I 19 female, I've been in a long distance relationship for 3 years with John (fake name) 19 male. I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety when I was 16. For context, John and I met in a group and since then we started talking. (I was dating my ex, but when I realized that I had developed feelings for John I ended that relationship.) In this group he was a big womanizer, and he talked to his ex, which didn't bother me since I never thought there was anything malicious about it. 4 months later I asked John if he felt anything for me, because he was acting romantic and sweet toward me, he said yes and then we started dating. (Note: he was jealous of my friends). A few weeks after we started dating, and all of our mutual friends knew about our relationship, and he didn't feel uncomfortable with people knowing about it, I sent him Intimate photos, he went on and sent these photos to our group, where there were more than 100 people, including our friends. When I saw it I was shocked and immediately left the group. My friends came to talk to me and so did he. He apologized, said he was going to send these photos to a group that was just him because according to him it was easier for him to see. Reading this now I realize it's a strange thing... but at the time I was so in love that I excused him. That same day we made a video call until I went to sleep, he praised me a lot, dedicated some songs to me, it was very romantic.During the next few weeks we made video calls every day, watched movies, listened to music, talked a lot until the early hours of the morning. There was a day when a girl joined the group where we were, and she and I became very good friends, there ended up being a lot of confusion because she wanted to date John, but he didn't want to. However, he always asked for intimate photos for her or for another girl in the group, he said it was to make me jealous, he ended up sending some intimate photos to her too. Well, a few months passed and I was suffering with my mental health, a few months before I met him I had tried to take my life, and I was under psychiatric care. During that time I started smoking and hurting myself, but he always helped me not to do so and always asked me to stop smoking and never use drugs. Until one day I was having an anxiety attack and felt the need to hurt myself while I was on a call with him, so he asked me to write his name on my skin with the razor. I did, he laughed. Some more time passed and I experienced what I think was an attack of schizophrenia, I saw and heard a person talking to me and asking me to do certain things that would hurt me. John stayed on video call with me while he tried to calm me down and said everything was ok and asked me to pray. That day my mother had gone to work, so I was alone at home, she wouldn't come back until 1pm. A few months later he asked me to buy some sex toys, I initially refused and was a little afraid, but then I agreed and bought my first vibrator. He always asked for videos and photos, or even for me to use the vibrator on a video call, as he always sent photos and videos and even did things on a call, I accepted. It turned out that I got sick, I couldn't walk, I felt a lot of pain, very strong cramps, I went to the hospital but it didn't help. I took some medication but none of it helped. Jonh was worried about me and asked me to go back to the hospital, which I did, but once again it didn't do much good. Then in December he asked me to buy another toy, but this time it would be a dildo. I was very afraid to buy it since I didn't have much privacy at home, but I bought it. When it arrived, he asked me to use it but I said I wasn't going to use it at that moment because I wanted to wash it first and then use it but my mother was in the living room so there was no way. He was extremely upset, he said that I had promised to use it the day I arrived and that he was tired from work and just wanted it to cheer him up a little. We argued a little and went to sleep.Cut to a few months later when he got a new job (he worked with his father), met some new people and completely changed. He became cold, distant, wanted everything his way or he would get upset and give me the silent treatment. Since then we started fighting almost every day, sometimes several times during the day. He always said he would break up with me if I didn't do what he wanted or the way he wanted, as I was "blind", so to speak, I always did everything. I don't want to go into too much detail but this but one thing you need to know is that during one of those fights he told me "welcome to hell". Since then everything has gotten worse. For me to achieve the minimum I had to do everything he wanted, how he wanted and when he wanted, in his time. If he wanted videos, I had to record them and send them to him, otherwise he He said he was going to break up with me or that he wouldn't talk to me until I sent the videos. I'm not a saint either, I often freaked out because of jealousy and when I saw that he had followed his ex I got really upset, because she was the only one who made me insecure, and he knew that. One thing I forgot to mention was that he told me at the beginning that he only followed some friends and family (he told me who was who and that if I wanted I could remove someone). Another thing I forgot to mention was that he's been in a group for a few years where his friends who are in that group always hit on him, he's kind of reciprocal with them. He never let me go there because according to him I wouldn't like the type of humor they have there... a group that sends a lot of videos and photos of naked women, women dancing.. But he refuses to leave because he "is already a long-time member there, and his friends are there", in his words. Coming back, he told me that he only followed her because she followed him first and I told him that if she followed him it was because he unblocked her, he was upset that I said that and blocked her again. Some time later I returned to the hospital with some urgency as I was unable to cope with the pain, I needed to stay there overnight whilst receiving medication. He wasn't happy about it at all since that meant there would be no videos or photos. The doctors asked me to do some tests as quickly as possible to try to find out the cause of this pain, which they thought was the kidneys (but it wasn't).This meant I had to leave the house and go to the clinics to schedule exams and take them. He was never happy when I needed to leave the house or when I went out with my family. Cut to a time later when we broke up (my initiative) and I put all the toys in the trash. He was super upset and we kind of talked back and forth (I know what many off you will think But I couldn't really break up with him. So he made me buy all the toys again. That is what happened. Well, I bought not only the toys but also some lingerie. He really liked that and it seemed like we were finally okay. But it didn't last long. Soon we fought again and broke up, once again I put everything in the trash, he came back, he forced me again Buying but he was the one who bought the things. He continued to force me to record the videos and send them to him. During this time of ending the relationship and coming back, ending the relationship and coming back, I called his friends to ask for help. John was super upset with this attitude of mine. He told me that I made a mistake and broke his trust. Then time passed and he went on a trip with his family when he returned home, it was on a day when there was a party in his city and his friends were going. When he got home he told me and said he was going to sleep. I was suspicious so I went to look at his friend's profile and guess what? His friend had just post a story where John appeared. Same t-shirt, same cap. The same face. Obviously I confronted him about it and he told me it wasn't him because he was sleeping at home. I didn't believe it but leave it behind. At this point, my best friend couldn't take it anymore, almost every day of me crying to her about John and his actions. A few weeks went by and I asked his friend if it was really John or not, he said no (I believe he was covering it up.So he went to get a tattoo, on his neck. When it was over he went to sleep. I don't remember that day well but I remember that I called him many times that night and when he answered I heard moaning.. so I hung up and told my best friend. I called again and again and when he answered I heard the sound of a car. I was devastated, I couldn't believe it. The next morning he freaked out at me, and said he was sleeping. First he said that his mother had answered the phone, then he said that he had answered the phone and that the moans were his because of the tattoo. I pretended this situation hadn't happened and we moved on. (note: I was emotionally dependent on him) Cut to January of this year, when he asked me to open up the relationship as this wasn't working. I said no, and that in my view it was like cheating but without the burden of conscience. So he continued to treat me badly. He admitted that when he first started treating me badly it was only because he wanted me to break up with him. (he thought traumatizing me and triggering me was a good idea) He told me he didn't want me to see his Facebook so I wouldn't see his relatives' profiles. When I asked about some people he followed that he had already said were cousins, he said that they were friends or that he didn't know that his friends had asked him to follow them and sending messages to them. When I followed someone he always freaked out and asked who he was over and over again, for example: I followed someone, John saw it and sent me a message asking who it was, I replied "he's a friend of mine" Then John would go on "who is he?" and again "who is he?" and again and again... Two months ago he said he wanted some time, I said very badly, he said it could be but that we wouldn't be with other people nor would there be flirting with other people. He agreed. But then we got into a big fight where he threatened me with a lawsuit, he didn't give me reasons or anything, he just said he was going to sue me. I insisted on knowing why he only said he was going to have to pay him a high price and I would probably go to prison. So for the next 3 days this was our topic of conversation, him threatening me, me crying, and asking why. Then I reached my limit On the day of the last lawsuit threat, I told my mother about him, the way he treated me and that I wanted a new cell phone number.(She didn't know, I never told her about him. Although he tried to contact her a few times. But I blocked him) So we went to buy a new contact for me, as he couldn't call me or get in touch with me anywhere. He asked some people to call my mother and my friends. My friends were talking to me and sending me screenshots of everything, so someone sent him the link to our group and he went in there and found out my new number. I was weakened when my friend told me that he was crying and that he told him that he loved me and that he was afraid of losing me. So I said okay I could talk to him. He told me some things like that he was sorry for making me suffer. I tried to understand his side. We came back. But I told him that the first thing he did I would leave. I did not go. And I regret it. He was never affectionate, or cute with me again. He continued to force me to send him photos and videos. And doing what he wanted. He was upset when I left. He didn't like me posting full body photos or showing more. Whereas he could go around shirtless, send shirtless photos to his group, post shirtless photos online. Once he published a photo of a photo with his cousin and hid it from me so I wouldn't see it (I knew he was going to this party, he had told me, it was a family party) Since then, I went to lawyers to ask for advice. One of the people I managed to talk to, as it was online and free, told me to contact the police and that what he was doing was wrong. Every time I ask him something he gets upset and says they are useless questions, that I'm stupid, I don't understand anything. Whenever he forces me to record something, he never sends anything. He always says he's tired, But if his friends ask him to go out or go to dinner or do anything, he'll go, even if he's tired. This is it. I don't know what to do anymore, I'm really afraid that he'll do something, after so many threats, and all the lies. I have the support of my family and friends. I'm sorry if there are some mistakes, I used the translator and tried to explain more or less all the information you should know. Please be friendly.

