So I'm in town on vacation with my wife. I leave at the ass crack of dawn on Wednesday to board the train to go back home.
Last night (sunday) I was curious what was in the area. I reinstalled grindr like I have countless times before. With the intention of just looking. I updated my pics because I finally pass as male. And I think it's hot lol. Of the bat someone messages and I'm interested. I let him know I'm trans. Don't have time to catch someone off guard and get murked... I've had a hysto back late last year. I'm good on penetration as far as I'm aware. This is the perfect 1 night stand cause I'll never see him again. I get to test the waters on the gay side. I told him I couldn't meet up last night but he wants to meet up tonight. Like I'm feeling it. It's fucking hot.
My sex life with the wife has been weird since my surgery. But I really want some rando dick because for the first time there's no risk of getting pregnant. I have no ovaries. I was awkward as shit pre hormones. And sex with guys was the worst because of it. I pass as male 90% of the time. My little gay boy wants to play.
Plan on meeting up with him on the bike path down the river bank from the hotel. Never had sex in public before. Nervous as fuck. I've had drunken hookups a few times before my surgery but it was with the Same guy. It was fucking amazing but that sits a little close to home. I live a 12 hour train ride away. I'm nervous as shit because there's not really much for places to step off the path where someone isn't gonna see. Especially at 8pm. The bike path is fairly active for dogs and bikes and runners. I just don't wanna get caught with my pants around my ankles. I don't wanna go to jail because someone sees us before we see them. The idea of cruising is sexy but even then it's typically out of sight. Thinking of telling him I've changed my mind. Mt is great I'd like to be able to visit again in the future...... but don't want to end up on the registry...

Hey, I go by Wicked.
I'd consider myself a lit writer and will often write 10 to 20 sentences, minimum, more depending on the scene. I commonly post multiple times per day, respond fairly quickly, and am in the EST time zone. I require a writing sample to ensure our styles match up. I understand we all have a life outside of Discord but I would like a warning if you are going to be gone for more than a day or two. If it has been more than four days without you reaching out or ignoring any messages, OOC. I will assume you have ghosted.

Requirements:

-You must be active (at least one reply a day)
-No one-liners; please try to give at least two paragraphs (8-10 sentences.)
-Please don’t ghost. Just let me know if you're done. I’ve had to many people ghost without saying anything.
-I will only write to people who are 18+. All characters must be 18+ as well
-Prefer partners who enjoy details and organic dynamics.
-I only rp oc's. I RP as females or feminine men.
-Be open to give and receive feedback regarding the RP
Hard No: (I will block)
-No flirting with me outside of RP
-No sending nudes
-No ghosting
-No asking for personal information
-No Trauma dumping. If we have built a repertoire with each other OOC, then I don’t mind if you need someone to rant to or talk something out.
I RP MXF, MxM, and FxF, depending on the story we decide on together.

I am currently looking for a long-term RP. If you are interested, just send me a DM. I am usually pretty close to my computer during the day. I don’t mind being OOC and being friendly, but it is not required.

Hey, I go by Wicked. I'd consider myself a lit writer and will often write 10 to 20 sentences, minimum, more depending on the scene. I commonly post multiple times per day, respond fairly quickly, and am in the EST time zone. I require a writing sample to ensure our styles match up. I understand we all have a life outside of Discord but I would like a warning if you are going to be gone for more than a day or two. If it has been more than four days without you reaching out or ignoring any messages, OOC. I will assume you have ghosted.  Requirements:  -You must be active (at least one reply a day) -No one-liners; please try to give at least two paragraphs (8-10 sentences.) -Please don’t ghost. Just let me know if you're done. I’ve had to many people ghost without saying anything. -I will only write to people who are 18+. All characters must be 18+ as well -Prefer partners who enjoy details and organic dynamics. -I only rp oc's. I RP as females or feminine men. -Be open to give and receive feedback regarding the RP Hard No: (I will block) -No flirting with me outside of RP -No sending nudes -No ghosting -No asking for personal information -No Trauma dumping. If we have built a repertoire with each other OOC, then I don’t mind if you need someone to rant to or talk something out. I RP MXF, MxM, and FxF, depending on the story we decide on together.  I am currently looking for a long-term RP. If you are interested, just send me a DM. I am usually pretty close to my computer during the day. I don’t mind being OOC and being friendly, but it is not required.

