40th birthday party poem uk

I’m an 18 year old female and my parents won’t let me date the guy that I love. A bit of background this guy and I have been on and off since the beginning of last year and the reason we have been on and off is because as soon as my parents find out i’m seeing him they make me end things otherwise they don’t want me to live in their house if i continue to see him. I’ve tried to express to my parents that I love him but it doesn’t get my situation anywhere.
Basically they don’t approve of him because when I was 16 I had a huge birthday party with a close family friend, and as teenagers do they get drunk before a party. He got really drunk and was being a bit too friendly for my parents liking and ever since that day they have thought that he is a disrespectful person. I try to explain to them that its not his character to be that way, as he was very intoxicated and was young and didn’t know how to handle himself, as he hadn’t really drank alcohol before. Soon after my party we started talking and had told my mum that i was seeing someone and told her it was him and she told me i was not allowed to see him and to end things immediately.
Ever since then we have been speaking on and off and it’s a never ending cycle. I’ve tried to make myself hate him so i can forget about him but no matter how hard I try to hate him I can’t. I’ve also tried seeing other guys but nobody compares to him, he’s the only guy that hasn’t tried to get in pants and loves me for me. I truly think that we keep going back to each other because we never end things on our own terms or because we don’t want to be togther anymore, but because i’m forced to stop seeing him.
I’ve been seeing him since the beginning of this year and about three weeks ago I was sick and was at home alone and he had come past to drop me off some things to make me feel better and my dad got home from work early because he was sick and saw him in the house and it got extremely heated. Now this has happened they hate him even more and i feel like there is nothing i can do to make them accept him. I have said everything and done everything i can to try make them like him. I feel so hopeless at this point but i refuse to let him go because i am truely so in love with him and nothing can make me stop loving him.
I think im just going to tell my parents that their opinion of him is just an opinion and it doesn’t bother me if they like him or not because they aren’t the one dating him. My parents are the only people who don’t like him, every one of my friends love him and so do my siblings, so I feel like he is not the issue here.

Never heard of these until I saw a sign for one of their candidates. I did a quick Google to see what they were about. The poster had across the top "Ireland is Full" so I had my suspicions. Among other things they want to leave the EU. My suspicions were confirmed but I then googled their leader. He is from the UK, Derry (I know they can be considered Irish or British), worked for Nigel Farage and UKIP and Currently works for a Romanian MEP. How is it a party called the Irish Freedom Party can be led by a Farage follower currently working for someone they'd have barred from the country and not see the hypocrisy?

My (F47) and I (M50) have been planning to take our daughter, Juliette (F17) on a beach holiday for the past year, both as an 18th birthday present and to celebrate her getting into college. Juliette has always loved the beach and as we're really proud of her, we figured it would be the perfect present before college life and a memory for us all to have together.
When we got to the hotel yesterday, after having some food, the first thing we all wanted to do was go to the beach. I knew Juliette had picked out a new swimsuit for the occasion so allowed her to get changed to we could all get going.
When Juliette came out the bathroom, my jaw dropped. She was wearing a bikini which I deemed completely inappropriate. It was a thong bottom style, leaving little to the imagination. I can't find the exact same bikini but I've found a similar looking one here for reference (https://www.ohpolly.com/products/signature-swim-ii-ruched-side-tie-thong-brown).
I immediately told her she had to change and that just wasn't appropriate swimwear for a public beach where there would be families present. She said that wasn't fair; it was a swimsuit she had picked out for this holiday with her own money and it was perfect for her tan wise. I wasn't budging; while my husband wanted to try and get involved as little as possible, he also agreed that it would be better to buy another one.
She complained but eventually agreed and we picked one up at a store before heading to the beach. Again, I can't find the exact same bikini but I would say it looked very similar to this (https://www.bouxavenue.com/swimweaamalfi-brazilian-bikini-bottoms/405888_50NO.html?cgid=1000045). Juliette was still unhappy saying it wasn't as good for tan lines but I was much more comfortable with her wearing that.
My husband has since said that maybe we were unfair. Juliette did pick that one out specifically, she's almost an adult, and it's her holiday. I disagree. I wouldn't consider myself a prude whatsoever, and I have zero issues if she wants to wear that in the back garden or at pool parties, but it's just not beachwear to bring on a family holiday or to a public place with kids about.
AITA?