I will start, it is not an easy task, questions are worded in a way that can and will confuse you.
Resources I used, CompTIA CASP+ study guide by SYBEX, UDEMY - Dion training Vids, CompTIA Training materials, labs and course. Installed a virtual box, had servers, kali Linux, software define network, proxy, vpn, etc all types things connected and running in a closed simulated system.
Recommendations for taking the Exam, read the answers first, from there you will get an idea of what doesn’t belong right out the gate, then read the question from the scenario, after that read the scenario, you will be able to pick up on the distractor statements. The PBQs are easy, simulation question, if you get one, not hard, just be familiar with Linux and Terminal, identify active established TCP, process id, and force “kill” it, (don’t forget sudo).
Now I will add, I have 7 years experience in Networks and Cybersecurity, that experience helps, especially understanding the processes of things.
If you recently have had Sec+ go straight into CASP, it won’t take a lot to get up to speed on it. That’s if the route you want to take. Certs are apart of it, experience is the key, if you have any question feel free to comment, or message me.

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Task	Description	Approximate Cost (USD)	Approximate Delivery Time
Simple Web Scraper	A web scraper for websites that are well structured or for web APIs.	$30.00 - $50.00	< 24 hours
Complex Web Scraper	A web scraper for websites that are not well structured and require a complex spider or managing user sessions. Also for web scrapers that require to rotate proxies and user agents.	Starts at $50.00	< 24 hours
Selenium Web ScrapeAutomation	A web scraper developed using Selenium WebDriver. Required for the most complex websites, it can include support for proxy rotation.	Starts at $100.00	24 - 48 hours
Simple Reddit/TwitteTelegram bot	A bot that monitors subreddits/users/hashtags/websites and performs a predefined action.	$30.00 - $50.00	< 24 hours
Complex Reddit bot	A bot that takes commands and performs actions with the given parameters. The number of commands and their complexity increases the cost.	Starts at $100.00	24 - 72 hours
Data Transformation Tool	A script that performs transformation tasks on your datasets and raw text files such as extracting, cleaning, renaming, concatenating, removing duplicates, etc.	$30.00 - $50.00	< 24 hours

Costs are influenced by the complexity of the given task and the quality of the target website. Feel free to ask any questions here or via PM.
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Hello!
I'm offering my programming services to develop affordable solutions to common tasks such as:

• Google Drive and Google Sheets automation.
• Telegram, Discord, Reddit and Twitter bots
• ChatGPT enhanced software.
• FFMPEG ImageMahick and PIL automation.
• SMS and Email notifications using the Twilio and Sendgrid APIs.
• Web scraping using Websockets, BeautifulSoup, Requests and Selenium.
• Performing repetitive tasks/routines on a web browser using Selenium.
• Batch file processing, uploading and downloading.
• NoSQL, SQL, JSON, CSV, XLSX, HTML conversion.
• Advanced subreddit moderation tools such as dynamic post schedulers, auto-updating widgets, keyword monitoring and AutoMod configuration.

All the solutions are coded in Python 3 in compliance with best practices and PEP 8.
The scripts are cross platform compatible, you can also schedule them to run automatically using crontab on a Linux VPS, Raspberry PI or GitHub Actions and on Windows using Task Scheduler.
Prices are affordable and payments can be made via PayPal.
Delivery time is often 1-2 business days depending on project difficulty.

Examples

• Collection of Reddit Bots using PRAW.
  
• Universal Web Scraper that summarizes news articles.
  
• Discord Webhook bot hosted on GitHub Actions.
  
• Desktop GUI app that helps freelancers and employers using wxPython, SQLite and Requests.
  
• Reddit bot that transcribes tweets.
  
• HTML to CSV using Selenium and BeautifulSoup.
  
• HTML to SQL using BeautifulSoup, Requests and SQLite.
  
• GitHub API to Firebase Realtime Database using Requests.
  
• Tkinter App that finds and saves free proxies using Tkinter, Requests and BeautifulSoup.
  

Approximate Costs of Most Requested Tasks

Task	Description	Approximate Cost (USD)	Approximate Delivery Time
Simple Web Scraper	A web scraper for websites that are well structured or for web APIs.	$30.00 - $50.00	< 24 hours
Complex Web Scraper	A web scraper for websites that are not well structured and require a complex spider or managing user sessions. Also for web scrapers that require to rotate proxies and user agents.	Starts at $50.00	< 24 hours
Selenium Web ScrapeAutomation	A web scraper developed using Selenium WebDriver. Required for the most complex websites, it can include support for proxy rotation.	Starts at $100.00	24 - 48 hours
Simple Reddit/TwitteTelegram/Discord (webhook) bot	A bot that monitors subreddits/users/hashtags/websites and performs a predefined action.	$30.00 - $50.00	< 24 hours
Complex Reddit/Discord bot	A bot that takes commands and performs actions with the given parameters. The number of commands and their complexity increases the cost.	Starts at $100.00	24 - 72 hours
Data Transformation Tool	A script that performs transformation tasks on your datasets and raw text files such as extracting, cleaning, renaming, concatenating, removing duplicates, etc.	$30.00 - $50.00	< 24 hours

Costs are influenced by the complexity of the given task and the quality of the target website. Feel free to ask any questions here or via PM.
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Hamas is awful. They are the result of decades of brutal occupation and violence against the Palestinians by Israel, aided and abetted by the US. They are closely tied to Iran’s horrific regime. Getting rid of them and freeing all of their hostages is important for the safety and stability of the region, and the world at large.
The killing of at least 35,000(!) Palestinian civilians, including thousands of children, is not simply “collateral damage” of this pursuit. It is wrong, and Gaza has been an open-air prison of sorts for a long time. There is a long history of oppression here.
Israel is a US ally in the Middle East simply to maintain a regional foothold due to the vast oil supply in the region. It is essentially treated by the US as a military proxy and it is not synonymous with Judaism. It is also filled with innocent civilians, and I don’t think it’s even relevant how many of them support Netanyahu and his cronies, or how many Palestinians support Hamas. This war is nothing more than the power players having a power play while civilians get hurt. All of the innocent victims of Oct. 7 and all of the innocent victims since then did not deserve to die violently.
Israel is using the might of the US military to oppress, eliminate, and steal from the Palestinian people. At this point, it seems like little more than “revenge” for Oct. 7, which was, as every person advocating for a free Palestine agrees, terrible and disgusting. But an eye for an eye is, of course, toddler logic.
So the next time you want to make fun of the protesters supporting a free Palestine, think about just how many civilians have been killed needlessly because of the horrific actions of their leaders. Justifying their slaughter is no different from when Al Qaeda justified the slaughter of thousands of American civilians because of the actions of the US government and military in the Middle East back in the 20th century.
That was wrong, this is wrong, and a person can oppose Hamas and Israel’s government at the same time. Many Israeli citizens are protesting the actions of their leaders as well.
Is Biden/US support of Israel’s violence worth protest-voting and allowing Donald Trump to take the Oval Office again? Of course not, I think that’s completely silly. Not only would Trump enact autocracy in the US, he would be much worse for Palestine. This doesn’t mean that I think Biden shouldn’t be criticized, that Israel shouldn’t be criticized, or that the US should keep funding and arming Israel. I’m glad that Biden is starting to see some sense here.
We can have a free Palestine and a stable US government. Any “ally” that pouts and digs their heels in if the US doesn’t fund literally any military action they want to take is not an ally in my book.

