should wear underarm hair nets). Even if they can't see it, even if he finds something problematic in the history of women's razors, I don't care.

If a partner cannot do something reasonable to assist in this, that's not a good partner. That or a shaved mons should be an unqualified deal breaker for him.

His decision is pretty unilateral.

This woman is blind, not helpless. She'll probably miss a few hairs downstairs if she shaves herself, but it's not by any means impossible. Why do goons hate self-sufficiency so much?

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Anne Whateley posted:

Shaving isn't hygienic, it's just a grooming preference. It's actually worse for health and that's before you get into the possibility of lopping off your labia.

Also tbh I'm kind of awestruck he/they are so awkward that he hates it instead of just making it sexy or at least intimate and loving.

That's pretty strange foreplay to me.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

So without a partner, this poor blind woman will either turn into a jungle or be perpetually broke. And it won't be her fault at all.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Dr. S.O. Feelgood posted:

Yes, disabled people have difficulty doing a lot of things that able-bodied people take for granted. Not really sure where fault comes into it.

Because shaving is more tactile than it is sight reliant. And because there are plenty of people who wear glasses who can't see in the shower and yet manage to do the necessaries without any problem. This woman is using blindness as a crutch and it shouldn't be encouraged.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

OMGVBFLOL posted:

lol shut the gently caress up i wear coke bottle glasses and i guarantee you my sight is still useful for shaving my balls

telling disabled people to harden up is not helpful or insightful, it just makes you look like a callous turd

Well she's a woman so her genitals presumably don't have awkward dangly bits to maneuver around. If she doesn't want to shave because she's uncomfortable doing so, that's fine. But she shouldn't make it her boyfriend's problem.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Dr. S.O. Feelgood posted:

Also, I'm confused about this first sentence. Like, what. Do you think women are all barbie dolls down there? No maneuvering, that's a good one.

I just think women have a much more straightforward time of cleaning up their genitals than men do. I don't know the joys of shaving around a man's junk, but it seems a whole lot more complicated.

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

Well I could flat out state that I'm a woman who can't see jack poo poo in the shower, but that would ruin the illusion wouldn't it?

My [21m] chronically ill, seemingly socially isolated cousin [20f] asked me to kiss her. I kinda feel bad for her and wish I could help her in any way. What can I do?

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First off, I dont want to come off like feeling pity for her, just that she was handed a terrible hand in life and I feel compassion for her suffering.

She's chronically ill (respiratory and joint issues) and is currently studying long distance since she had a flare up and was bed ridden for a while. Before that she would actually go to class.

I visited her yesterday (she lives with her parents, I hadn't seen her in about 2 months, but we chat sometimes) and she was in bed, looking pretty ill. We talked and laughed for a while, then she said she has always had the most fun with me, held my hand and asked me if I would kiss her.

I didn't know how to respond and asked her when she last kissed someone, she laughed and said it was a boy from high school when she was 18. Then there was a silence and she asked me again. I told her I wouldn't and she seemed very, very sad, and her voice choked a bit.

We kept talking for about an hour, we laughed with a few videos she showed me and I left. She gave me a very sad look when I left, from her bed.

That whole interaction really hit me in the feels. She used to be much healthier and active, and while her family really supports her, she just gets more and more ill. It hurts to think how deteriorated her mental health must be to ask me that sort of thing.

I wish I could help her be more healthy and happy. It hurts to see her so sad and isolated.

Is there anything I can do help her? Any way for me to lift her spirits in any way? How should I react if she ever asks me something similar?

tl;dr: Cousin is partially bed ridden from illness. She appears depressed, unmotivated and socially isolated. She asked me to kiss her and I refused, and she was visibly saddened. The whole interaction was sad and I wish I could help her in any way. Is there something I can do?

Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

He was 37 with an 18 year old. I hope his secret woman destroys everything he holds dear.

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Dazerbeams
Jul 8, 2009

I feel really bad for those "second family" kids. They have to have figured out by now that dad has a whole other family he prioritizes over them. Maybe everyone will cut him out of their lives and he will end up alone.

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