I'm wondering if anyone who compared these two brands could share what they ended up doing. I'm likely looking at the 14AX Trainer (it isn't much more than the Sport) vs. the Endless X500. I'm far from a high level swimmer, and the E500 seems like it would not be worth the premium to me.
I looked at Master Spa, but frankly the dealer did not give me a great impression. Seemed very "used car sales" there. Plus while they say they offer service in my area, my house is a good 2 hours from their show room. The Hydropool and Endless dealers are closer and have decent reviews. I do not see a lot of third-party spa maintenance/repair businesses in my area despite it being a major metro area. The one that came up in my searches is apparently now part of the Hydropool dealer's business.
The Hydropool dealer also sells TidalFit, but it seems like those are a step down. I can go checkout a Bullfrog, I like the idea of the "seat packs", but haven't read much about their swimming jets.
When I read about the Endless, it seems most are talking about the E500, which I don't doubt has a top notch swimming experience. There seems to be less on the X500 which is probably more akin to the Hydropool's swimming system.
I do like that the Hydropool has 4 hydrotherapy seats, but realistically it is jut going to be 2 in there 95% of the time. I like the hydrotherapy jet layout better on the E500 vs the X500, but again, probably not worth the extra price.
FWIW, I am planning build a covered deck around the spa. My understanding is that both of these should be "repairable" for 20 years or so. I don't expect it to run like a Swiss watch for 20 years, but as long as I can repair it, I'm happy. Otherwise I'd need to do some deck surgery to get a new one in there later on.
I've also been told the End to End rolling cover is as good as anything, so I'm going to get one of those for ease of use/storage when in use.
Anyway, appreciate any thoughts people have before I drop the coin on one of these.

I’m a music tech teacher at a high school and do sound for the dance program. The dance teachers constantly want everything louder than the last song, especially when more than one dance teacher has their kids performing. I’m taking measurements mid- audience and it’s easily 85-90db, and 110db peak…. And they want more. And we’re gonna be there for 2 hours.
I can tell ear fatigue sets in and they (teachers and students) are amped up and not thinking about the effect on their perception. To be fair - they’ve got a lot going on with watching kids, costumes, lunch schedule, etc.
Another reason they may ask is because maybe their expectations are off - a hip-hop number with big bass right before a gentler ballet with delicate guitar introduction is always going to see a drop in level. They immediately complain it’s too quiet.
Meanwhile, thank god it’s just a DJ deck for most of the show because as soon as someone turns on a mic to welcome parents I’m sitting on a razor’s edge managing feedback and getting dirty looks for not “turn her up so everyone can hear”.
No one is going anywhere… How do you handle talking to/educating others about volume issues?
In case anyone is wondering, The rig is a DJ deck into a Yamaha dm3 into two EV ZLX15 powered speakers and one stage monitor. Minimal and ‘portable’. Shure wireless mics for welcome and farewell address.

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Hello! I am 35M and my main problems are that I have low libido, erectile dysfunction, REALLY HARD to climax, no morning wood ever, can't sleep well, depression, and just have a general bleak outlook towards everything: nothing makes me happy or cheers me up. I have desire for sex like once every 1-2 weeks, this isn't normal. I started taking cialis when I anticipate sex and it helps but there has to be an underlying cause to my low libido / ED. I only sleep ~5 hours. I have enough time to do 8-9 hours but after ~5 hrs I just wake up and cant fall asleep again and start overthinking about all my problems.
I have googled my symptoms and a lot points to having low testosterone levels. I keep reading and a lot of the recommendations is to get enough sleep (can't), eat well (definitely do!), and exercise.
Okay so on exercising, I do lots of it. It's my latest obsession since the pandemic began. I run 30-40 miles every week, bicycle 100-150 miles per week, and do upperbody weights 3-4 times per week. I dedicate ~15 hours a week on fitness. I am *extremely* fit, very muscular looking, have ~10% body fat, low 40s resting heart rate, just ran a 3h30m full-marathon, have done a half-Ironman etc.
The sex aspect has been interesting, all my life through my 20s I was a 1-2 minutes man, climaxing immediately and as a result never making the girl climax with penetration. Now it is really hard for me to climax and because I have really good stamina/endurance I can last literally hours and I am now always making the women climax through penetration. I guess all it takes is to last long enough. This is with cialis to get rock-hard. It also has the drawback that sometimes I make them climax 2-3 times and I never do. They get self-conscious thinking I dont like them, which is not true. I have trouble making myself climax even by myself. This aspect in a way is enjoyable since I always felt like a failure in sex (climaxing fast, not making them climax, etc) but I still know there is something wrong with me, and I depend on cialis.
I went to my primary doctor and told him all of this. He ordered a blood test and my levels were:
TESTOSTERONE, FREE (pg/mL) 51.0 [range: 46.0-224.0]
TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL, MS (ng/dL) 608 [range: 250-1100]
He said the levels were "fine" but if I had further concerns to go to an urologist. He also said that he has read that extreme endurance exercising can cause my issues (I dont think what I do is extreme endurance...?)
I am afraid the urologist will just say the same (that the levels are fine) and I waste my specialist copay etc and I am just thinking of going straight to one of the clinics mentioned in this sub? I have kids and do not care about fertility etc (had vasectomy done)
Could someone offer their opinion on my situation?
Thanks.

I'm researching the effect of reflections from surfaces of water bodies on the performance object detectors. Numbers suggest is might be of interest to remove reflections all together if possible. Hence I was wondering if we can do this optically and clear the data of this "noise" instead of/along with making models more robust to reflections.
I now nothing about optics aside from some high school level knowledge. I thought maybe if reflections become polarized and therefore we can filter them or something to that effect. Web search yielded nothing. Any help is appreciated.

I (36m) have been teaching high school for 5 years. I've been in the process of saying goodbye to all my seniors, which is always difficult. One of my seniors this year delivered me an invitation to her graduation party.
It says I'm welcome to bring my family. It's at a local church, so it's not a personal residence or anything. There will be a lot of people there. Handwritten on the inside is that I've been her favorite teacher and I've really inspired her college and career path. She's a great kid and it really makes me happy I've made such an impact.
I was thinking of attending. I was going to rsvp by text to her PARENTS to let them know I'm honored and that I would attend.
I think it would be fine to coordinate through her parents that I'm attending. What do you all think?