Hello!
I'm offering my programming services to develop affordable solutions to common tasks such as:

• Google Drive and Google Sheets automation.
• Telegram, Discord, Reddit and Twitter bots
• ChatGPT enhanced software.
• FFMPEG ImageMahick and PIL automation.
• SMS and Email notifications using the Twilio and Sendgrid APIs.
• Web scraping using Websockets, BeautifulSoup, Requests and Selenium.
• Performing repetitive tasks/routines on a web browser using Selenium.
• Batch file processing, uploading and downloading.
• NoSQL, SQL, JSON, CSV, XLSX, HTML conversion.
• Advanced subreddit moderation tools such as dynamic post schedulers, auto-updating widgets, keyword monitoring and AutoMod configuration.

All the solutions are coded in Python 3 in compliance with best practices and PEP 8.
The scripts are cross platform compatible, you can also schedule them to run automatically using crontab on a Linux VPS, Raspberry PI or GitHub Actions and on Windows using Task Scheduler.
Prices are affordable and payments can be made via PayPal.
Delivery time is often 1-2 business days depending on project difficulty.

Examples

• Collection of Reddit Bots using PRAW.
  
• Universal Web Scraper that summarizes news articles.
  
• Discord Webhook bot hosted on GitHub Actions.
  
• Desktop GUI app that helps freelancers and employers using wxPython, SQLite and Requests.
  
• Reddit bot that transcribes tweets.
  
• HTML to CSV using Selenium and BeautifulSoup.
  
• HTML to SQL using BeautifulSoup, Requests and SQLite.
  
• GitHub API to Firebase Realtime Database using Requests.
  
• Tkinter App that finds and saves free proxies using Tkinter, Requests and BeautifulSoup.
  

Approximate Costs of Most Requested Tasks

Task	Description	Approximate Cost (USD)	Approximate Delivery Time
Simple Web Scraper	A web scraper for websites that are well structured or for web APIs.	$30.00 - $50.00	< 24 hours
Complex Web Scraper	A web scraper for websites that are not well structured and require a complex spider or managing user sessions. Also for web scrapers that require to rotate proxies and user agents.	Starts at $50.00	< 24 hours
Selenium Web ScrapeAutomation	A web scraper developed using Selenium WebDriver. Required for the most complex websites, it can include support for proxy rotation.	Starts at $100.00	24 - 48 hours
Simple Reddit/TwitteTelegram/Discord (webhook) bot	A bot that monitors subreddits/users/hashtags/websites and performs a predefined action.	$30.00 - $50.00	< 24 hours
Complex Reddit/Discord bot	A bot that takes commands and performs actions with the given parameters. The number of commands and their complexity increases the cost.	Starts at $100.00	24 - 72 hours
Data Transformation Tool	A script that performs transformation tasks on your datasets and raw text files such as extracting, cleaning, renaming, concatenating, removing duplicates, etc.	$30.00 - $50.00	< 24 hours

Costs are influenced by the complexity of the given task and the quality of the target website. Feel free to ask any questions here or via PM.
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I am writing this on my phone, apologies in advance for any formatting issues that may arise due to this.
I (22NB) broke up with my ex (mid20sF) a few months ago. I chose to give her the space to send me her post break-up thoughts, as I know she usually needs longer than I do to process emotions and wished to pursue a friendship after our no contact period ended.
She has broken our NC agreement, as well as other agreements (like not trying to pursue a friendship with her former metas, as we were GP). All of which was grounds for me personally to no longer desire any form of connection with her.
I recently received these post break-up thoughts, formatted as a small essay. I was anxious to read it, but also happy as this would likely be closure for the both of us (I had not heard her side of the story proper, aside from accidentally stumbling upon a post of hers on this subreddit. I have blocked her on Reddit since). While the majority of the message was okay and understandable, two things were very much not okay. She accused me and my girlfriend of being ableist (we are all autistic), and said that we weren't respecting autistic needs. She also told me that I, with my current constellation, was "reverting back to high school behaviour". I was a horrible person in high school, I regret my actions as a teenager and have since gotten therapy for my BPD. To have something traumatic used against me felt like a huge violation.
As for the advice flair and the title, we have a handful of mutual friends who I've all told that they were free to pursue a friendship with her as she's an alright person. I no longer feel comfortable having mutual friends with her, it feels unsafe to have someone who uses such things against me in my circles, even by proxy. I would like to establish a boundary with said mutual friends, I will step away from those who still have a friendship with her. I'm however afraid that this comes across as an ultimatum, and that I'm making people choose sides. I'm aware that, by choosing to step away, I am making people choose between the two of us in a sense. I honestly just don't know what to do at this point.
Edit: Thank you all for the advice and necessary call-out! I will be asking mutual friends to not mention her to me anymore and give me a heads-up if we're invited to the same event. I'll also look into expanding my circles further so we don't have as many shared spaces as we used to.

These hacking apps are very useful for those who wants to hack someones account or device remotely. Hacking, by its very nature, is the act of breaking into computer systems and networks.
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These hacking apps are very useful for those who wants to hack someones account or device remotely. Hacking, by its very nature, is the act of breaking into computer systems and networks.
In simple terms, it is the process of finding clever ways to get around security measures so that one can gain access to data or information.
Android, being the world‘s most popular operating system, already has a plethora of mobile applications that allow its users to perform ethical hacking tasks from the comfort of their hands.
There are many hacking apps available on google play store but not all of them are safe so be careful while downloading any app. Some of the best hacking apps for android are as follows:-

Hacking Apps for Android

A hacking app is a tool that can be used to test the security of your phone. It allows you to find out if your device has been compromised and if so, how it happened.
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5. Droidsheep

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It is one of the best hacking apps that allows you to intercept web browsers that are not well protected using a WiFi connection. Additionally, it examines and accesses the strength of a network by exposing the vulnerabilities.
DroidSheep is an application equipped with functionalities that simplify the hacking of social media messaging platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. This distinctive feature distinguishes it from other hacking applications.
The app is available for Android devices and will run on most versions of the operating system, including Android 4.0 or later (Ice Cream Sandwich), but it does not work with some older versions of Google’s mobile platform such as Gingerbread 9 or Honeycomb 3.2
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does anyone have an unblocked proxy website that doesnt have any sorts of limits? I use the proxies available at sites.google.com/view/undergroundkids but they all have some sort of data restrictions. I want to play fnaf during school. I used to play on Yandex.com, but it got blocked because of everyone knowing about it (nobody knows how to gatekeep)

Hi friends, I am an Israeli-American who has always felt a deep connection with the Iranian people and who actively supports your struggle against the Islamic Republic. It pains me to see the people of Iran suffer under this incredibly oppressive regime. Recently, I’ve noticed that many “woman, life, freedom” activists are, unfortunately, vehemently anti-Israel. One example is Iranian-Canadian Survivor contestant, Venus Vafa, whose IG posts are 50% “Mahsa Amini, stop executions” and 50% “free Palestine, genocide, boycott Starbucks” (meanwhile, Starbucks doesn’t even operate in Israel lol). I scrolled through her account and did not see a single post about October 7, not a word about the hostages, and zero on how the IR’s terror proxies: Hamas, PIJ, Hezbollah, Houthis etc. are the cause of this bloodshed and the ultimate impediment to peace in the Middle East. This is playing directly to the hands of the Islamic Republic. We can have disagreements on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, how the war is being waged, etc. (I, for one, would love to see a peacefully-negotiated two-state solution after Hamas is removed from power), but we ultimately need to stand united against the IR and all of its barbaric terror proxies. I have been educating my community about the situation in Iran, how the majority of the population does not support the IR, and how many Iranians in Iran and throughout the diaspora are friends of Israel and the Jewish people. I would love it if you all could better educate some in your community on our perspective and the complexities of the situation because blindly following the pro-Hamas mob is definitely not in your best interest as Iranians. Our fates are very much intertwined. I know that our two countries will one day have strong relations as we did under the Shah (and hopefully even better).