finished uni nearly but moved back home early cause of shit mental health lol but i don’t really have any friends back home they were all at uni so now i’m just really fucking lonely and would love to talk to some people :) preferably people from the uk just cause timezone is similar but i don’t mind where from! will admit it now i can be flaky, i get moments where i’m like yeah let me talk to everyone and then can immediately snap into like oh god i hate myself and can’t bring myself to reply to people it’s stupid i know but thought i would at least admit it lol
hmmm idk what to say about me errr i like reading books a lot and helped run a book club before, i love watching tv shows and movies, recently just watched all of 9-1-1, so good actually . genuinely my favourite film ever is cars. a masterpiece. in so many ways. i studied criminology at uni and might do a masters but money and trying to get a job atm is so hard ahhhh. i really don’t like capital letters i don’t know why they just creep me out a little. i hate cheese it’s the worst thing ever created like actually. i have 2 tattoos and 11 piercings and would want more but again money plus i always sleep on my new piercings and that shit hurts honestly.
really looking forwards to getting to know some people :)
if you get this far and think wow she sounds so cool i’ll be her friend thennnn message me your best joke 🫶

With the election season coming up, the bots are out in full force - and a lot more forceful. I posted the below text on the centrist subreddit where I first noticed how bad bot activity is ramping up, but thought I'd repost here, since this seems to be target in the past. (as well as most politically minded subreddits) Also included are a few ways I've noticed them, to assume that I'm arguing with bots and thus stop when I realize this. (and then proven probably right in what happens next)
The change in various subreddits in pretty much everything related to the recent protests has proven yet again how reddit can be manipulated, and how I'd wager 1/3 to 1/2 of the commenters aren't "real" in the organic sense in politically-minded subs. (more on that below)
TLDR: make your comments and move on, don't engage too much with replies, because chances are is that you've engaged with a bot recently, and much more likely on any politically related posts. The entire system of upvotes / downvotes is corrupted, not to mention many of the commenters are paid shills (with various ways of assuming they are - not proving 100%, but lots of evidence they are)
So basically you are just wasting your time and giving your energy to the machine - don't do this TOO much. It's a waste of energy / time. As carlin says, at least when you are ...... you have something to show for it -
Just an fyi, there's a 50-50 chance you are talking to a bot right now - I've noticed a lot of this activity recently, and especially on this sub.
How do I know?
Look at what gets upvoted and downvoted - these have changed drastically recently (like on Israel related ones - on this sub - anything for the protests gets massively downvoted, this - on reddit? no way)
-Why do your comments stay at -2 or -4? because they're hidden by the default view. they do this to create an environment that most normies won't question and/or look further into.
-Do they not actually respond to your points / miss nuance / context? they're probably in a different country using auto translation software. people abroad can't tell the difference between an ICE car and a car ice sculpture, for example.
Also look at the commenters, what they say and their profiles. a lot don't look real.
And these are just the accounts that they don't do a good job at making their profiles look legit, because there's no point. (since they are throwaways)
My point being don't waste your life replying to many of these people, they probably are just interns / bots anyways.
Here's a link from a supposed testament of how this works: (supposed - not proven, but it lines up from my prior political consultant activity a LONG time ago)
https://www.reddit.com/seculartalk/comments/1ab9cn2/are_there_really_paid_shills_doing_online/
"My niece was a political science major at a reputable university in California. Part of her program is a coop portion where they join a campaign for a semester. This happens twice during the four year undergrad program. If you’re not familiar with how co-op works the school places you. You don’t have a choice. If all goes well you get some good experience, something to put on your resume, you make connections that can help you after you graduate and if you’re lucky you get hired on as a paid staffer.
In 2016 she was on the Kamala Harris senate campaign for Barbara Boxer’s seat. Then she was on David Baladao’s congressional campaign in 2018.
After graduating she was hired on to the Kamala Harris presidential campaign in January of 2019. This is where she went from student/volunteer to a paid position and the job changed a lot. So instead of door knocking, putting up posters, applauding during campaign speeches and running errands she was helping organize the field team and the cyber team. The field team is pretty straight forward so let’s focus on the cyber team.
Their job was to see what was hot and how can the campaign get in front of whatever issue or whatever was happening at the time. Did a candidate in another campaign put his foot in his mouth? Is there a controversy that is early in the news cycle? Is something being talked about online that makes our candidate look bad? Kamala getting political favors from people she dated and keeping an innocent man in prison were the ones I remember off hand. This is all normal stuff. Other than planting staffers at rallies to ask questions because the rubes never seemed to ask the right questions for Kamala’s already prepared answers there isn’t a lot of juicy gossip on these campaigns. But the cyber team had another role which is why I’m making this post now.
The cyber team and most of the staffers were expected to participate in forums, bulletin boards, social media chat spaces, all platforms including reddit. They were expected to have multiple accounts and maintain characters while engaging with other users. She used pre-maid accounts that were at least three years old. They would push-pull ideas to see what worked and what fell flat. The same person would have nice, mean, old, young, female, male, gay etc personas. Each with a bio. If one of them left the campaign someone else would take it over. This is all over and above the bot accounts. The cyber team were real people with multiple fake accounts testing talking points and seeing what the push back would be so the candidate would be prepared when the campaign couldn’t protect her from real people. The main work was done in a cubicle farm by a dedicated team but regular staffers were required to do it as well. The K-hive cyber team and the BootieJudge cyber teams hated each other and took pleasure in exposing their rival’s accounts.
That person you are having an argument with online may just be a shill from someone’s campaign. It may also be Russian, Israeli, Chinese and surprisingly Turkish agents. Election interference is real but it isn’t hacking voting machines but instead two idiots arguing online with one of those idiots being paid to do it. So the next time you encounter someone in sub, any sub just understand when they start spouting talking points they may not be a real person.
Age of the account won’t help you. Banning normally doesn’t help much because the can just hop-on with another account. It’s only going to get worse as the election heats up. God help us all."
Ever notice how blocking only gets a response from another different account? believe it or not most real people dont' do this - you just argued with a bot / pr shill / campaign.
https://np.reddit.com/shills/comments/4kdq7n/astroturfing_information_megathread_revision_8/