I've been thinking about how I'd rearrange things in OTH to firstly maintain characterisation of our favourites and offer challenges and the drama we all know and love!
The first alternative I thought of was Haley and her music. Instead of making Chris Keller some random guy used to get between Haley and Nathan as a romantic threat (that completely overshadows Haley's passion for music and performing), rename him and make him Haley's older-brother who never went to college, works at the record-store and encouraged Haley to sing/play in his band to break her out of her shell. Have the band play regularly at any opportunity that presents itself - the Burning Boat, gigs at the university etc - and really show Haley as invested in a future as a performing musician. Develop her song-writing through her relationships with Nathan (slow things down!) as well as Lucas, because he's incredibly important to her. Tension can arise within the band when they are approached by a manager who starts rearranging things, bringing the focus to Haley instead of her brother because of her voice/appeal to a younger, female demographic, especially with the subject-matter of her songs. Create more tension when they've recorded the album and are presented with the opportunity to tour. Have Haley's brother be the one to break Haley out of whatever bubble she's in with Nathan - if she doesn't do this now, she'll never get the opportunity; when would the Haley he grew up with ever sacrifice her dreams just on the off chance she could have a relationship with a guy?! Haley's parents sign over guardianship of Haley to her older-brother; she has to home-school while they tour so she doesn't get off-track.
Nathan is hurt by Haley leaving but appreciates it's her dream, and he's going to do the same with High Flyers. He and Peyton become closer: they start dating, this time being kind to each other. Nathan shows just how much he has changed - or rather, how much of the kid he's always been has been brought out by Haley's influence. He lets Peyton in this time - we see her try in S1 but he brushes her off, as if it's a big joke - and she supports him with High Flyers etc. However, they reach a point in their relationship where they decide they are better as friends, and split amicably.
Haley struggles while on tour because of the demands and the lifestyle. She's exhausted, her sleep-cycle is messed up, she's overwhelmed, but her brother's there every step of the way to support her. They have a serious conversation about whether she wants to continue touring or if it's too much for her too soon, and they need to find another female vocalist/guitarist, so she can return home, finish school then figure things out. But the key point is this: Haley doesn't give up her dream because she feels pressure from a guy. She takes a detour because her mental-health is suffering. It would make a great storyline feeding into her adult depression, where being away from her family and friends (especially Karen and Lucas) severely affect Haley's wellbeing. The rug's pulled out from under her and she can't handle the instability.
As for Dan, instead of giving him a heart-condition, he could have ALS, Lou Gerhig's disease. It's an incredibly serious, debilitating disease and I can see Dan using it heavily to manipulate everyone around him, possibly over-exaggerating his symptoms until he's no longer pretending and realises too late that he's pushed everyone away with his behaviour. I can see Dan using his illness as a way to get back into Nathan's life ("I just want to see you play at Duke before I die") and manipulate his way into Lucas' ("I want to make things right before I no longer have the ability"). But I'd like to see Karen and Deb continue to support each other where Dan's concerned, with Karen supporting Deb as she pushes for her divorce despite Dan's diagnosis, helping talk Deb out of her guilt etc. And bring back Royal and May. I can definitely see May Scott returning to take care of her son, while Royal would become the next big-bad, going after Lucas and Nathan for not wanting anything to do with their dying father, attacking Deb for abandoning Dan in his time of need etc.
After the dynamics we saw in S1 with Royal and May, their addition would be very interesting, especially seeing Royal play off of Whitey and how Royal and May's relationship would suffer when she sees Royal bullying the boys, and May supports the two women wronged by her own son. I think it would add a lot of depth to Dan's character when he sees Royal starting to bully the boys, and he decides to devote what time and independence he has left to being the boys' protector, ensuring that neither Nathan or Lucas turns out like he did. Dan redeems himself through his genuine support of Nathan and Lucas - and possibly Karen and Deb too.
What do you think? What would you do?

24M here
I don’t know what’s gotten into me, but I just feel some sort of resentment towards my parents. It’s confusing because it hurts me that I feel this way since I know they have provided for me but that I also am having very disturbing thoughts cause of the abuse I’ve taken and feeling like I’m not good enough for them among other things. I’ve talked to them and they assured me that they were worried that I wouldn’t do great at the new job, so I understand there’s no bad intent but I think my mind is messing with me thinking that they probably didn’t believe in me or something.
They keep saying they want to try and build a better relationship with me since they didn’t give me much attention when I was a little kid and even they were hard on me when I was in high school. I mean it would be nice, but I just feel resentment and it’s making me feel down in the dumps. Is there a way to overcome this?
Edit: Also my dad cut off contact with his sisters cause he got upset about whatever they were talking about. He never wants to tell me so I don’t know anything else. My grandparents didn’t really like my mom that much from what I heard, but I don’t know how true that is.