I am not The OOP, OOP is u/lolfuckno.
This post was originally posted to weddingshaming.
There was already a BoRU post by u/autochthonouschimera, which didn't include the last update yet.
TRIGGER WARNING: cheating, child neglect, extreme entitledness, talk of abortion
MOOD SPOILERS: infuriating, confusing, frustrating
The new update at the bottom of this post has been marked with --- ---
Original story was posted on December 7, 2021
Okay, so this girl I know from high school is getting married. We're both 22, for reference. In our senior year of high school she got pregnant, with baby daddy A who will be referred to as Adam. Her super conservative parents kicked her out and she ended up moving in with a friend's family. She barely graduated high school. The only reason she did were because of the generosity and support of our teachers and students who volunteered to help her, which is how we met. We were in the same law class in the morning and she had the worst morning sickness that really affected her ability to be in class. So, I took extra notes for her, tutored her, and brought her her stuff if she hadn't come back by the bell. I wasn't the only one who did stuff like this for her and I know she really appreciates all the assistance we gave her. She had the baby a month after we graduated.
She'd signed up for a 911 dispatcher course for after high school because where we live it's a good steady job, with opportunity for certificates and promotions. But she didn't realize how intensive the course would be and had to drop out. She started working at a grocery store bakery, just until she had a better plan. Adam started an apprenticeship while working part time at a hockey rink, and proposed to her literally the day of her eighteenth birthday, and brought up marriage because "it's the right thing to do" (I don't really agree with that but this isn't about me) and she was always refusing.
She started cheating on him after a while (we're all 19 now), and eventually leaves him for another guy because... She's pregnant again and it is far more likely that this guy, baby daddy B who will be referred to as Brad, is the father of the child. Neither of them can afford lawyers so getting any kind of custody agreement is a mess, and then their parents got involved and they did 50/50 split (still not made official). She has the baby, that does turn out to be Brad's, and everything is okay for about nine months, when she finds out Brad has been cheating on her with his TA. Brad decides to pay child support but doesn't really want contact with the kid, only around holidays and one weekend a month for his parents' sake.
She moves back in with her parents (we're all 20 now) who only accept her back because there's grandchildren around. On the plus side, (when she's 21) she gets to take that year long dispatcher course, and passes with flying colours!
After working as a dispatcher for a year (we're all 22 now) she meets a police officer we'll call Chad, who's 26 and married... And Adam's second (?) cousin (I can't remember how they're related, just that Adam and Chad are related somewhat distantly). She has an affair with him (infidelity is super common among cops apparently). She gets knocked up, his wife divorces him, Chad proposes because "it's the right thing to do", she accepts, and her parents kick her out again for being a [insert expletive here], she moves in with Chad with her two kids. They've started planning the wedding, which... Given the background is something akin to a dumpster fire. Adam is LIVID. He was desperately in love with this girl and hasn't really recovered from what she did to him, and while she rejected his proposals years ago, she's accepted one FROM HIS COUSIN WHO PROPSED FOR THE SAME REASON HE DID.
Adam has basically made a call for loyalty in the family, dividing everyone one who should go, who should give money, etc plus they're having trouble planning anything because of COVID. Her parents have outright said that they're not going, along with half of her family, and her younger sister has been going around and sabotaging what plans they can make.
She has asked me to be a bridesmaid, I said that I couldn't because I live in a different province now, but the truth is, I do not want to be wrapped up in that clusterfuck in any way . I'm just watching the arguments and events unfold on social media because this is quite honestly the most entertaining thing I've seen all year. It's weird to me that she even asked because we're not friends, we never have been. We were friendly strangers in high school, I just helped her out for one class because she needed help and I could give it to her. I was just being nice. But based on how she turned out I'm just sad for her. Three kids in four years, and she's alienated so much of her friends and family because if her actions, and I'm torn between feeling sorry for her and putting my head in my hands.
EDIT 1:
First off, all of your comments are hilarious. Second, I'm going to answer some of the common questions.
We're from a city with over 400,000 thousand people, she just comes from the neighbourhood that is made of either bible thumpers or white trash, with no in between. But the high school we went to was in a completely different neighbourhood than that.
Our school had a pretty good sex Ed course, and they gave out free condoms and had resources to help girls get birth control, and they had programs in place for if students ever got pregnant/were going to be teen parents (they also had one of those classes with the dolls for girls who were high risk at teen pregnancy but she wasn't high risk so she wasn't in that class) I don't if BC just didn't work for her, or if she never tried it.
She started alienating her friends after the affair with Chad came out, because people weren't exactly jumping for joy that she'd broken up a marriage (Chad and his ex didn't have any kids, thankfully, so there were less obstacles). When people weren't immediately ecstatic for her she started getting very snippy, rude, and was "calling the bitches out" on social media for not supporting her new relationship or pregnancy. (Tbh I'm really worried about her health because having this many babies so close together is just not good for her health, mental or physical.) People are also worried that Chad will cheat on her "if he'll cheat with you, he'll cheat on you" and think she should avoid marrying him so that she can just leave him if it happens.
I'll give you updates as they come out, but so far it's just a lot of yelling on social media (mostly from her), some relatives slut shaming her, and people who are just really worried about her because, as funny as this is, this doesn't seem like healthy behaviour.
EDIT 2:
First off, I realized I never gave this girl a name. For the sake of clarity we'll call her Beth. I realize that I didn't mention this before, but all of these are fake names.
Second, to everyone commenting that Chad is at fault for his marriage breaking up, believe me I'm well aware of that. It is his ex wife and her family/friends who solely blame Beth. Chad is also older than her and has more life experience, so I do believe that he could potentially be taking advantage of her naivete. However, she is also an adult who is capable of making her own decisions and has chosen to make poor ones in the past.
Third, people who are upset that I'm posting this story here, claiming I'm humiliating her. She has been posting about this mess on every social media platform she has since they got engaged in July. She put this out there long before I did except she did so in front of friends, family, employers, and coworkers, as well as internet randos.
Fourth, despite getting engaged in July and attempting to start planning then, I was only asked to be a bridesmaid three days ago. I knew that there was a mess going on but I didn't really pay attention to it until she asked me to be a bridesmaid. I tried to ask what was going on, I said that she should talk to someone, but when she completely brushed me off I checked her FB and Instagram and found out about all of... This.
Fifth, I realized that I didn't really talk about how disastrous the wedding planning has been going, see here you go:

• they've had to rebook three times because venues and vendors kept cancelling when infection numbers got worse even thought their wedding was months away
• Beth has been flipping between having the wedding while she's pregnant saying she's proud of her bump, and wanting to wait until they're born because she feels fat, which is unfortunate because she's been breaking down due her insecurity on a public platform
• Beth is currently seven months pregnant
• Beth's great aunt was going to give her her wedding dress to wear (after she gives birth) but Beth's mom freaked and stole the dress from said aunt before Beth could get it and is now keeping it, the great aunt says she's too old to get in a fight and has shrugged it off
• Chad's immediate family is paying for the wedding and has been cut off by the rest of their extended family for 'choosing Chad'
• Beth's wedding colours are pink and green, which is usually a nice combo but the specific shades don't go great together, they're her and Chad's favourite colours, which is fine but she literally made a video talking about these colours for 14 minutes on her insta and both of her kids are just full on bawling in the background and she's ignoring them and she's gotten some flack for that
• Adam is finally settled into his trade and has now hired a lawyer and is trying to get primary custody and not allow his daughter to go to the wedding
• she's planning a zoom baby showebachelorette party and has sent out a registry and she's asking for crazy expensive things
• she's also set up a go fund me to help pay for a honeymoon and is making a lot of posts about how no one loves her cause the fund only has $1267 of the $20k she wanted