Here's also a good example on the centrist thread, where I originally created this post -
God with a soft g has the top rates comment, and is lying about the prior convo to discredit what I said:
I was replying to a question of why xudoxis (a user) was spam posting at all on a different thread in this subreddit (centrist) - they were posting multiple stories on the exact same topic in this thread - another commenter was calling them out on it - upon which I replied, given their spam posting of the same story on this subreddit multiple times - that they were a bot.
see the bot-ness? of course you do.
then God with a soft g replies with only my response on this thread, not to the comment I was replying to in the prior one -
my guess: both xudoxis and god with a soft g aren't legitimate. one was spamming stories, the other defending that spammer (and also young acct) by lying about the convo. (after i blocked xudoxis, since they couldn't respond to me)
yes, this is all small crap, who cares - but realize this is pr plain and simple - they lie all the time.
https://www.reddit.com/centrist/comments/1cqnn7u/comment/l3sng85/

I just recently saw an ad for this dating site, and I'm not sure if the people who use it are real or not. Even after a week of talking, the person I've been talking to doesn't want to give out personal information like her phone number or where she studies. She says it's too early. It looks like the page is based in Greece, but the replies are in Hungarian. I used Google to look for proof of her pictures but couldn't find anything. People who use dating sites often seem to get this kind of message.

I have this friend from when I was 17(I am 26 almost 27 now) we had a good friendship with lots of fun, laugther and we shared alot of the same struggles with mental health which made us closer. We graduated from our High School and then kept seeing eachother the last 10 years. Something I noticed is that I am usually the one reaching out to meet or ask her how she is. We meet up and we have a good Long talk over coffe once in a while. However I started to notice a pattern, that if I don’t reach out I will not hear anything. I kept messaging her and checking in on her. She never checks Up on me. She never share anything unless I write to her and ask. Finally some weeks ago I started to get tired of this. I asked her and she said that it was nice to see me 2-4 times a year but she can’t mentally manage meeting more frequently because of her university etc. I said I understand, But I really wished she could then just text me once in a while to check in on me like I do with her. That was too much for me to ask - she couldn’t handle that. I then tried to Explain my emotions that I feel really Hurt and I thought we could be better friends since we had been friends for 10 years. She was very cold in her messages and just Said that she only wanted to be friends because she was nervous I didn’t have anyone to talk to. I then said to her that I have a good handful of friends who I talk with so that wasn’t the case. I asked her why are you me just because you are worried I don’t have anyone to talk to. She then replied that she also gets something our of it by talking with me. I told her I can’t be her friends if she can’t at least muster a ‘Hello How are you’ message occationaly. She Said sorry I cant give you What you want. Then she wrote another message saying ‘I can’t handle this right now let me reach out to you in 2 months and let us see’ I feel really hurt and I feel like it has opened some old wounds from ex friends who didn’t care about me and where it was me caring too much.
I don’t know What to do next. Is it worth trying to make mends?

Hi! Ok so this is gonna be long but I really need help.
Ok so basically a few weeks ago, my toilet wouldnt flush. Water would fill the tank, but it wouldnt go down. It was never clogged, and if it was I can't imagine that there was anything I did to do it-- hell, I stay at my boyfriend's almost every other day.
I requested maintenance immediately after I realized that it wasnt a problem I couldnt personally fix. Of course, if you know Lark you know, they didnt come until a day later. The guy replaced my handle (?) and used a snake to force it to flush. (Scraping the paint off the inside of the toilet bowl in the process). Long story short, he overflowed the toilet and didnt notice until I mentioned it (because a water bottle cap literally started floating toward me). Anyway, he had an 'oh shit' moment, and ran to get a shop vac and a big fan. He told me to keep the fan on in my bathroom until he came to get it back, which I did. Mind you, my toilet STILL was not flushing properly after this incident, though it at least flushed.
Earlier this week, I received a text informing me that they were charging me $100 because the floor below me had water damage. They said that, "under section 16 (of the housing agreement) it states "Resident will be responsible for damage from waste stoppages caused by foreign or improper objects or improper use in lines serving bathrooms, damage to fixtures, appliances, doors, windows, screens, damage from water faucets left on or from doors left open, and repairs or replacements to alarm devices necessitated by misuse or damage by Resident and/or guests."
Now I was appalled. Not only was it not broken due to improper use, but I wasnt even the one who flooded the damn thing, AND he didn't even notice until the water was really bad. NOT ONLY that, but he clearly didnt even bother to check the floor below me after KNOWING he flooded my bathroom!
I relayed this story to the Lark employee who was texting me (yes it is a confirmed Lark number, the charge is on my account), and he said they would talk to maintenance management about the issue and get back to me. Two days later, 10 minutes before the office closed for the weekend, they inquired when I was going to pay the charge. I informed them that no payment would be made, especially not when I have received NO updates about the situation. Obviously no reply over the weekend, and I messaged at 3:30 today asking for an update with no reply.
What can I do? Do I fr have to take this charge? I don't have an extra $100 lying around, especially not for an issue that wasnt even my fault.