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When the three teens got up the next morning, they ate quickly before turning their attention back to the instrument.
With the soundboard ready enough, Derek's next task was to collect the string posts and such from some of the scrapped stringed instruments, but to do no more than clean them up if needed and set them aside for later.
While he was doing that, Shizoku was using one of the better instruments in the shop to make sure that Fuyuko had a solid concept of scales and octaves. During this, the luponi couldn't help but ask "Ya should be able ta hear as well as me, why are ya tryin' ta have me figure this out?"
"Well," the kitsune replied, "there's a few things involved. First, I have paid a lot more attention to my magical senses than my physical ones, so while my ears might be able to physically hear as well as yours, my mind isn't as attuned to working with that information. You have been used to pushing yourself to make the most of every sound." She hesitated a moment before adding, "There's something else involved with that, but I think it's best if someone more experienced teaches you, which Mordecai is probably going to do, so I am not going to even tell you what it's about. I just don't want you to think I hid something from you later."
After Fuyuko gave a slightly confused nod, Shizoku continued. "I am also giving you just enough information for you to get certain key concepts down. Once I do that, we can hunt for a fresh set of notes without the bias of the rest of my training. You'll understand when we are done."
Once she was satisfied with the taller girl's understanding, Shizoku began the next stage of the process. "Okay, now this instrument over here has some adjustable positioning with its tuning knobs, and we have some other pieces that were also still being prototyped. Fuyuko, what I want you to do is find a new note. We have a bunch of strings of different types, so you can play with it with different sounds. So you hunt down a note that you like, no, love. Deep or high or somewhere in between, it doesn't matter. Once we have a single note to work with, we can scale up or down as needed to get the matching ones, the only limitation is that it has to be a note Derek can hear. The notes I showed you are the notes I know, but technically a scale can be based on the harmonies of any frequency. Since you don't know all the systems that already exist, and you have really good hearing, you should be able to pick out a clean frequency to start with."
After Fuyuko got a hang of tuning strings, Shizoku had Derek follow her out of the workroom. "I don't want to disturb her concentration, and I don't want our reactions to influence her. I'm sure she's heard plenty of music before, but I doubt she's heard as much well-performed music as you have, so she won't know what sounds are supposedly wrong."
While Fuyuko was occupied, the pair explored the witch's island more, poking their noses into any unlocked buildings other than the main house. Some of them were storage, and some were other types of workshops. Shizoku wasn't certain if the wreck of an alchemy lab was the result of visitors or of Carmilla's own experiments, and decided it was best to not ask. But there were a lot of notes and a few books, so she decided to start browsing them and copying any new information she found. She also wrote on a couple of them to correct anything she saw that was clearly wrong.
Once the fox girl got distracted by her studies, Derek decided to practice channeling his elemental abilities more. The swamp was a fascinating mix of different types of elements and different ways elements could be seen. The concept of 'mud' was complicated enough that he was beginning to see it as its own thing, distinct from earth and water.
And then there was the way in which 'air' could be trapped in the muck, and even the more liquid stuff could prove difficult for air bubbles to escape readily. None of that was good quality air, at least, not if you needed to breathe, but it was air. Sort of.
He walked along the wooden walkways that wound around the island, probing as far as he could with his senses. Holding on to this state was tiring, but it was easier to keep doing this exercise when there was something new and interesting to puzzle out. He wasn't trying to manipulate or adjust anything right now, that seemed like a bad idea to mess with Carmilla's island, but there was enough here that was simply different from what he'd seen before to keep him occupied for a while.
So when Fuyuko had found the note she wanted to work with, she had to spend more time fetching her friends before they could continue. "So, as I was playin' with the notes, I kinda remembered some old songs my ma used ta sing ta me. They didn't sound the same as the songs people liked, and they ain't in common, so I ain't sung them in a long time, but I tried ta remember them as best I can, and then I figured out some strings that sounded like I remembered. I think these can work as part of a scale."
Shizoku was satisfied with the results. "It's not on any of the scales I know. Very good Fuyuko. Um, and maybe when we are done here, we can hear those songs. Now for the hard part. We have to find the harmonies. More specifically, we have to find the harmonies and how to create them with the available strings. This is going to be a lot of work, and most of it is still going to be based on Fuyuko's hearing, so our part is to make sure she has as many available strings and ways of adjusting them as possible."
It took several days in fact, including marking sections on the strings that could be used to change to a different harmonic note. Part of this was to create a lot of options, which they were going to need. Shizoku took a lot of notes during this, and Derek eventually had to go back to town to barter for some more strings. They had a lot more than they were going to use in the final product, but there were so many more possible notes than Derek had realized. And the tiny fox organizing their efforts was being perfectionist about having every possible option available. She'd also added "precise distance measuring tools" to his shopping list.
In the end, Derek had what she wanted, but he was pretty certain that he'd overpaid in at least one barter. At least he'd been able to get some more food supplies. The meals Udup got for them were fine, but a little repetitive and boring, so it was nice to get a change of pace. He also made sure to collect the items they had been storing in their room so that they didn't have to lug them around the swamp, as they had a place to stay on the witch's island.
And during all this Bip was amusing itself by learning to vibrate in tune with the various notes, and even showed off by making waves on its surface that matched the sound. Shizoku looked a little confused when she passed on what her familiar said, but to Derek that felt like an insight he needed to work on with his air attunement.
When their taskmistress was satisfied with their options, it was time to create the layout for their instrument. "We need a piece of wood the same size and shape as our instrument. We're going to figure out the best string order for what we want. This is going to involve a lot of moving things around, so we want to do the work here, and then copy that to the actual instrument when we are done."
This part went a lot faster but it still took most of a day to design their layout, and the next morning was used for their final assembly.
The instrument had a total of twenty-six strings, two octaves of thirteen notes each, with more notes available based on which of the raised ridges one pressed down on while plucking the string. Even with the tools that Derek had bought, measuring with enough precision was hard, but thankfully the tuning posts were all made to be used in experimental instruments so were easy to adjust.
After they had lunch, they got Carmilla to examine their work. "Huh," she murmured as she plucked each string, "yeah, that is a new sound. And this thing is cool, I need to find a name for it. Alright, you guys pass this stage, and with flying colors." She giggled, "Miss Kazoo says you did that the way hard way. It was thorough, but you should have been able to do it with about a third the work or less."
Shizoku scowled and said, "Well, she may have had a lot of music training, but I have had only so much, so I wanted to be sure I didn't miss anything." And then she blinked, "Wait, 'Kazoo'?"
Carmilla coughed. "Oops. I'm getting a scolding now from Mordecai. Um, maybe don't use that? Anyway, you guys did a great job and put a lot of creative and physical effort into this. That adds up, you know? So with this and all the other stuff you guys did before coming here, I only get to ask you for one more task. I want you to put on a performance for me. And I want it to include that instrument. You can practice with this one, Kazue will make a copy that is a bit more stable for the performance and for me to keep."
That elicited groans from the entire group, but Shizoku rebounded quickly. "Wait, I have an idea. Um, I think we need a couple of days of practice, and we need a drum as well."
The plan was pretty straightforward. Fuyuko was going to sing the songs she could remember, and teach them to Shizoku and Derek while also doing her best to play the notes on their new instrument. She wasn't really going to be very proficient at it in only a couple of days, but they were able to work out the simplest arrangement that would go with her songs.
Derek's job was to maintain a steady beat on the drum and sing along with the chorus of the song. Not knowing the language that Fuyuko was singing in made this part harder.
Shizoku's job was to adjust one of the dances she knew to the timing of Fuyuko's song. She even dug into one of her expanded space bags to bring out a very fancy looking kimono and a pair of fans that could be used to create a sharp snapping sound, which could be used to contrast the low sound of the drum that Derek was playing.
The resulting performance was far from professional. Fuyuko only had a small pattern of notes she could reliably reproduce while singing, and they were somewhat spread out as she couldn't play fast at all. Shizoku's fan dance also didn't really match the feel of the song despite the adjustments she tried to make, and Derek's reproduction of the chorus was far from perfect.
But they put sincere effort into it, and Carmilla was satisfied. "Oh, that will be a great start, and I think I am going to like playing this. Thank you, I think you three have put more real effort into this than most of the adults have. Oh, they have a special gift for you Fuyuko, they say you should have it now." A small book appeared in her hands, which she handed over to Fuyuko. "Part of the dungeon magic means they learned that language when you sang it. This is a copy of every song you sang and a translation. The writing for the original is sounded out using the common alphabet, they don't have a writing sample to learn the original script from. Um, they also think you should wait to read it until you guys are settled in for the night. I'll let you three through the swamp tomorrow, and you can collect your big prizes when you get to the end."
The reason for waiting became clear to Fuyuko when she did start reading later that night, and she began crying. "I remembered the words and the sounds, but it's been so long that I didn't really remember the meaning. They were lullabies. They were my clan's lullabies."
Shizoku and Derek did their best to comfort their friend, but her tears were both of pain and of joy. She was very happy to have this small bit of her past restored to her, even if the translations showed she'd forgotten a verse or two. She was going to do her best to remember them all and make sure they were written down.
She was much calmer by morning, and the three collected themselves and set off to make their way to the briar wall that blocked off the exit to the level. The passage through went fine, but the corridor after was not the straight path Fuyuko had expected. It was blocked off, and there was a single stair way splitting off from the corridor. "Um, guys. That's supposed ta be the way we go, it goes ta a big room ta watch the arena from. That's, um, one of the stairs down to the arena."
They didn't know what to make of this and made their way down very cautiously.
Mordecai was waiting for them, along with several bunkins and kobolds. "So, who is up for an optional bonus challenge?" He asked them with a grin.
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This situation has been going on for quite a while and I need people opinions about it. (I’m sorry for my poor English).
Me and my bestfriend have known each other for almost 5 years. He was the first person I have ever felt a real connection with in all my life and it’s thanks to him that I feel like I’m alive. We spent a lot of time together in school, playing video games and also going outside. We also got to a point in our friendship where we both opened up about our problems.
It was in this occasion that I started to feel that something was off. After some things he said about friendships in general (which I won’t talk about in this post firstly out of respect, secondly cause it would make it too long) I had the impression that he was more connected with a friend we have in common than with me.
At the moment I thought that was totally fine, but later on I realised how unfair it was. He was my brother, my priority in life, my bestfriend above all, even my family, and for him I was nothing more than a second choice. I was second place to someone who didn’t even care about him the way I did and more than that put other people above him. I didn’t talk about it with him though as I didn’t wanna be seen as the one trying to sabotage their friendship despite the fact that everything I had to say was real.
Fast forward a year and the situation is still the same. We are still bestfriends and as all young people do we start to dream about things we could do in the upcoming summer. All ideas and even promises that were broken. During summer we ended up seeing each other only 4-5 times (counting some birthdays that were celebrated in those months) despite the fact I always reached out to him and asked him to hang out, to which he always answered ‘no’ or found stupid excuses becoming dryer and dryer at every text. I ended up rotting in bed for most of the season, even though we told each other we would have done lots of things.
Later on I asked him about why he seemed to be wanting to avoid me, maybe he was having some problems in private so I asked. He said that everything was okay and that we had hang out already too much, but that he would make an effort to hang out more. Blinded by the love (platonic love) I felt for him I excused him once again. However that was a mistake. In the following months (up until December) I still tried to create occasions to see each other. To all my questions he always replied no.
At this time I started to realize that maybe he was a bad friend after all. He never asked about my day (I did), he didn’t read most of my texts, he always admitted to not care about what I was talking about (I thought he was joking but maybe he wasn’t), he was always dry, he never reached out first, he never made time for me. All things that I did to him because I loved him (platonically).
I decided once again to talk about it with him. I specified how I felt about everything, how I didn’t feel appreciated and how I was always comprehensive about the situations. At first he was angry. He replied he was sick of being seen as ‘the bad friend’. Then he calmed down and said that he was sorry I felt that way, that he would try to reach out first and make time for me and that he still considered me as his bestfriend and also loved me.
To cut it short. It’s been 5 months since that conversation and the one to still start the conversation, the one still trying to see each other, the one still putting effort into the friendship was me. All his effort went to that other ‘friend’ we have in common (who I get bad vibes from). That’s when I realised I was watering a dead plant.
So, AITA for ghosting my ‘bestfriend’?