I'll update when I can but I'm still in school and while I do want to help her, she's refused help offered in the past and there's only so much of this I can take mentally right now.
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UPDATE:
Hey everyone, so some stuff has gone down, and it doesn't look like it's over yet. Sorry, I didn't update sooner, but Rona came back with a vengeance and totally messed up plans with uni and family. Anyway, onto the update.
From the last update - 16th - Lots of ranting and chaotic wedding planning on social media, she found a dress and has decided she will get married while pregnant, they found a local wedding venue that is very lovely, but I'm shocked she's still trying to book stuff with all of their previous venue cancellations.
December 16th - Her little sister unblocked her to call her a s*ut and tell her that all her wedding plans were stupid. This resulted in a petty and entertaining facebook war until the little sis blocked her again on the 17th.
December 18th - Beth went nuts on social media because Adam had "kidnapped" their daughter, what really happened is that because courts are moving at a snail's pace due to COVID and Adam had reason to believe that their daughter was not safe living with Beth he decided to just... Not give her back. They don't have a custody agreement, and when Beth tried to call the cops they couldn't do anything because he was kinda right. There were dozens of videos on her various social media accounts of her ignoring their daughter, yelling at her daughter for crying or doing other things that toddlers do, it turns out that everything she needed was bought by Adam, food, diapers, clothes, toys, daycare (while it was open) etc. on top of the unofficial child support he was paying every month (which turned out to be $500 a month, a number I find ridiculous because Adam was already paying for literally everything) because she refused to buy anything for her daughter and insisted it was Adam's responsibility. Additionally, after the immediate post-birth appointments, Beth never took baby A to a doctor's appointment, she always deferred that to Adam. Baby A's pediatrician has NEVER met Beth. Beth even tried to get Chad to push back or intimidate him or something, but the local police where we live are under one hell of a microscope after a bunch of dirty cops got busted a couple of years ago. Basically, the cops, and the social worker they ended up calling, ended up saying there was nothing she could do until they get to court. The social worker tried to get her to go to therapy and parenting classes, but Beth refused and went on a fifteen paragraph long rant on Facebook about how she doesn't need parenting classes or therapy (she really, really does though) and called the social worker some choice words.
December 19-24 - Just a bunch of ranting on social media, calling everyone who doesn't enable or justify her behaviour cuss words, slurs, and a whole bunch of other horribly creative things. Also, both she and Chad are under investigation at work now, but she has no idea why. I'm gonna take this time to remind everyone that 99% of this info is coming from her public social media pages where her coworkers are friends and place of employment is listed.
December 25 - I am officially embarrassed to know this woman. I didn't go on her FB page until the evening cause I didn't want to deal with drama, first thing in the morning, on Xmas. In the morning she put on a very beautiful blue maternity dress, got Chad in his police blues, and baby B in a purple romper, and then live-streamed her and her family going to the courthouse to get married on Christmas day. (According to her Twitter, part of this was because their newest venue cancelled on them after COVID numbers spiked) Overall, a pretty tacky thing in my opinion because she stated plain as day, several times, that she intended her wedding anniversary to eclipse Christmas for her children because it's just "so much more special, you know?" (I am so glad that Baby B's grandparents are filing for guardianship) But here's the thing... The courthouse isn't open. Because of COVID for one thing, but also because it's Xmas and Canada has a predominantly Christian history. She proceeded to have a full meltdown, and when Baby B cried because, y'know, the kid's mom was screaming up a storm and scaring her, Beth called her a c*nt. Yup. So done with this bitch.
December 28 - I ran into her at a vaccine clinic cause we were both getting our booster shots. She didn't recognize me at first but one of my old bosses (cause I used to work at the hospital the vaccine clinic was in) called my name and said hi, so she came up to me after my old boss had left. We talked a bit while we sat down for the mandatory waiting period after getting the shot. She asked how I was but didn't even wait for me to respond before she started ranting and complaining about her life. I was just going to sit there until the time was up and then just politely make my exit, but when she started talking shit about her kids something inside me snapped. I just said "Do you even like your kids? Do you like being a mom?" She got pretty quiet for a second and then said "no". Idk, her voice and demeanour completely changed and we just sat in silence until our time was up. I said goodbye but it was really awkward.
December 31st (today) - I just looked at her feed and, this is such a shocking what-the-actual-f*** moment. She's thinking about giving up her kids. She went on about how recently she was asked if she liked her kids or being a mom, and how she realized that she didn't. She hates her children and blames them for ruining her life, and how she doesn't want to be a mom. I mean, nothing is official yet, but what the hell?!
I'll update as stuff happens now that I have the time, but this whole thing has been a big giant mess. Also, sorry for any formatting or grammatical errors, I'm not used to using Reddit on my PC.
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UPDATE
Okay, so, some stuff has happened and most of it's good? Also, the TL:DR for this update will be at the bottom
Jan 4th - Beth (and Chad) stopped posting on all social media. I was actually a little worried she died, I mean this woman posts everything short of her trips to the bathroom on IG.
Oddly enough, this got people messaging or interacting with her social media pages because she was usually the one to start contact, and that contact was usually yelling. No one heard from them and some people started to be like "should we call the cops for a wellness check?" Until Chad posted a status saying that they're fine but are "busy, please stop trying to contact us right now". Everyone listened but it was weird.
Jan 11 - I got a notification that Beth and Chad are active on social media again, but I didn't feel like drama so I didn't check out any of their posts.
Jan 12 (today) - she messaged me on FB asking me to be her MOH. She also kept going on about the resort in Cancun that she and Chad were looking to have their wedding at... This coming February. Omnicrom is really bad where we are, so no one should be travelling anywhere. I've actually had to delay my trip back to the province where I go to university. No one should be travelling anywhere.
Beth also found out that Chad was cheating on her with one of her co-workers and called the woman a "homewrecker" on FB tagged her, and posted the texts she found on Chad's phone. But Chad is the "love of her life" so she's forgiven him, but not the other woman. Which I find very hypocritical, considering how she and Chad got together.
She also sent pics of possible bridesmaid dresses and they are the most hideous dresses I've ever seen. I know that some brides do that thing where they want to look a million times better by comparison but this was just ridiculous. One of them looked like a partially deflated balloon with feathers strapped to it. She also openly admitted that she expected everyone attending to pay 3k, 2k would go towards that guest's stay at the resort and 1k would go to her and Chad and they will expected wedding gifts, so that they could get their room for free. Apparently, she talked to someone at the resort and if she got enough people to book their rooms she and Chad would get theirs for free. She also wanted the money to be given to her instead of directly to the hotel so that people wouldn't realize that she was taking 1k of their money. Beth sent me a pic of the wedding dress she wanted, and it's definitely a clubbing dress. If that's what she wants that's fine (and for the record I do think she would look great in it, Beth's (current) dream wedding dress ) but she wants all the guests to be dressed black tie. And she's already sent a list of unreasonable requests. Such as;

• all women must wear heels (for a wedding in the beach???)
• no one is allowed to have a baby or be pregnant (really?)
• girls must have longer than shoulder length hair, boys must have very short hair, only and inch or two long
• no one is allowed to be skinnier than her
• she will be providing diets for everyone attending based on how she wants us to look
• she and Chad must get bachelor and bachelorette parties both in Canada and in Mexico that need to be "fit for a king and queen" and both must be paid for but anyone but the bride and groom "cause that's just tacky"
• no unnatural hair
• no tattoos (you have five tattoos, Beth, and in the dress you want all will be on full display)
• no one is allowed to talk to her directly, they must speak through the MOH and BM

Honestly there's a lot more but I didn't feel like typing all that out. She's posted the list on FB and IG and people are already calling her a bridezilla.
I was also just kinda weirded out because aside from the previous convo at the hospital and when she originally asked me to be a bridesmaid, we haven't spoken since high school. So I respectfully declined, stating that the virus and school were my top concerns right now. Then, I decided to check her socials to see if she'd posted anything. She had and everything was basically how it was before the hiatus... Except her kids are nowhere to be found. No "look at my cute baby" pics are kids crying in the background of her videos. Nothing. Though, based on her new pics of herself, she's given birth to baby C. I mean, she's definitely still recovering, but she also definitely had a baby and that baby is not on any of her socials, so when she responded to my decline with an attempt at guilting me to be her MOH, I asked her where her kids were. This was her response.
"Oh, I left them at the side of the road in our way home from the hospital those moochers could walk home lol"
I was like, please tell me you're not being serious (especially cause it looks like she had the baby days ago). And she replied "I was just joking you shouldn't be so serious all the time". Honey, you made a joke about child abandonment/abuse, you're not being serious enough. And then I finally got the update on the kids.

• Baby A is still with Adam, Beth signed away her rights
• Baby B and Baby C have been given to a mutual cousin of Adam and Chad who is infertile (tbh I didn't need that last tidbit of info or the three paragraph long rant about how God hates infertile women, I didn't even read all of it, I couldn't, and I didn't think that Beth could be so cruel to even think those things). I checked out the FB page of Baby B's grandparents and they're happy with their grandchild's new parents, it looks like the cousin and her husband and welcoming them to the family as another set of grandparents and will let them have access to B. So yay!
• One thing I do need to stress though is that because of COVID the courts in our areas are either moving at a snail's pace or closed, so none of this is "official" but Beth (and Chad) has signed paperwork and all that needs to happen now is presenting that to a judge.