So i (22F) am trying to figure out if i was groomed in high school by a female teacher. Im genuinely unsure but i feel uneasy about the situation so advice would be appreciated.
Apologies for how long this is going to be. So in 2016, i meet a student teacher shadowing at my high school and im immediately entranced by her. She’s mysterious and pretty and smart. Im 14 at the time and she’s about 26. So i find her very fascinating and i try and get to know her, she’s fun to talk to and very comforting. Then in 2017 she becomes my actual teacher and no longer a student and im going out of my way to talk to her and we get closer because of it, i was also struggling terribly with my mental health and was desperate for any support where i could find it so i saw her as a maternal confidant and nothing more.
But as the year goes on, her and get closer and we hang out in her classroom alone after school. We hug when greeting each other and she buys me gifts, she says im her favourite and very mature for my age, confides in me about her own life and leans on me for emotional support(im only 15 now) We become so close that other teachers tell her to stop spending time with me and im told to stay away from her. She tries to distance herself but ends up failing and we stay close. Then i leave that high school and go to another one but now since she’s not my teacher anymore, she’s okay with us getting even closer. We hang out outside of school a lot(always alone), she tells me everything about her life, including her sex life. This goes on for the rest of high school so all while im still a minor and we continue getting very close but nothing sexual ever happens. She continued to lean on me for emotional support and i had to talk her down a few times.
But then when i graduate and become an adult, we start to drift apart as the years go by. And she would never hang out with me and my friends, despite us all being 20+ now. Until recently she just ghosted me completely, which is actually what made me question this whole thing. Why were we ‘best friends’ while i was still a minor but now that im an adult, she won’t reply to my messages anymore?
So basically, im just trying to figure out if this was grooming even though nothing physical happened? I just feel like if she was a male teacher instead, the whole situation would be viewed differently but i feel gross and upset about the situation now that i view it from an adult POV. I would never be friends with a 15/16/17 year old.
Any advice? Thanks for reading this all

So I am on a chain where someone sends it to everyone involved.
When I get these responses (which are requests for people to confirm or deny something), I always ONLY respond to the requestor.
Everyone else seems to just auto reply which goes to EVERYONE. In the last few minutes, my phone has gone off while I'm trying to relax with everyone responding as a reply all.
A friend of mine did that and was offended that I replied all (bc I wanted everyone to know they had the option to reply directly ) and said they shouldn't have to take the time to do anything but reply, which automatically replies all.
So AITA for not wanting to know everyone's personal choice?