For context, I'm 16 and so is my significant other. We both go to the same high school.
I’ve been developing this relationship with one of the most amazing people. She is great and understands me in the most nuanced way, she is just everything I’ve wanted and more. She and I started talking back in February and she eventually told me she had feelings and this had been the case since September (when I was in another relationship). To be frank, I didn’t believe I had the slightest chance of being with her because she was stunning, knock out beautiful. I told her during that discussion that I wasn’t ready for a relationship but I would be in the future, especially because I had just ended a relationship that ended rather nasty way. She and I continued to talk for a few more months, and our feelings towards one another became very strong and eventually, we started dating which we were both very happy about. She had mentioned this before in previous conversations and it was becoming a more prominent issue as our relationship progressed, she was never allowed outside of the house, had no after-school activities, barely any time to hang out with her very close friends, and especially no time to hang out with a guy, she could practically do nothing outside of her own home. She eventually mentioned to me that her parents are Jehovah's Witnesses which was worrying for a plethora of reasons and explained the total lockdown she was on. In addition to this, we were dating in secret because of her parent's strict “no dating” rule. It got to the point where I’d only see her in school and we would just call and text which I didn’t mind but I wanted to spend time with her, in person. As summer approaches, her and I both concluded that we wouldn’t be able to hang out for the entire duration of our summer break (3 months). We came to a mutual understanding that we should just be friends so we didn’t have to try to make a romantic relationship work while being completely online. She has had several conversations with her parents about dating me and dating in general and they have always responded with a very strong “NO”. We both still have feelings for one another but it’s hard not being able to see each other for such a long period. We might get back together in the future if tensions loosen with her parents but that's not definite. We still want to update one another on our lives how we're doing mentally, and what we're doing creatively but it hurts going back to square one, just being a friend and acting like our relationship didn't even happen. I love her like I've never loved anyone before and I want this to work. I don't want to lose her and don't think she wants to lose me either.
TL;DR Is there any outcome where she and I make our romantic relationship work?

First: apologies if this isn’t the right place but this was the only physical therapy sub that’s active with a decent population. If I need to take this elsewhere, please let me know and I will.
So, I currently work in graphic design and marketing. I work at a non profit that takes care of retired working dogs. While I LOVE my place of work and our mission, I feel so empty and bored doing my day to day tasks. A while back I did PT for some back pain from my days in the army and I ended up LOVING everything about it. I genuinely looked forward to my appointments especially getting to learn and talk about different things with the body. The PTs and PTAs often mentioned I knew a lot and picked up on all the details quick. I believe my understanding comes from I have a bunch of friends that are fitness trainers and medical professionals so I spitball ideas with them, plus all my years of different fitness and sports training. (Note I do NOT think I’m special in this regard by any means, just felt like this was a part of my explanation so I included it)
During my PT sessions I often wondered if I could go to school and become one of them. I felt really inspired. I kept putting it aside in my mind, but it keeps coming back. So I’ve spent some time looking into programs and watching basic PT videos to expose myself to it all more. And the passion has stayed, I really do think I want to do a career switch to the PT field.
I’ve tried applying to some part time physical therapy aide positions to get my toes in and some basic experience before applying to a school to study it - nothing yet there. On that note, I have GI bill benefits left over from finishing my associates (general studies) so I’ve already been looking at going back to school anyways.
But, really I’m lost on how exactly to go about this? And how viable? I’m not old, but I’m also not young. I haven’t been in a college classroom in almost 10 years. Is this a fools errand to chase? I realize if I stay on my course now I’d make plenty of money as I grow, however, I feel so empty and want to do something else. This field has really peaked my interest and the thought of getting to help improve other people’s lives really sparks something for me.
Thank you for taking the time to read all this. Again, sorry if this isn’t the correct place. I’ll gladly delete it if it’s inappropriate for here.

Welcome! Today we will share with you one of how you can promote Gambling offers without getting your ad accounts banned on Facebook and Instagram, and to maintain a high level of profit.
There are 6 basic steps we need to follow:

1. Create your offer page
2. Warm up the ad account on Facebook
3. Cloak the offer page
4. Setup Facebook Pixel
5. Create Creatives
6. Campaign creation and targeting

Step 1: Create Your Offer Page​

Never use the offer pages that are provided by the affiliate network you work with; you should create your offer page. This way your offer page will be unique and it will raise the conversion rate. If you can't create an offer page from scratch, download the offer page from the affiliate network and then modify it, making sure to preserve the layout and browsing speed. *Not all affiliate networks allow you to download offer pages. You will need to talk with your manager to allow you to download them.

Step 2: Warm Up the Ad Account on Facebook

You must warm up your ad account well and slowly. For example, for an FB account, you would:

1. Log in to the account you bought and close the browser without logging out
2. After 3 hours open the browser and create a new page
3. After 1 hour add the page to your BM
4. After 3 hours add your payment card to the Ad account
5. After 5 hours create a campaign with a $15 daily budget
6. After 2 hours from the approval of your ads, you can gradually increase the budget, $10 each time

Step 3: Cloak Offer Page

Buy a domain and upload the offer page, then cloak the link to hide it from Facebook bots and admins. As for the white page, it is as important as the black page, because it is what will keep your ads going. In Gambling offers, your white page should be about "Best Online Games" or "Gambling History". This should not be difficult because all the information can be found online or on Wikipedia. * Don't forget to put an image of the ads that you will create on the white page! * Don't use external links on the White Page.