And when I rejoined our convo she said the doc she had for baby C gave her brith control, and she was surprised cause after her first pregnancy she asked her doctor for it but he refused to give her any. She mentioned that her old doctor was also her mom's and sister's doctor, she ended up asking the doc who delivered baby C to be her new doctor, so I hope that works out.
After learning all this my convo with Beth started to go down hill...
Beth: wait, did you actually think I would just leave my kids at the side of the road! I just didn't want to be a mom, but I wasn't a bad one
Me: Beth, I think that you've been through a lot of trauma in the past few years, and that it's gotten to you mentally and that you should speak to a professional.
(Of course, Beth has been a bad mom, but she does need mental health help and I wasn't going to convince her to get it, or to not tell at me, if I said that )
Beth: what? You think I'm crazy?!
Me: no. I think that getting kicked out as a teen because of a pregnancy and having your family actively reject you and try to sabotage you must have been very painful. Plus, pregnancy puts a lot of mental stress on women and you've had three in such a short time span, I just want you to take care of yourself and get what you want in life, and I think that will start with you taking care of your mental health.
Beth: what I want... IS FOR YOU TO GO STRAIGHT TO HELL! Beth then calls me every cuss word, expletive, and derogatory word she can think of one of the words she called me was a derogatory word about people from my ethnicity and my blood is boiling that she thought it was okay to say that to me.
So, I'm now on her hit list. She's been blowing up my social media all day, on her last FB post where she called me a slur she said that she still expects a good wedding gift from me. Yeah, no. So I've blocked her on everything, and I've decided to completely cut off contact. This will be my last update.
TL:DR - Beth went on a social media blackout for a bit, had baby C. Gave up all her kids, baby A is still with Adam, Baby B and Baby C are with a mutual cousin of Adam and Chad and baby B's grandparents have access. Chad cheated on her and she forgave him, but she probably shouldn't have. She's decided to have her wedding in a little over a month in Cancun and is expecting unreasonable things of everyone already. She asked me to be MOH I respectfully declined. I also suggested that she talk to a mental health professional because she's been through a lot in the last few years and she cussed me out, she also called me a derogatory name directed at people of my ethnicity and that was the final nail in the coffin. I'm now on her hit list. But her kids are safe and I have no interest in going to wedding so I'm cutting contact completely and have already blocked her on all my socials. I'm refusing to be involved with her anymore and will not be updating on the situation.
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--- EDIT - NEW UPDATE --- - JANUARY 25, 2023 - TL:DR AT THE BOTTOM
Hi, everyone, I didn't think I would be making another update, but here I am. I don't know if anyone will even care but whatever. I saw a YouTuber, Charlotte Dobre, do an entire video about this post on Facebook (which was funny, she did it well), [editor's note: here's the video in question and also: check out Charlotte Dobre's subreddit !] and got so nervous that Beth was gonna see it. Turned out, she's seen it and does not give a single damn, because as I pointed out, the majority of the info in this post came from her public social media. She also doesn't know who posted it (more on that in the update). I am still no contact with Beth and have no plans to change that anytime soon, but we have mutual friends who have told and shown me what's happened.
First things first, she and Chad did get married, but they eloped. According to all sources they are completely and utterly miserable though. Chad has proven to be and overall lazy and unfaithful husband, and Beth has really gotten into feminism (with a focus on reproductive issues) after she started using birth control, and Roe v Wade getting overturned (even though we're in Canada) really caused tension in their marriage. As it turns out, Chad thinks that abortion is murder and God created women for the purpose of making babies.
Beth tried to argue that not all women want or should be mothers using herself as an example, and then Chad went ahead and used her as an example of why women should be forced to have kids, because in the end she gave kids to an infertile couple. She didn't take that well and said that her entire life and future was ripped away from her and destroyed the second she got pregnant with baby A. Adam was never slut shamed or demeaned like she was, both at home and at school (which is a fair point, myself and many others were helpful and supportive but there were a lot of people who judged the hell out of her and said really nasty stuff) and that if she hadn't gotten pregnant she would've gone to college or university because she lost the general and financial support of her family with that positive pregnancy test. Chad has made a Tinder account. Beth was informed but it doesn't seem like she gave a damn.
So basically you could cut the tension with a knife.
And with her family, her sister came out as gay and cut off/has been cut off from their parents. But she's got a partial scholarship so she's doing okay. She and Beth are NOT on good terms but have met up and acknowledged that their parents messed them up by being religious nuts and their parents encouraged them to be competitive with each other and sabotage each other. Apparently their dad's motto is "competition brings out the best in everyone" (ugh). But they've talked and that's good enough for now.
Neither Beth nor Chad have custody or visitation of their children, which Chad is starting to regret because he's suddenly getting more and more into the church and religion. Chad talked to Beth about getting baby C back but Beth shut that down hard and warned the cousin who adopted baby C (officially and legally btw).
Beth started going to therapy after she and Chad got married, which makes me very happy and excited for her.
There was a rumour going around that Chad has a mistress and it took me a while to confirm, but it's true. He's cheating on her with a paramedic and she knows. Beth is fully aware. Idk if she plans to do anything about it or just continue to ignore it, but I hope she leaves his ass. I'm still not gonna talk to her, she crossed so many lines, but she's grown and improved a lot and her life would be a lot better without that sac of scum in her life.
Now, I have given a few details in my post that should've revealed my identity to her, namely her asking me to be her MOH. I have found out that she actually asked around 15 girls (including myself) to be her MOH, without telling any of us about the others because she was trying to get money from all of us and because her mental health has just been very bad and she needed help. And of those 15, 8 have been going to school out of province and of those eight we all had basically the same classes in high school. And apparently doesn't remember our discussion at the vaccination clinic and had major blow up with everyone she asked to be MOH. So she knows it's one of 8 people and reportedly has no interest in trying to narrow that number down. (Chad did the same thing with his groomsmen, but idk any of the numbers)
TL:DR Beth and Chad got married (eloped), are miserable, have zero custody or visitation with any of their children, Chad's cheating and Beth doesn't appear to care, Chad is super sexist, Beth is a feminist now, Beth's sister is gay and they've talked but not reconciled, Beth asked too many girls to be MOH for money and doesn't know the ID of who made this post.
Dear "Beth", if this post gets forwarded to you or somehow graces your phone screen, leave Chad. He's trash and you'll be much better without him in your life. And though I'm not willing to talk to you again because of your words and actions, I do wish for you to have a wonderful and happy life.
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I'm not the OOP!

Hello!
Identity: 24F, asexual, sex repulsed, demiromantic biromantic.
Location: Dominican Republic, I will be pursuing a master's degree in Europe starting this year.
Interests:
Getting lost in music is my favorite way of spending my free time. I like cooking/baking special things when I feel inspired to. Sometimes I get caught up on random rabbit holes of information, I bing read web comics knowing they're incomplete. I like taking pictures, watching the sky and stars; sometimes just standing there, breathing the fresh air at the countryside makes me feel fulfilled. Oh and I write poetry. I also like outdoonature activities such as swimming, running, hiking. It's been years since I had a bike but I want to get back to it.
I don't really play video games anymore. Maybe in the future I'll get back to it. Same with tv shows, I have a long list of things I watched/played in the past, so maybe we could talk about both of these things. And I'd be open to recommendations.
Shows/cartoons I've liked:
Live action: Orphan Black, Teen Wolf, the OA, Sense8, New Girl, Skins, Fleabag, Warrior Nun, Anne with an E, Super Girl;
Animated: Kipo, She-Ra, Inside Job, Arcane, Dragon Prince, Hilda, Violet Evergarden, Edén, The Owl House, Teen Titans, Young Justice, Disenchantment, Harley Quinn, ATLA, LOK, Bocchi the Rock!, Ergo Proxy, Cowboy Bebop, etc.
Games: Life is Strange, The Walking Dead Series, Kirby and Super Mario games, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, GTA, The Sims, Unpacking and Need for speed.
About me:
I'm an ambivert, a private person but I can open up easily, sometimes it happens fast, sometimes it takes time, it depends on the person. I've dealt with anxiety and depression in the past, but nowadays, it's mostly social anxiety that lingers. Still I can function in society and be a good add-on in others lives.
I'm open to talk about things like that and I can be pretty understanding of other's struggles. I don't like being bombed with heavy information without warnings first though.
I don't have my life 100% together, so I don't expect you to be at your "prime" either, but someone with a drive to get and be better would be nice, so we could support and motivate each other to keep thriving. So I can understand if you're struggling or have had in the past. I'm striving for my independence, personal and career growth, and living a peaceful life.
Right now I'm unemployed, I get by trying to be as useful as possible (I live with my family); getting gigs here and there while I find a steady job; I also have various business ideas that I honestly don't know what I'm waiting for to try bring them to life lol; apart from that, I spend time doing things that I like, and every once in a while I enroll in virtual classes, short courses of different things. I live in a sub urban area, and honestly, there's not much to do here besides clubbing (not my thing), eating out, going to the beach or parks. Or maybe there is more and I'm not aware yet lol.
I express my feelings through acts of service, quality time, words of affirmation, compliments and flirts, cuddling and open/honest/healthy communication. I like to communicate and I hate when people leave me hanging on/waiting for answers that never arrive, I like being honest and talking things out, even if it won't work out.
Physically: I'm hispanic, 1.73m tall, average weight. My hair is short but my sense of fashion isn't really masc, nor too femme either lol. I just prefer to dress comfortably, but if things have to get fancy I can get fancy, you'll never see me wearing dresses though. Comfort > looks.
Happy to send pictures and expecting to get them in return, like to put a face to whom I'm talking with, so I would like to exchange pics early on, so if you're too big on anonymity, I don't think we'd be a match. For friends this isn't necessary though but if you want to, I'm fine with it.
Looking for:
you + me 😏🤭 /JK... perhaps?👉🏼👈🏼
I've never been in a relationship but I feel ready to explore that part of myself that I've been neglecting haha. I kind of crave emotional connection and I enjoy cuddling. I put that pink flair but friends are welcomed too.
Friends: anyone between 22-28, sharing things in common or anything at all, I can talk about anything honestly lol.
More than friends: 22-28, who's also looking for something similar; we don't need to have a lot in common, but if we share some interests it would be great; someone who can hold a conversation and communicate openly and with honesty; can get serious or be a silly goose when necessary :v, likes to constantly text/voice chat/video calls. I haven't had any luck finding aces here so I'm open to a LDR, even online for a while, though I would like to close the gap some day, I wouldn't be comfortable with an online relationship forever. Also I will come back to my country for a bit to do some things but I'm open to moving elsewhere depending on a lot of factors, feel free to ask me about this..
I like to communicate and I dislike when people leave me hanging on or waiting for answers that never arrive, specially in the online world. I like being honest and talking things out, even if they don't work out. But I don't chase people who gets hard to reach out to.
Deal-breakers include:

• age range
• toxic positivity
• toxic masculinity
• hate towards lgbt+
• passive aggressiveness
• unhealthy levels of clingyness
• hard drugs , heavily drinking, somking
• Ignoring the age range I have stated above

I'm sorry for the length, I always start writing short bits but I'm the type to give as much information as possible lol. I don't leave anything up for imagination XD
Happy to provide more (more !!!? XD) details privately.
If I caught your attention don't hesitate to dm, comment, pm, send me a pigeon or a smoke signal.
See ya!

Happy Monday, Barkada --

The PSE gained 41 points to 6659 ▲0.6%

Today on Inside the Boardroom, my series where I try to cut through the corporate jargon and get to the heart of the matter by asking direct questions to top executives, we have Joan Adaci-Cattiling, OceanaGold Philippines’ President and General Manager, to talk about the gold miner’s unusual 100% secondary IPO.
We cover a lot of ground, so I hope you'll get something out of the chat!

▌In today's MB:

• OceanaGold PH's 100% secondary IPO
  • Why all secondary?
  • What's the "pitch" to buyers?
  • The huge dividend (90% FCF)
  • Gold price impact on dividend
  • Potential expansion
  • First IPO of 2024

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NOTE: Some quick background might be for those unfamiliar with primary/secondary shares, and why an all-secondary IPO might be interesting and unusual.

• When an IPO is sold to the public, the shares can be either primary (new, issued by the company going public) or secondary (previously owned).
• If the shares are secondary, the money raised by selling the shares goes to the person who previously owned the shares, not to the company doing the IPO.
• If the shares are primary, the money goes directly to the company doing the IPO, which is cash that company can use to execute its prospectus plan.

Terms used in the interview:

• FTAA - This is the ""Financial or Technical Assistance Agreement"", signed directly with the President of the Philippines, that governs a foreign large-scale mining firm's exploration, development, and utilization of minerals.
• Free Cash Flow - This is the cash that is left over after all of a company's expenses are deducted from its revenues. It ignores non-cash expenses like depreciation and impairments.
• Inferred Resources - These are quantities and grades of gold and copper that OGP can reasonably assume exist based on geological evidence, but that haven't been physically verified.

Inside the Boardroom
WITH: Joan Adaci-Cattiling of OceanaGold Philippines [OGP]
RE: 100% secondary IPO
Merkado Barkada (MB): Joan, before we talk about the thinking behind OGP’s upcoming IPO, I just want to congratulate you on making it out the other side of this process, and for being the first company to take the IPO plunge in 2024.
Joan Adaci-Cattiling (JAC): Thank you, Brian. Indeed, we are this year’s curtain raiser and our listing is one of the many firsts that we have had the privilege of experiencing. We are the first FTAA of the Philippines in 1994, first to go into production in 2013 and the first to be renewed. When we had the confirmation of our FTAA renewal in 2021, we had provisions in our addendum and renewal agreement, which are firsts in the Philippine industry and with our bell ringing today, we have completed the remaining requirement of our renewal.
MB: Cutting right to the chase, an all-secondary IPO is usually a red flag for many investors. What pitch would OGP make to potential IPO investors who are looking for share price upside?
JAC: The objective of our IPO is to give our fellow Filipinos the opportunity to participate and invest in the value and upside potential of the Didipio Mine. For context and as has been previously shared, we are required to list on the PSE as part of our FTAA renewal in 2021. Since we have no debt on the balance sheet and no major capital plans, we do not require additional capital investment in the business at the time, hence the secondary offering of common shares.
We believe there is plenty of upside for investors in OGP. Firstly, we have identified additional Inferred Resources that represent upside beyond the Reserve case outlined in the Didipio Mine Technical Report. Secondly, we have recently completed underground optimization work that suggests we can increase mining rates from underground, which would provide higher-grade feed to the mill in the coming years. Finally, we have exciting exploration upside both at depth of the Didipio Mine, as well as at our Napartan regional target nearby. We are currently investing capital exploring both prospects and expect to release regular updates to the market on the progress.
MB: OGP’s best attribute appears to be the dividend. Can you walk us through that?
JAC: Didipio is a highly profitable and cash-generative mine and the current production and cost forecasts, at both current gold and copper prices and those published in the technical report, is expected to lead to significant Free Cash Flow generated this year and beyond. And with a dividend payout ratio equating to 90% of Free Cash Flow, we expect this to lead to very strong dividend payments to shareholders this year and moving forward.
MB: How would expansion activities impact OGP's free cash flow and its dividend should the company elect to spend capex on developing those opportunities?
JAC: The FTAA with the Philippines government is a 60/40 profit-sharing agreement. Our cash flow projections for OGP are on a 40% basis only. Any additional capital that may be incurred is paid on a 100% basis and therefore the costs shared between OGP (40%) and the government share (60%) have a lesser impact on the dividend. That being said, all of our current capital investment plans can be funded through the current proceeds from operations, and we don’t expect to need additional capital at this time.
MB: How does the price of gold impact OGP's financial performance and potential dividend? For investors who might be using an investment in OGP as a proxy for investment in the medium-term price trend of gold, how does OGP's average price received for its gold relate to the average price of gold for that period?
JAC: Considering the favorable outlook for both copper and gold, OGP should benefit from upward metal price movements. We believe the market outlook for gold and copper is attractive, with Central banks’ sustained buying for gold (2022 and 2023), as well as the key role of copper in electrification + potential supply deficit in 2026.
MB: Is there a way for non-metals experts to do their own estimating and forecasting? For example, all else equal (all costs/expenses/production as estimated), how would a 10% increase in gold prices over the respective periods translate into OGP's free cash flow for the purposes of calculating its expected dividend?
JAC: Gold accounts for 71% of our revenues (and copper largely accounts for the remaining 30%). Very roughly, a 10% increase in gold price will translate to ~7-8% increase in free cash flow.
MB: How could capex expenditures impact future dividends? If expansion is to be funded organically, how could this impact OGP’s dividend policy?
JAC: The OGP dividend policy targets at least 90% of free cash flow distribution to shareholders, meaning that OGP could continue to retain some (10% each year) cash on its balance sheet to save for any known capital expenditures in future years. We also expect any additional capital expenditures to incur strong returns on capital and near-term pay-back. The expectation is that it will not impact dividend payments at this time.
MB: Thank you for this informative boardroom chat! Best of luck to you, OGP, and all of the IPO buyers on OGP’s market debut later this morning.
JAC: Thank you too for giving us the opportunity to answer very relevant questions about our IPO!