So I (20F) have known this girl, let's call her Em (fake name, 20F), for a whole bunch of years.
To be precise, we actually first met when we were little, but neither of us remembers it.
My mom has been friends with my "aunt" (not biological) since they were in high-school. As they grew older, of course, their families expanded. My aunt had three kids, who would be my cousins. Her mom's side of the family is from a another country that shares borders with ours. Her brother, who lives in said country, had 5 kids, four girls and one boy. We're unrelated. They're my "cousins" actual cousins.
Most of my family (this aunt and cousins included) live in another part of my country, so when I was a kid I used to go over the summer and stay most of it there to see everyone. It seems that when we were kids, we all hung out once, there's even a picture to prove it, but again, no one bellow age 25 remembers that.
Well one of those summers, when I was 14, I went to visit and went over to my aunt's for dinner. That's when Em and I kind of really met, and boy do I remember that.
We all said our hellos, and we sat down at the table, she was sitting across me. All night we made small that, and I really liked her.
I was always openly gay, never really had a "coming out of the closet", since no one in my family cares. They've always been supportive of me. Her family, though, it's a different story.
Her siblings are great, and they're also cool about that, but her parents (specially her mom) are catholics (if I remember correctly, her dad or one of their uncles is a preist) soooo yeah we weren't really openly flirting at the dinner table.
But then, us young ones went away to play cards. She was playing against me, 3 vs 3, only this time she was sitting almost beside me.
The stolen glances, the grazing of hands, the little smirks. I remember the way she looked at me, like she didn't understand what or why she was feeling something, but she knew she was. She found me attractive, but with the not-really-but-just-met situation and her parents, we just stuck with that. I only saw her once again that summer, same thing, only for a whole day. And then back in my hometown as they were passing through to go back to their country
We exchanged numbers, and when we talked she confessed she liked me, a lot, but didn't know what to do in that moment. It was new to her, though that didn't really bother her much. I remember she said something along the lines of "It’s like I was so mesmerized by you and at the same time so confused that I just froze, but I would've kissed you if we had seen each other again, and if it happens I will".
Well, six years passed.
Not being actually related and living in two different countries kind of made it impossible and of course, naturally, contact faded and every once in a while we'd talk again as if no time had passed.
Eventually she got a boyfriend, I had a few relationships two. Long term and serious on both accounts, but we never not talked at least a couple times a year (respectfully, of course).
I guess I never really stopped liking her, bjt it was more of a distant thing than anything else. Every time we talked tho it was great. We woukd catch up, open up about things we would otherwise keep quiet, etc. It's like we always gravitated back to each other, both in thought and in speaking terms (on both accounts).
Eventually, when she finished high-school, she followed her older siblings footsteps and moved to a city near mine to attend college, that was around a year or two ago.
She broke up with her boyfriend a few months back, I did so too.
And three days ago, I replied to a story she has uploaded on her insta and, well, here comes the best part.
We started talking, catching up, and I can't really remember why but the conversation eventually led to me saying I found her pretty. She replied it was mutual. I'll try to recall the conversation below.
"Wait, do you still like me after all these years?"
"Well, yeah, why wouldn't I?"
"I mean, we didn't see each other again, grew older and you even had a boyfriend, I thought maybe the feeling had passed for you"
"Yeah I mean I isolated myself a lot in that relationship, it sucked, but I never not liked you, nor forgot about you, it was just impossible"
"Well, it's not anymore. I still like you too, and I've been wanting this for years"
"So have I, I want to go see you"
I remember I told her that when I saw she had a boyfriend I didn't really wanna force or ruin anything cuz she seemed happy and I liked that, and she told me she would've left him in a heartbeat for me the second she'd known I still liked her.
We also talked about her family. She told me her mom actually found out about our little chat back in 2018 and got kind of mad, but Em told her to screw off and not go through her phone again, and that's the end of it. One of her sisters noticed then too, but just told her good for her and also never mentioned it again.
Then the same day I replied to her story, she had told her older sister and a friend of hers about me, since they were reminiscing about summers, told them she was still into me.
The rest of the conversation was one I'd never had with her. She told me she liked me, and what things. She thinks I'm pretty, she thinks I'm funny. Smart, talented, good. I honestly don't know if all l of it is true but to hear her so starstruck, just like when we were 14, made my heart skip a beat. It was adorable. And then, well, it derailed into a more... uhm... mature conversation about plans we had for each other? If you get what I mean lol.
And that's where we are now. We're both having exams right now so we're planning to meet up next week when we're done.
IM SO EXCITED!
We miss each other, and we've wanted to hang out for ages. Not only that, but her now openness to be with me and enjoy it is so both refreshing and adorable. She calls me names, compliments me, tells me she wants me.
I never would've thought it would actually happen, not at least for a few more years. I also wouldn't have thought that shy girl I met would be so openly flirty with me, even on voice messages.
She's told me about a hundred times already how much she's wanted this, that's she's so glad it's gonnaa finally happen, that she's wondered what it's like to kiss me ever since she met me.
It's mutual, it's all mutual.
I feel giddy, excited, and I definitely feel wanted, and it's amazing.
Just wanted to rant about it and her, she's honestly amazing and beautiful. Kind, smart. Her accent drives me crazy and when she speaks her native language I literally feel weak.
Six years. Six years always thinking about each other (and many of those times it's like we mind-called each other beacuse we'd end up talking again). The girl I've had a crush on for the longest and never got, and we finally have the space, place and time to do it. This is it, it's our moment. And I definitely plan to enjoy every minute of it. She's worth it. So, so worth it.
Have a nice day everyone, Imma go talk to her lol bye

I'm a divorced guy, starting the next chapter in my life, and I'm seeking my forever person. Pics in my profile. About me:

• I do not want kids. No compromise on this. I wish to live childfree and am seeking a partner who desires the same.
• I am a leftist, progressive socialist. I am strongly pro-LGBTQIA+. BLM. ACAB.
• I'm an atheist, humanist, secularist and am staunchly pro-science. I want to believe as many true things and as few false things as I can.
• I’m a big nerd. I love books, comics, movies, games of all sorts, including video and tabletop. I love pop culture, especially from decades past. I quote a lot of movies and shows. I collect toys. I’m a big kid at heart, reclaiming what I never had as a child.
• I’m an abuse survivor. I separated from my abusive family almost a decade ago and my family now is a family of choice. I am strongly interested in and a proponent of mental health.
• I’m a dog lover. I have two now and will likely always have dogs in my life, as I see them as an essential part of my happiness. Unfortunately, I am highly allergic to cats.
• I’m mildly autistic; I can pass pretty easily. I’m sensitive and introverted and have a limited amount of spoons to spend on social stuff. I’m a homebody, and like my peace and quiet, though I’m happy to share that with a like-minded person.
• I am honest, direct, forthright, and have a strong ethical compass. I am very much in touch with my emotions. I strive never to fall into the traps of toxic masculinity. I value the truth, and am a proponent of clear, open communication in a relationship.
• My love languages are acts of service, touch, and words of affirmation.
• I am seeking monogamy only.
• I am sober; I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs.
• I’m in Kentucky right now but I’m pretty eager to move elsewhere eventually. My job is remote so I can go pretty much where I want. So I’m down for an LDR, at first. But please be willing/able to travel if you’re far away.
• Some people really care about height; I'm tall, 6'4".
• Lastly, I am fat. I’m not looking to change that right now. Loving myself as I am. I’m also into fat liberation, and ending the stigma against large bodies. I believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to find love and sex, regardless of their size.

I cordially invite you to reply if:

• You know what you are looking for and are not interested in games. You're seeking a serious relationship that will last. You are honest, authentic, grounded, and seeking the same sort of things I am. You are able to be vulnerable and are good at communicating.
• You are neurodivergent or comfortable with those who are.
• You're a homebody, a couch potato, someone who likes staying in and watching a show together rather than going on a lot of outdoor adventures.
• You are non-religious.
• You are politically left-leaning.
• You are childfree.
• You're sober and a non-smoker.
• You're geeky, nerdy, crafty, having special interests, hobbies, and obsessions you're eager to share.
• You are sex-positive, body-positive, and kink-friendly.
• You are emotionally intelligent, emotionally available, and good at communicating.
• You are stable in your life enough to pursue a long-term and likely long-distance relationship.
• You are plus-size, a BBW, thick, curvy, or whatever term suits you best; I like big girls.

Bonus points if any of the following apply to you: you bake, you like ASMR, you're a fan of Tolkien/Lord of the Rings, you play RPGs, you play video games, you like 80s and 90s pop culture, you're a redhead, you wear glasses, you're a dog lover, you have a southern accent, you got a phat booty.
Seeking ladies between 30-50, though that's not set in stone if the connection works. A pic of you in your initial message is highly appreciated if possible.

I am in a pickle with my employer. I work in an at-will state. I interviewed for a 2nd shift position and in the interview the supervisor stated that she no longer has access to pay information and shift differentials and that I could get that info and negotiate my salary with the recruiter from the corporate office. She said she believed differential was $1, but to confirm with the recruiter because it may have changed since she was in charge of that and only he would have access to that info, but she would also be contacting him to offer me the job. I contacted the recruiter that day who told me the differential is actually $2.75 per hou$3.75 per hour for weekends.
I should have asked for it to be in the offer letter, but when I accepted the position the offer letter it only stated my base hourly pay + "all other payroll and differentials to be paid per company policy." I have worked other evening shift jobs where the differential info was attached separately or not stated on the offer letter at all. I wasn't that worried since I had confirmed with the recruiter over the phone as requested and the supervisor confirmed he would be the only one who could give that info to me. I was training during the day shift so when I got my first evening paycheck I noticed the differential is $1. I contacted HR who told me to contact my supervisor to correct it through payroll. Turns out, the recruiter told me the incorrect amount.
My supervisor and HR rep have confirmed that this recruiter has frequent errors. They also acknowledged that he told me the wrong amount and they wished they could correct it, but because I make the highest pay in the hourly range of this position they cannot raise my base salary to reflect what I was offered. So they would change it if was making lower than that amount...when I said that is unacceptable they informed me I can no longer speak with them about this issue and "HR does not do meetings about wages." They want me to wait until the recruiter gets back next week from vacation so the chief of HR can speak with him to hear his side of the story and then after that she will have a meeting with my supervisor. They informed me I am not allowed to be a part of that meeting. I have also asked for the policy in writing that the differential is $1 to add to my personnel file to prevent any further confusion and they are unable to provide it - they told me payroll enters my location and the evening paycode in the software generates $1, but they don't actually have that info anywhere else. WTF!
All of this is documented in emails back and forth, except for my initial conversation accepting the job. Would I have any recourse for this? I realize it's not an employment contract and it was a verbal agreement, but I believe I in good faith accepted an accurate offer and multiple people have already acknowledged the mistake.
I do have a time-stamped phone call from the recruiter and a text message to my partner 1 minute later stating I would be accepting the job with a $2.75 shift differential. I quit another job and turned down a different job offer to take this one and have records that I had been applying to about 25-30 other jobs that month. I made more money in my other job, but it was causing me unnecessary stress and anxiety and I decided slightly lower pay and similar (but not as comprehensive) benefits would be better for my mental health. Now I am being paid $1.75 less per hour than I agreed to and I would have declined and stuck it out at the other job until something better came along. When negotiating pay, I had told my recruiter how much money I made at the other job and stated I wanted to get as close to that as possible based on my experience and now I feel like he lied about pay to get me to accept this job.