Step 4: Setup Facebook Pixel

​Add the Facebook pixel to the Thank You Page. This is very important to make Facebook bring similar people to those who sign up for your offer. *Don't worry, if you install the Facebook pixel to your Offer page, it will not be detected. But you must follow the directions for creating the white page.

​Step 5: Create Creatives

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Step 6: Campaign Creation and Targeting

​ If you follow all the previous steps, this step will be the easiest one. You must target people who can pay $200 without any problems. Through our experience in this field, the best targeting is 25+ years, target cities and not whole countries, specify the language, and for interests, we prefer to use gambling interests and start your tests with story placement.
One or two words can do the trick, there's no need to write too much in Creative.

Step 6: Campaign Creation and Targeting

​ If you follow all the previous steps, this step will be the easiest one. You must target people who can pay $200 without any problems. Through our experience in this field, the best targeting is 25+ years, target cities and not whole countries, specify the language, and for interests, we prefer to use gambling interests and start your tests with story placement.

My girlfriend and I have been together for over five years, and everything is going great. I landed a corporate job through an internship, and during that time, I became close friends with others in the program. Our group mainly consists of three girls and two guys, and it's worth noting that only one of the girls is single; all the others are in long-term relationships.
Over the past three years, we've become a tight-knit group, going out for drinks, lunches, dinners, and even trips. Most of the time, my girlfriend is there or is welcome to join; we let all partners come, and sometimes we hang out without them.
However, there have been a few situations where my girlfriend has felt jealous or seemed very insecure about the girls in the group. This happens when I have lunch at work with just one of them, go for walks, catch public transport, or carpool to work with one of them without telling her.
I feel like I'm walking on eggshells when I tell her about my friends. Sometimes, we make plans, and in the end, it's just me and the girls, which upsets her even though I still go. I've always tried to be as honest as possible with her, but it doesn't seem to help.
I think she might see them as threats because they're new friends. It feels like a double standard because she's okay with her male friends since 1. They're from high school, so it's fine, or 2. "It's just (insert friend's name); he's nothing."
I've had multiple conversations and even cried about this with her, telling her how important it is to me to make her happy and reassure her that she's the only one for me told her im not attracted to these girls we just enjoy hanging out as a group. But at the same time, I don't want to lose good friendships because of a partner.

For backstory my great grandmother developed paranoid schizophrenia after menopause and my mother has had brief episodes of psychosis but is okay now. Ever since her psychosis though, I’ve had a big fear of psychosis. I’ve had ocd and anxiety since I was about 5 and im now 25. When I was in middle school I developed it severely though and had extreme derealization / depersonalization that I still suffer from. Right now I’m going through a very bad anxiety phase, almost agoraphobic. I get extreme derealization with thoughts about myself or reality or things I could possibly hallucinate. The feelings and thoughts are so weird I am absolutely convinced they are the beginning of schizophrenia. I’ve read about disorder of self and am afraid that’s me. For example, I’ll start panicking because I don’t know where my thoughts are in my head. It freaks me out. Where are they coming from? How are we all thoughts? And feel like I physically can feel where they are in my head. I’ll become so hyper aware of myself I can see my own eyelashes and feel paralyzed and nothing feels or looks real and everything looks high def and off. I’ll feel like I’m blending into reality, or during one panic attack I felt like there was two of me for a minute. I often feel so weirded out by myself or my limbs I feel like I can’t use them. My arms often feel detached and weird. I’ll feel like I don’t have a jaw and then imagine I hallucinate I don’t. Or feel like I can’t tell what limbs are and like I can feel an extra one and I’ll imagine I hallucinate I do have an extra one. The thoughts about my self and reality get so so weird and dissociating. And sometimes things just don’t feel or look right and I’m so hyper aware of everything , every object , and feel like I’m swimming in the air. Which ive heard is a sign of schizophrenia. Or does this sound more like ocd? I don’t actually hallucinate, but imagine things I could and often have weird bodily sensations, dissociation, etc.