• MB BOTTOM-LINE: You all know my obsession with primary/secondary shares configuration in an IPO, and this was one that really caught my eye. We've seen all-secondary IPOs before thanks to the advent of REITs on the PSE, but it's rare for a non-REIT IPO to be configured like OGP.
  Deals that are secondary-heavy have the burden of proof to overcome my distaste for this type of transaction. But OGP isn't here trying to pretend to be a normal IPO: this is a compliance listing that comes with a big fat (projected) dividend. They're eyes wide open about how an all-secondary deal looks, and they've priced the deal in hopes that the dividend will be enough to prevail over that sour secondary taste.
  Will it be enough? We are about to find out!
  If the income stream proves to be dependable as the projections, or investors merely perceive that it will be, then I'd expect the yield to come down after the IPO as the stock price rises to equalize.
  Ms. Adaci-Cattiling has given us a quick way to translate our gold price projections into potential increases or decreases in OGP's free cash flow. Increased gold price (above the prospectus price projections each year) could lead to a higher dividend, which could lead to a higher share price (all else equal).
  There's a lot going on here that requires your consideration. There's interest rate risk, there's gold price risk, there's regular old market risk, and there's the political risk that comes with operating under signature of a President. As always, do you own research, and only make decisions that are right for you based on your personal considerations. Take my words and Ms Adaci-Cattiling's words into consideration, but please do not base any investment decision purely on what you've read here this morning. This is a long-term investment play that needs long-term investment deliberation!
  Thank you again to Joan for taking the time with me to talk this out more fully for MB's readers. Let's see what happens today!
  

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TL;DR - I love most of Hades 2 and want it to be the best it can, but gameplay feels less responsive or purely skill-based than 1.
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Let me preface this by saying Hades is one of my all-time favorite games. So far, overall, I’m enjoying Hades 2 quite a bit. I already have 67 hours in 2, have beaten every area and unlocked all aspects, and will likely play for countless more over early access and after release. That being said, in its current state, I don’t think the gameplay compares to 1. I love so much about 2 and it has a lot of potential I want it to realize, but it’s a ways off for me in ways not just pertaining to it being incomplete.
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Hades 1 has some of the best arpg gameplay I’ve ever experienced. It’s smooth, crisp, responsive, and just feels great. So far I can only describe 2 as clunky. In Hades 1, once I’d learned the gameplay, I felt like theoretically, if I played well, I could beat any challenge without even being hit. I could start a new game on Hell mode and succeed on my first run. I didn’t need mirror perks and Boons were great but never felt necessary to my success; it simply took longer and was more difficult with a bad build. This made for many intense boss fights where I won with but a hit remaining as my heart pounded. As hard as it might be to play perfectly with ever increasing enemies and projectiles, I always knew that if I failed a run, I could have simply played better. This is what compelled me to keep pushing myself to higher and higher difficulty.
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Hades 2, for as much as I’m enjoying it, doesn’t give me these feelings. It feels very much like I’m dependent on the tarot cards, alchemy, and a good build for success, and I imagine that’ll only be more true in higher pact levels, especially with instances of largely unavoidable damage in later levels. Regardless, in 1, my character always just did what I wanted it to do at any point. I can understand and respect if they wanted to do something different for gameplay in 2, but I feel like I’m fighting the character just as much as my foes and never do I feel like I have complete control of her. To be clear, my complaint is not about the game being difficult because, aside from the Chronos fight perhaps, once you have the tarots and such, I don’t necessarily think it’s harder than 1. My complaint is about less skill expression and it being less responsive; with truly skill-based gameplay you could scale up the difficulty near endlessly.
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I think the issue is largely, but not entirely in the movement. For example while a double dash would be great, I think it’s more of a band-aid and I never NEEDED it in Hades 1. It seems to me like they gave us these powerful abilities like slow time and ensnare and hexes but then designed the gameplay around all of it existing and being mandatory. Also, the game tried to force the run mechanic, but run just feels fundamentally worse than dash imo, especially in its current state. Feel free to skip or disagree with me on these points (or add your own productive ones), but here’s a non-exhaustive laundry list of critiques I’ve developed after extensive play that I feel are contributing to this.
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*Delay on dash start up - the slow nature of the dash means that with many enemies, if you don’t anticipate and you try to reactively dash to an attack, you’ve effectively already been hit
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*Only one dash - most run boons meh
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*Dash range inconsistent - sometimes I can dash over gaps or terrain that other times I get caught on
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*Lack of animation cancels - getting stuck in long animations when circumstances can change on the fly
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*Actions finishing after dash and vice versa - No, I don’t want to still execute a giant axe smash in the opposite direction
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*Run feels floaty, like I’m drifting around.
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*Running sometimes registering dash on controller - This issue has been consistent between three different controllers, if I don’t hold the button with FULL force, I’ll get a dash sometimes when I want to run.
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*Lack of good or any telegraphs on some enemies
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*Ultimates being interrupted/moves not registering
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*Movement feels slidey, especially so with certain weapons like torches
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*Aim assist on controller feels off, active for some abilities and others not
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*Unblockable attacks - I don’t remember anything being unblockable in 1 aside from traps and such? But furthermore, which moves are or aren’t unblockable is poorly communicated. In a particular boss fight, two different red waves that look nearly identical, one can be blocked other can’t
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*Dash attack well after I’ve stopped holding run - nearly half a second after, especially annoying for axe
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*Some enemies attacking where you are instead of where you were when they started telegraph/windup
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*Daggers sometimes dashing behind enemies, sometimes not, regardless of positioning

Hello everyone, some time ago I posted here seeking for advice about this certification. As a now DevNet certified, I want to share my approach and give some advices I think would be useful to someone willing to take on this journey
So, to start with, as a bit of background I have a major in software development, but I have always have an interest on networks and cybersecurity. I noticed really quick that most software developers disregard networking and instead focused in other fields, mostly related to end user experience and the usage of frameworks. So, instead of growing as a software developer, I decided to learn networking from scratch, eventually took CCNA, and immediately moved to a networking job where I grew up really quick and got recognized as a consultant. 2,5 years later I noticed i had to do something about my re-certification, so I was between going for CCNP or DevNet, this last one being being the safe choice because of my background.
I was studying from Netacad and because of an advice here, I got the OCG book. My advice about studying material is, if you know your stuff in software development beforehand like myself, the OCG book is an overkill. I loved OCG material for CCNA as networking was an alien topic to my carreer; for DevNet it was evenly comprehensive but it felt to me like reviewing boring stuff I already had seen on my university and everyday job as a software developer. Netacad Couse was a best fit for me as it went quicker, but only because I knew most of it already. If you're a network engineer or anything else with no knowledge/experience in software development, I strongly suggest the OCG book over the Netacad course as it ensures to give you strong foundations in every mandatory concept. I also suggest you to learn Python beforehand if you're not familiar with the language, I suggest this course which is completely free and gives you a solid understanding of the language and programming in general from scratch.
I considered buying the Cisco's official practice exam but at the end of the day I didn't have the time as I was looking for re-certification, so I opted to re-read my notes until everything was deep into my head. What I suggest you to focus on is:

• Be absolutely confident with Python. You'll be presented with code you most likely won't be familiar with, but as long as you have a good understanding of the language, you'll be able to understand its logic and answer any questions you're presented.
• Get solid understanding of HTTP: What's a headerer, what's the body, what are mandatory parameters, how messages are built, what does each method do, what are the status codes and what's the meaning of each of them
• Get able to parse and serialize/deserialize data: You'll be presented with scenarios where you'll have to understand XML, JSON, YAML, and YANG, so if you have done some python labs reading and saving data with those formats, you'll be good to go
• Understand what's REST, RESTCONF, and NETCONF, even better if you do some labs using python.
• Understand what's CI/CD, what are the design patterns, and what are the development strategies about (Waterfall, Lean, Agile). You must also ensure to differentiate all of them and correlate concepts, as most of them could be confusing since they're typically mixed. Just be sure you can tell everything apart and understand how they all interact.
• Get basic understanding of the TCP/IP model and network appliances: If you're not familiar with this, you should take your time to understand each of the layers and how they play a role in a successful communication. You should also be confident defining what's an L2 switch, an L3 switch, a router, a firewall, a proxy, and a load balancer, and have a clear understanding on which layer they play a role and what's the role they play.
• Finally, you should get some understanding about the cisco Platforms: Meraki, DNA Center, Nexus, NSO, AXL, ACI, Webex, UCS, HyperFlex, .... In general, you should be able to tell apart what are the task each of the APIs they offer do ( what are the solutions for IoT, for Networking, for Data Center, for Collaboration, for Security, and for Customer Experience).

I think this covers up at least most of it, I hope this is useful for someone and good luck in your journey! and don't hesitate to ask anything if you have any questions, I'll be here to support anyone who needs help.