I have my own reason to stop Mr CoopeNationstar from handing my details over to a class action administrator in connection with the data breach.
(Too long to explain, just accept that I do not want it to happen).
I have messaged them multiple times, and they just reply with answers that are non-sequitur. It is almost as though they are replying to a different party, with a very different concern.
I have written their legal council and they do not respond.
What can I do?

I'm a divorced guy, starting the next chapter in my life, and I'm seeking my forever person. Pics in my profile. About me:

• I do not want kids. No compromise on this. I wish to live childfree and am seeking a partner who desires the same.
• I am a leftist, progressive socialist. I am strongly pro-LGBTQIA+. BLM. ACAB.
• I'm an atheist, humanist, secularist and am staunchly pro-science. I want to believe as many true things and as few false things as I can.
• I’m a big nerd. I love books, comics, movies, games of all sorts, including video and tabletop. I love pop culture, especially from decades past. I quote a lot of movies and shows. I collect toys. I’m a big kid at heart, reclaiming what I never had as a child.
• I’m an abuse survivor. I separated from my abusive family almost a decade ago and my family now is a family of choice. I am strongly interested in and a proponent of mental health.
• I’m a dog lover. I have two now and will likely always have dogs in my life, as I see them as an essential part of my happiness. Unfortunately, I am highly allergic to cats.
• I’m mildly autistic; I can pass pretty easily. I’m sensitive and introverted and have a limited amount of spoons to spend on social stuff. I’m a homebody, and like my peace and quiet, though I’m happy to share that with a like-minded person.
• I am honest, direct, forthright, and have a strong ethical compass. I am very much in touch with my emotions. I strive never to fall into the traps of toxic masculinity. I value the truth, and am a proponent of clear, open communication in a relationship.
• My love languages are acts of service, touch, and words of affirmation.
• I am seeking monogamy only.
• I am sober; I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs.
• I’m in Kentucky right now but I’m pretty eager to move elsewhere eventually. My job is remote so I can go pretty much where I want. So I’m down for an LDR, at first. But please be willing/able to travel if you’re far away.
• Some people really care about height; I'm tall, 6'4".
• Lastly, I am fat. I’m not looking to change that right now. Loving myself as I am. I’m also into fat liberation, and ending the stigma against large bodies. I believe everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and to find love and sex, regardless of their size.

I cordially invite you to reply if:

• You know what you are looking for and are not interested in games. You're seeking a serious relationship that will last. You are honest, authentic, grounded, and seeking the same sort of things I am. You are able to be vulnerable and are good at communicating.
• You are neurodivergent or comfortable with those who are.
• You're a homebody, a couch potato, someone who likes staying in and watching a show together rather than going on a lot of outdoor adventures.
• You are non-religious.
• You are politically left-leaning.
• You are childfree.
• You're sober and a non-smoker.
• You're geeky, nerdy, crafty, having special interests, hobbies, and obsessions you're eager to share.
• You are sex-positive & body-positive.
• You are emotionally intelligent, emotionally available, and good at communicating.
• You are stable in your life enough to pursue a long-term and likely long-distance relationship.
• You are plus-size, a BBW, thick, curvy, or whatever term suits you best; I like big girls.

Bonus points if any of the following apply to you: you bake, you like ASMR, you're a fan of Tolkien/Lord of the Rings, you play RPGs, you play video games, you like 80s and 90s pop culture, you're a redhead, you wear glasses, you're a dog lover, you have a southern accent, you got a phat booty.
Seeking ladies between 30-50, though that's not set in stone if the connection works. A pic of you in your initial message is highly appreciated if possible.