(Only Europe, Please) - short note - If you're not into reading or receiving long messages,don't read any further + Please If you don't want to read everything because of my post being too long for you & instead of reading It all - ..skip some parts - find another person to talk to.Let's respect each other and our free time. All people criticizing/making fun of me & other people - will be blocked.Pretty much as people questioning my post and giving me unsolicited advice.I'm not here for any conflicts and I know I can't please everyone - I know I never will.. However It's me who should feel comfortable in my new potential friendship & obviously someone who wants to be my friend - not the whole world.. which is why I don't need any advice from people who don't even want to be a part of my life. The amount of rude people on Reddit always criticizing others and making fun of them is unbelievably high but let me tell you something - NEVER let anyone make choices for you and criticize you only because you're different! Always fight for your dreams and never let anyone make you think you're worthless! It's your life and you're the one deciding what's best for you - If you want to judge me despite not even wanting to talk to me or give me advice better block me! I'm an adult woman and I make all decisions on my own.I'm not trying to "fit in" and be like everyone else - just to get more attention.Accept me for who I am or let go - is my motto.
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Hello guys! 🙂 (read everything before you decide to send me a message) Please send me a message ONLY If you're in the same situation and If your expectations are the same as mine.I want to find like minded people from Europe (Why Europe? Read my post to find out) I'm looking for something permanent (remember - you can feel lonely even If you're surrounded by others - If there's no emotional bond) I'm fed up of meeting people who never make time for me & only text me once or twice a week to ask me "what are you up to?" Out of boredom.I don't want to meet people asking others a million of questions like "what's your favorite movie?" Just to give them one word answer and ask them another question "and music? Your favorite song?" I'm looking for something "deeper" & different 🙂
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What kind of friend would I like to find? Someone to talk to on a daily basis - Someone who needs It & wants It just as much as me
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What are my expectations? I would like to meet someone in a similar situation – why? Because I honestly feel like only a person with the same expectations and a similar outlook on life would get along with me & because I feel more comfortable talking to people like me..Friendless people who need a strong bond - people without friends and partners.. Don't get me wrong…Most people deserve to be happy and It's good to have friends but people who have friends or families in real life are usually more focused on them (which is completely understandable) & have less time for others + I simply don't want to be replaced by anyone..I kind of envy people who can call others , true friends given I don't have an emotional bond with any of my acquaintances. Please send me a message only If you're not In a relationship and don't have friends for the same reasons I've already mentioned before
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Whenever I hear that others have friends I simply get sad because (believe it or not) If I had to choose between 20 people to talk to (acquaintances) and one special person - I'd choose that one special person without any hesitation .
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I also want to talk to others every day because..I want to see someone’s effort & be someone's first choice - not another person to have random conversations with..some people ask me "Why do you want to talk to people from Europe?" Well..Because I would like to see someone I'd get along with - In the far future - face to face :) + I don't want to wait any longer than 6 hours to receive a message - waiting 6 hours to receive a message is more than enough
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I'm by no means criticizing people who don't want to talk to others often / People who really are super busy & People who want to find someone to have unimportant conversations with - I'm aware that not everyone has the same expectations which is why everything you're reading now - is here for a reason :) All I'm suggesting is - I don't want anything temporary and I don't want to be the one always giving more than receiving.Listen people - I used to ignore being..ignored by others..always being just an option to talk to during tough times or moments of boredom.I was too young to realize that I was never important enough for most people that were a part of my life. I don't know who needs to hear this but..No one is too busy to make time for you! People make excuses to avoid others because they prioritize everything and (maybe) everyone..over them. It's true that most people are busy - but It takes only a few seconds to start a conversation (If you're into short messages) and a few minutes (1-10/15) to type a long message . Don't let anyone lie to you.
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Truth is that most people either don't like you enough to make time for you or just simply - feel no need to talk to others often but are they too busy? No..You don't need to send me a message just to ask me and tell me "Do you really want to talk every day? I like long messages but I can't promise to contact you often" If you really are unsure please don't send me a message.I don't need more acquaintances aka people to talk to - occasionally.
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I'm not trying to sound rude but conversations once or twice a week wouldn't be enough for me and I don't need them... Let me tell you one thing – A true friend would never just give up on you for no reason :) It’s always possible to find someone to have a random conversation with – someone willing to send you one message once or twice a week..but..It’s almost impossible to find people willing to make more time for you.
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I’m not asking a busy person to make time for me by changing some plans! Absolutely not! I’m here to find someone who wants to talk daily (throughout the day or maybe even night) of one’s own will.Someone looking for the same kind of connection.Strong friendships are based on mutual support. One of the best things you can do for a friend in need, is just to be there for them when they want to talk.I often see posts from people who always say how friendless they are because they don't feel loved or appreciated by their "friends" remember! A true friend - someone who truly likes you or someone who wants to get to know you - will always find time for you.
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I'm not interested in small talk/short messages - I love long and meaningful conversations. It's so easy to find someone who loves abbreviations and questions like "How are you?" How was your day? Or what are you interested in? But so hard/almost impossible to find a person who knows how to keep a conversation going & show others some effort.Building and maintaining friendships takes time and effort.Never allow pursuits or possessions to become bigger priorities than your relations with other people.Close friendships are so important to us because they are so difficult to form + Having friends can help you feel as if you belong to something that brings purpose and connection to your life
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• I do NOT respond to any „Hey,hmu” or „u want to talk?” type of messages (super short messages or messages full of abbreviations – I literally can’t stand abbreviations and acronyms in text messages) ALL messages full of abbreviations will immediately be ignored.I also don't like it when people ignore everything I say in private messages just to focus on a random question or? When they start talking only about themselves and don't ever ask me anything. I love conversations with people referring to everything I say...I want everything I say and do - to be reciprocated
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• No NSFW profiles (checking mental health subreddits NOT included as I'm a huge empath and always try to understand others) - Please! I'm not looking for anyone to flirt with and I'm not looking for a partner either. I always check people's profiles (even comment history) - To avoid guys, trying to get inappropriate pictures from adult women or? flirt with them + I don't want to see you with no clothes on so If you're on Reddit only because you want others to see what's underneath your clothes - I'm not for you! I just simply don't want to see any s e x related activity on your profile If you want to talk to me.
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• If both of us (you and I) are from the same country (I live in a non-English speaking country) - I want to communicate with you in our first language! No - Not because I don't understand English - because as you see - I do. Why then? English is simply overrated and people don't appreciate other languages as much as they should. So.. If we're from the same country and you want to talk only in English (which is quite common on reddit) - Talk to someone else. I just don't want to talk to a person from the same country as mine - in a foreign language as It's just something I don't understand even If all you want is to improve your language skills
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• Please only adult people 18-36 (age range) It doesn't matter to me If you're younger or older than me (as long as you're not underage) So.. don't worry! I just want to have discussions with emotionally mature people :)
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• I don’t respond to messages I don’t find interesting even If they're long - If after receiving and reading your message I don't feel comfortable or think "I wouldn't get along with him/her" I simply do not respond (what I’m suggesting is that I don’t always respond to someone’s first or second message because..sometimes you just know If you’d get along with someone or not- I’d never ignore anyone after days or weeks of daily conversations though) just because I don’t want to do anything forcefully & because I don’t want to lead anyone on. I read all messages but I definitely don't respond to all of them! I want to make it clear because I don't want to be accused of not responding and not reading people's messages! - Some people don't message me back as well and even If It's a bit disappointing I'm ok with that! - as long as there's no emotional bond - Not responding to someone's first or second message Is completely OK! If people think they wouldn't get along with a stranger - is there a reason to start a conversation? I don't think so. I can't stand being ignored after days or weeks of daily conversations and seeing people changing priorities over time.. but that's something different - something I don't want to go through ever again for real. If I'm really interested in someone's message it's impossible to hear from me "I'm too busy" because I know myself and If I had no time for others - I wouldn't be here. I don't want to pretend someone I'm not and always try to find some cheap excuses to avoid others. (unlike most people who don't want to talk to others)
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• Don’t ask me “Can you tell me something about yourself?” If you really want to get to know me - you can ask me questions :) I'm an open book.
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• It would be better If you guys were into emojis - like me - to describe your emotions In text messages. Two emojis - 🙂 and 🙁 are completely enough! I just don't like emotionless conversations.I also don't like it when people say "yeah" or yea"as it sounds dismissively. First impression Is everything to me! I want to see your kindness even in a text message - Emojis are very helpful to express your emotions.I don't want to meet people who say "crying Is a weakness" - It's OK to cry even If you're a guy!
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• I want to talk on reddit first (just to make sure If I'd get along with you) before moving to Discord or some other app
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• I would rather talk to a homebody - not another person who always has something to do as people who are very busy don't even have time for daily conversations
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• If you're another person interested only in "childish conversations" such as "HEYOOO! I'M BORED! Ya like Pizza or cheese? xDDDD 🤣" I'm begging you! Don't send me a message.I'm not a child anymore and such messages don't make me smile or laugh.I'm looking for someone interested In serious discussions - not another person just seeking some entertainment out of boredom . Conversations with sarcastic undertones (even when It comes to some emojis such as 🤣😂) are not for me. Your typing style matters to me! Why? when It comes to online conversations with someone new - It's not always possible to know If someone Is laughing at you.. or with you. Let me tell you something else! Jokes about cancer, disabilities and death are UNACCEPTABLE to me. If you find joy In someone else's misfortune you are not a person I want to know.
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• Time response matters to me a lot! I would never ask anyone to be online all day long and I'm NOT asking any of you for any instant messaging as I'm someone who would rather wait an hour or two to receive a proper response instead of some short and pointless messages but I'm interested only in daily conversations and I don't want to wait any longer than 6 hours to get a message from you.I don't need unbelievably long messages either! Messages as long as the second paragraph of my post - are completely enough. If you like longer messages? you can send me a longer message, but If you want to send me one word or one sentence as a response to my post - don't expect a reaction from me. I don't want to come across as rude - I just don't want to waste your time
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• I'm strongly AGAINST picking on people you don't even want to chat with - and making fun of them! I can't stand people who criticize others publicly or make fun of them! (only because they disagree with someone they don't even know) There's no place In my life for someone using Reddit, to hurt other people
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• I'm not into foul language and I definitely don't want to talk to people who swear a lot...
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• I want to meet assertive people who know what they want and always stand up for their friends
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• I want to meet someone willing to call me In the future, someone spontaneously sending me pictures of animals or food, et cetera. I want more than just text conversations.. 🌻
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Why can’t you see any of my hobbies listed down below? Because what really matters to me is..who you are (If you’re honest, talkative ,understanding, caring and trustworthy – for example) just simply – It matters to me what you’re like! not what you like.Don’t get me wrong – you can tell me what your hobbies are but from my point of view - people's hobbies are important - If you want to find a gaming buddy or If you want to meet someone to hang out with in real life and..go bowling for example.What most people seem to care about are other people's passions – I don’t. I get along with other people despite having completely different hobbies but I absolutely don’t get along with people way different than me (different expectations and outlook on life – way different sense of humor or personality traits – It’s just an example) It doesn't make ANY DIFFERENCE to me If you're a gamer or? Someone interested in photography! It doesn't make any difference - > as long as you're talkative and kind and If you also want to find someone willing to stay in your life..for good - But If you're into small talk and all you want is to...type and receive super short messages or If you're here only because you're bored and don't know what to do + If you're a very sarcastic person - I'm definitely not for you! I don't get along with overly sarcastic people turning everything into a joke. Friendships should be natural – not forced. I wouldn't get along with people who laugh at everything.. In my opinion most people are way too sarcastic.. It's quite sad... Sarcasm can also be another form of passive-aggressive behavior.
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People who want to be to friends should feel comfortable and have something in common. No - not necessarily a similar taste in music or movies but something else..Most friendships don't fizzle out because of people not having the same hobbies but..because they just simply have different expectations when It comes to something important.I'm not here out of boredom and trust me - I'm not here to meet as many people as possible.I choose quality over quantity.I highly value myself and my time & Sometimes one person but a person who makes you feel comfortable and understood - is more than enough :) We ALL can choose what kind of people we’d like to talk to and maybe even become really good friends with and I? I don’t want anyone to be disappointed.We all have some expectations after all.I know that people don't have to talk as often as possible in order to become friends but I'm interested only in daily conversations. If you really need someone to talk to due to loneliness and If you have time to talk to me daily (throughout the day and maybe even night) I always make time for others.I'm literally always available.I could even stay up all night long only to talk to someone important to me. I’m ready to commit but only If there’s some chemistry between me and someone else.I don’t do anything forcefully.
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If you want to talk to me tell me your story - tell me why you're here, what kind of friend would you like to meet :) Et cetera.Such messages are way more interesting to me than...someone's long list of hobbies. I know! It's unusual on reddit but I don't make friends based on hobbies..I want to meet someone with the same mindset as mine to finally feel understood and get close to someone new. You can share your problems with me - I absolutely don't mind "complaining" as I've been through a lot in my life.What do people usually tell you when you tell them that something's wrong? "Don't complain" or "Life's not over yet - one day you'll be happy" or "There are worse situations than yours" and..obviously "Find a therapist" Life's not a fairytale and sometimes things don't go as planned.Emotions shouldn't be bottled up.I'm sick of people always telling others "everything's gonna be ok" move on " & more..Trust me people - not everyone wants to hear "Just believe in yourself and everything's gonna be ok" Some people take it as reassurance - but others? They would rather hear something different 🙁Imagine being told that things will be okay, only for them to get worse..Do you guys know why telling someone "everything's gonna be ok" Is wrong? Because you can't see the future.
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You can't guarantee others that one day they'll finally be happy + when It comes to social interactions - We're responsible only for ourselves - not others & as you guys know people let us down quite often (sometimes even when there's no reason) so instead of telling people how they should move on, forget everything and be happy or asking them to find a therapist - be there for them! Always be willing to listen to them If you really like them or want to get to know them & don't suggest everyone in a tough situation to find a therapist because even the best therapist won't ever replace a true friend + It's quite normal to be disappointed If people always do something to hurt you. Sharing your hardships with other people in a very similar situation or exactly the same one - is VERY helpful If the other person understands you & wants to start all over by just letting it all out! Feeling emotional support instead of always hearing some "positive quotes" or someone saying "Stop complaining let's talk about something else - Is very important! "Everyone needs a shoulder to cry on. I appreciate sensitive people who always try to understand others. If after hearing a sad story all you want to say is "forget the past and move on" you're not for me. It's important to be a good listener and provide emotional support to others
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Please - If you're a completely different person than the described type of person I'm looking for (If you love abbreviations,If you don't need a stable friendship, If you're sarcastic and quiet) or If you simply disagree with my post - don't force yourself to send me a message.I want my new potential friendship to be natural which is why I want you to contact me only If your needs are the same - I don't want you to pretend someone you're not - only to please me - Pretending to be someone you're not - is the worst.I want to finally be happy again & find someone "always" wanting to talk - sending me random pictures throughout the day - food pictures or pictures of some animals. What is the most important to me? I want to find people who value online friendships as much as they would value real life ones as there's another human being on the other side
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I know It's possible to meet people with exactly the same expectations as mine but It's just not easy because most people are Interested In temporary and entertaining conversations. People like me are just "different" I really want to finally find someone who loves emojis as much as I do.. someone who loves sweet, warm and serious discussions at the same time. Emojis really do - change conversations 😊