This is a burner account bc my main has mutual. Idk where to even start but here it goes. I’m 7 weeks pregnant after trying on and off for 2 years we were hesitant to share the news right away. I found out at 10 DPO so I’ve known for about a month now. Mother’s Day was yesterday and my boyfriend wanted to tell his mom the news. His mom immediately started crying and came over and hugged both of us. She did say congratulations and was really happy. Here’s where I start to get annoyed. I said that we weren’t going to announce it on social media yet and she immediately calls her mom to share the news. She says congratulations to her daughter on FaceTime but nothing to me or my boyfriend. I said again we weren’t going to announce it on Facebook with her on the phone. Then before we could even order our food his mom makes a Facebook post about how she’s going to be a grandma. So I had to hurry up and make an announcement for my socials so my family would see it from me before her. I had already picked out an announcement from Etsy and had it customized so I just went ahead and posted it. His grandma then takes my picture from my Facebook with out saying congratulations or even liking the post and makes her own post about how she’s going to be a great grandmother now. All his cousins and aunts viewed my Snapchat and didn’t reply. They all messaged him and said congratulations but no one commented or liked my post or messaged me.
Obviously this hurt my feelings and I felt like my first pregnancy announcement was taken from me. So I brought it up to my boyfriend and he texted his grandmother and gave her my number and said “if you’d like to congratulate her or say something this is her number” (which I didn’t want him to do but whatever he was trying to help) she then ignored that and proceeds to talk about when she wants to have the baby shower. Which is she bothered to talk to me she’d know I already have a date chosen no where close to what she wants. She eventually went and commented on my Facebook post and said I am so happy for you both but idk it’s just rubbing me the wrong way. I just don’t feel important and I’m upset I didn’t get to tell my family in a special way because his family had to post their moment and disregard mine. Am I being hormonal? My boyfriend kinda thinks I am but he’s being supportive of my feelings still.

I’m Nate I’m 16 and I enjoy playing iMessage games I do rp and I like to play xbox im from the USA and lookin for ppl to chat with about anything hmu anytime will reply when I can also enjoy goin outside at times an chill with family but hmu anytime an we can maybe be good friends 🫶🏻

I'm sure the overwhelming majority of us have experienced being messaged by gross weirdos online, especially if you have any pictures of yourself on social media. I don't really get it these days but back when I was 15 it happened too often (I'm sure it's just a coincidence... Right?)
Anyway, one time I was messaged by this really disgusting 30-something year old on Facebook. "Hey I wanna fuck you and kiss you and fuck myself sexy sex" kind of gross. I went to his profile to see he had his wife tagged in some of his pictures as well as relationship status set to "married". So I screenshoted our "conversation" (which was just his creepy messages and me saying "Ew...") and I sent it to his wife. She saw my message but didn't reply so I was pretty bummed out. Like two weeks later I thought to check out his profile again and I saw he changed his relationship status to "in separation" and I think months later when I checked it was "divorced"
Won't lie, I'd like to think it was me that caused it. I'm amazed a 15 year old kid could think of something like that. My only regret is not doing it to every single creep who ever messaged me as well as not sending it to ALL of their family and friends, not just the wife
I still boast about it and on the days when I feel low, I remember this one achievement. 10/10 would recommend
As a side note, imagine being related/friends with/married to such a disgusting person and not knowing about it, having zero idea what they're like behind closed doors... That's nightmare fuel. Wouldn't even be surprised if he sexually harassed people around him, this kind has no morals. It was truly a civil service on my part

Hi! Trying this yet again because it's worked out well until it hasn't. 🙃
Truth is, I'm finding this great big city to be very lonely. I do a lot of activities alone or with the one friend I've managed to make, but I crave companionship. I would really like to meet someone I can chat with fairly frequently. Local to NYC preferred so we can actually meet up/go on dates as well but I won't say no to an online connection at this point, either.
For transparency's sake, I am interested in any gender but have only dated men in the past. Age-wise, please be ~26-38 years old. Priority to those who are emotionally intelligent, can openly communicate, and have a good sense of humor. A physical relationship is certainly not out of the question if you're nearby but I would love to build a connection before that. (Happy to chat more about that privately if you have questions.)
A bit more about me: I wear glasses, I'm brown (south Asian variety), and I look much younger than I am. Shy at first but I can be a bit of a flirt once you get me out of my shell! Would consider myself introverted/a homebody but have been forcing myself to be more extroverted to take advantage of everything the city has to offer.
Looking forward to hearing from you (chats preferred)! I value intro messages that are thoughtful and thorough, so you have a better chance of getting a reply if you put a bit of effort in. :)

Emily loved late-night texts, but one message changed everything. At 3:03 AM, she received a chilling text from an unknown number: "Look outside your window." Thinking it was a prank, she ignored it and went back to sleep.
The next night, at the same time, another message arrived: "Why didn’t you look?" Uneasy, Emily glanced outside but saw nothing. She replied, asking who it was, but got no response.
On the third night, her phone buzzed again at 3:03 AM: "Look outside, I’m waiting." With trembling hands, she pulled back the curtain. In the dim light, a figure in a dark hood stared up at her window. She screamed.
She called me in panic. As she explained, I urged her to call the police. As we spoke, a new message appeared: "Don’t call them." It knew her every move.
Before police arrived, another message came: "Look behind you." I heard her scream through the phone, then silence. The police found her door open, her phone on the floor, but Emily was gone.
Her disappearance remains a mystery, and now, every late-night buzz terrifies me. Not all messages should be read. Remember, in our connected world, some connections can be sinister. Stay safe, keep your curtains closed.

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