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Increasing Use in Immunology and Infectious Disease Research: Flow cytometry plays a critical role in immunology and infectious disease research by enabling detailed analysis of immune cells and pathogens. The ongoing focus on understanding immune responses and developing vaccines and therapies for diseases such as HIV, COVID-19, and autoimmune disorders is boosting its use.
Rising Adoption in Personalized Medicine: The trend towards personalized medicine is driving the demand for flow cytometry. By allowing detailed cellular analysis, it helps in tailoring treatments based on individual patient profiles, particularly in cancer therapy where it is used to identify specific biomarkers and monitor treatment efficacy.
Market Opportunities:
The flow cytometry market offers substantial opportunities driven by advancements in technology and expanding applications in clinical diagnostics and research. The growing prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases, coupled with the rising demand for personalized medicine, underscores the need for precise and rapid diagnostic tools. Emerging markets in Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East present significant growth prospects due to improving healthcare infrastructure and increased investment in medical research. Additionally, the integration of artificial intelligence and big data analytics with flow cytometry is poised to revolutionize data analysis, offering deeper insights and enhanced accuracy.
According to the recent report published by RC Market Analytics, the Global Flow Cytometry Market is expected to provide sustainable growth opportunities during the forecast period from 2024 to 2030. This latest industry research study analyzes the flow cytometry market by various product segments, applications, regions and countries while assessing regional performances of numerous leading market participants. The report offers a holistic view of the flow cytometry industry encompassing numerous stakeholders including raw material suppliers, providers, distributors, consumers and government agencies, among others. Furthermore, the report includes detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis of the global market considering market history, product development, regional dynamics, competitive landscape, and key success factors (KSFs) in the industry.
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Geographically, the flow cytometry market report comprises dedicated sections centering on the regional market revenue and trends. The flow cytometry market has been segmented on the basis of geographic regions into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East & Africa. Flow cytometry market estimates have also been provided for the historical years 2020 to 2023 along with forecast for the period from 2024 - 2030.The report includes a deep-dive analysis of key countries including the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, China, Japan, India, Australia, Mexico, Brazil and South Africa, among others. Thereby, the report identifies unique growth opportunities across the world based on trends occurring in various developed and developing economies.
The Flow Cytometry Market Segmentation:
By Product:

• Instruments
• Reagents & Consumables
• Software
• Accessories
• Services

By Technology:

• Cell-based
• Bead-based

By Application:

• Research
• Industrial
• Clinical

By End-Use:

• Commercial Organizations
• Hospitals
• Academic Institutes
• Clinical Testing Labs

By Region:

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Latin America
• Middle East & Africa

Key players in the global flow cytometry market include Danaher Corporation, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Luminex Corporation, and Agilent Technologies, Inc. These companies are pursuing market expansion, new investments, innovative service offerings, and strategic collaborations. By expanding into new geographical regions and acquiring other businesses, they aim to gain a competitive edge and benefit from synergistic opportunities.
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I genuinely think that cyberpunk edgerunners (spoilers) is one of the most tragic animes of all time. I finished watching it today and oh my god, is it sad. One of the only animes I have seen which kills literally almost all of its main characters. The fact that David never was able to move on from his mom's death, the fact that he died for the sole purpose of saving Lucy, the fact that his death didn't achieve anything meaningful to actually change the city, Lucy being the only one alive out of the original gang, her losing the people she loved most, finally achieving her dream on the sacrifice of the one she loved most, the list can go on forever as to why the anime is so tragic. Never before would I have thought that a story of this calibre could be told in just 10 episodes. Long live cyberpunk edgerunners. I would like to ask a few questions-

1. Why did Arasaka kill David?

They could have done something to bring them to their side. Considering he was wearing their priced cyberskeleton, I didn't think they would kill him.

1. What happened to Lucy after David's death?

I have read a lot about this question online, and it seems like there is no definite answer. Is there anything in the game or some other cyberpunk official piece of media which mention her?

1. What is the connection between the anime and the game?

This is sort of a continuation to the previous question. I read somewhere that the anime is a prequel to the game. But, I also read that Lucy and Kiwi are a part of the game. Does this mean that Lucy remains a netrunner? I read other posts and they said that nobody explicitly knows what happens to Lucy. What about Kiwi? How is she alive? What happens to Falco? Are David, Maine, Rebecca and Dorio also part of the game?

1. What makes Adam Smasher and David special?

Somehow Adam Smasher is able to remain sane, even when his entire body is made out of cybernetics. Though, David doesn't show this specialty to this extent, it is mentioned that he has an extremely high resistance to cybersychosis. What makes both of them special?

1. How did David escape Cybersychosis when Lucy kissed him?

I know it had something to do with some humanity meter, but I didn't really understand it. Can somebody explain it to me?

1. Did David really die?

He isn't shown being killed, nor is his body shown, and he isn't shown being cremated either. I know this is just a high dosage of copium, but could it be that the creators of the show purposefully left his 'death' vague? Again as mentioned in my first question, Arasaka could have made him into a valuable asset.

1. Is there any possibility for a season 2?

I know that CDPR said something on the lines of that they did not have any 'future plans' for the show. But how I see it, considering the popularity of the show, they could easily make a season 2. A potential season 2 could also explain why David's death remained vague.

I played jazz guitar for a while in younger years. Fairly basic level, but I can comp & improvise on basic standards to an extent. I’ve come back to try to play again and improve, and have found myself in a strange pickle where I feel stuck somewhere between sight reading and using memorized scale shapes. At a most basic description, for example, say there is a ii-v-i in C major - I know I have all notes on the fretboard in C, and I can pick notes fairly slowly on the spot (I can sight read, slowly. I know the notes on the fretboard with a moment to think - no hope at faster tempo). But I also have a memorized C major scale shape (starting on C on the bottom string) which I can improvise on quickly, without thinking, and I naturally add in arps and accidentals to make it sound “jazzy”. But then I am stuck in one spot on the fretboard & I feel like, how do I open this out? Do I memorize a few more scale shapes for C major up and down the neck, or should I be aiming to think more about notes, IE - more about it from a theory perspective & finding the notes on the fretboard, or more from a memorized shape perspective where I’m not consciously thinking of each note to anywhere near the same extent and relying on more of an intuition. I have a fairly good feel to play, but will always soon enough sit on a note that is out of key when I attempt to move away from the shape. I hope that make sense well enough.
Put it another way, how does a horn play approach this? They aren’t memorizing shapes like this are they? Isn’t it more thinking in intervals and notes in key? Or piano, maybe to an extent but it’s octave by octave laid out, very different to the guitar.

(TLDR: Download ER Tool, launch Elden Ring Offline and make sure EAC is disabled, launch ERTool as administrator, toggle Stutter Fix and finally press enable target options in ER Tool. Now you can close ERTool and fingers crossed your stutter is now gone.)

Posting this to hopefully help others out there suffering from issues that I was having on my end. I would have posted this on the main Elden Ring subreddit but they have a rule against mods so I had to post it here.

For awhile now I was having an issue like many of you where I would be playing the game and the game would randomly hitch for a second completely freezing, and then speed up and finally go back to normal speed.
This hitch could be replicated on command if I unplugged and replugged my controller to get it to reconnect.
I tried many fixes online including:

• Uninstalling Xbox Gamepass
• Made sure Xbox gaming service was turned off
• Turned off Raytracing and set all ingame options to low
• Set CPU priority to High through Task Manager
• Tried all stutter fix mods on NexusMods
• Going through Device Manager and seeing if anything was reconnecting or disconnecting when it would hitch and disabling those devices.

I would look into trying the above if you haven't and see if any of these work for you. If it does then awesome! If not keep reading.
After trying all the above and almost at my wits end, I found (https://github.com/kh0nsu/FromStutterFix)
But unfortunately that seems to be dead and is no longer working on the latest patch, but in that github it mentions ER Tool which is still working on the latest patch. (https://ds3tool.s3.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/tools.html)
So I tried ER Tool, and voila it actually finally worked! No more stutter hitches and my game was a smooth 60 fps no matter how long I played with no hitches even when I unplugged and replugged my controller receiver dongle.
Keep in mind ER Tool will extremely likely get you banned online so this is strictly an offline fix. I am playing through Elden Ring Reforged with High Res Textures and have no plans of playing online on PC so this works perfectly for my purposes. If you want to play online unfortunately this isn't the fix for you.

For those who want to use this, here is how to use it:

1. When you go to play, launch the game how you normally would and make sure EAC is off.
2. Launch ER Tool and make sure the highlighted option is enabled, and press enable target option. Toggles
3. Now you can close ER Tool and play the game.

This was the only method I found to completely get rid of any stuttering and hitches on my end. Hopefully this works for those who tried everything and just want to play the game!