I rented an airbnb for my birthday weekend. Spent $1,000 for three nights. It is a townhouse so I of course understand there will be noise from neighbors. However, the unit next to me is being renovated inside and out. Including cutting trees, hammering, workers in and out - including one in his boxers shortly after I arrived the first day. My (girl) friend and I don’t even feel comfortable being outside because they stare and whisper to each other. Every morning they are working starting at 7AM. You hear all the noise and you feel the vibrations. I bought a loud industrial fan to block the noise - doesn’t help. I’m not a party person and we’re in bed by midnight. I just want a relaxing morning which cannot be done with this noise. That goes on until late in the afternoon.
I’m livid and want to leave a review reflecting my true stay. Would I be the asshole? Should I just suck it up and blame myself for not renting something more private? I feel like they should be required to posted about construction going on at the connected unit. But maybe I’m just sleep deprived and pissy.

Signs of Autism?
My bf's daughter is 3.3

• is speech delayed and already in therapy for that. She just recently started saying "Grandma" and "Grandpa" correctly. Even after several months is still not able to say my first name. When she wants something mostly starts making small screams instead of asking for it (she is definitely able to communicate it with words) and only recently started asking with words for help. Still babbles quite a lot and makes animal noises very often and acts like she is this animal
  
• is not interested in other children and recently screamed at other kids in a museum to "Go away". At a birthday party mostly played by herself and interacted with others only when they initiated it. Did not seemed to know who the birthday girl is. Never talks about other kids from her daycare or what she did all day. When her cousins are visiting, mostly does not play together with them.
  
• her doctor said there is not need to worry about her walking, but she stumbles quite often and sometimes walks like she is drunk. When walking down stairs it looks like she is much younger. Is visiting a gymnastic course every week but has poor motoric skills.
  
• does not know how much strength she has and at least ones a day accidently hurts her dad or me. Is still throwing stuff quite a lot and for example threw a shoe in my face yesterday (her dads shoe, he wanted to put it on but she kept running away from him and hiding it) Or recently scratched me through the face/eyes when I tried to put her in her car seat, even tough she told me that I should do that. Often tries to hit you in the face or uses toys to poke your eyes.
  
• likes licking weird stuff (feet, chairs, frozen laminated tofu) and gets upset when told that other people don't like to be licked by her. Still puts a lot of different stuff in her mouth and chews on it.
  

Sometimes spits on the floor, because she saw someone do that in a movie.

• Eats basically the same thing every day. Is not interested in a strawberry for example in the morning, even tough she loves them. Starts being interested again in the afternoon. (Only eats specific foods during specific hours)

Breakfast in the last seven months has been mostly bread with butter, lunch dry spaghetti and dinner cucumber, strawberry, cheese and sometimes bread without anything on it. Is obsessed with ice cream and starts screaming when not allowed to have it for breakfast.
Never heard her saying she is hungry. Sometimes says when she is "done" with eating, but it's mostly just possible to see that because she starts spitting it on the floor or throwing it.

• wants hugs etc...but during a meltdown does not want to be touched. When having slept half an hour not enough, has meltdowns all day long (every five to ten minutes)
  
• listens to her name occasionally but it's hard to get her attention.
  
• laughs when other people get hurt
  
• wants to watch the same short clip, several times in a row//does the same action during roleplay over and over again (for hours)
  
• has a meltdown when walking the dog, because he is not taking the route she wants to go, (unexpected new route)//pulls his tail
  
• getting somewhere, being somewhere and going away from somewhere is always stressful. She doesnt wanna go, put on her clothes and is always running away and when we finally get somewhere it's stressfull too. Then she runs away too. When we want to go, the meltdowns start again.
  

Sorry if my post is long....Its my first time taking advise from anyone regarding such things.🙈
I have mostly studied in institutes only for girls. As I grew, talking to guys became difficult for me. Also, I was very naive always. I am the " good fun intelligent girl " as per others & "unlike other girls". Due to my family problems & fights, which promotes inferiority complex, I am not someone who considers herself beautiful all the time... to the point that once i didn't want to attend my institute's freshers party but just went there because 2 classmates called me beautiful so I thought i won't look bad maybe ( i am not much of a makeup person) & ended up being the winner ( it included looks, quizzes, debate & games ) So i found out i look pretty if I give few minutes to get ready & take care of myself a bit. I always saw myself as someone a guy won't like but after attending birthday parties etc, girls used to say their boyfriends were talking about me in a very good way later and praising me a lot. They used to feel jealous but not insecure as they saw me as a girl not interesting in dating. I never had a boyfriend. For a long time, I didn't care. Now for past 1 year, I too feel like having someone. Most of the friends who knew me ever use words like " pure " & " decent " for me though I know these things don't define purity or goodness. Have you seen " beautiful people " song video by Edsheeran? I am somewhere between those " beautiful people " & that couple. I don't know if its normal but when guys approach me through insta & start showing romantic interest just in single day, i dislike it.. like you don't even know me dude. I have a big thing for decency & friendship first. & I always have my guards up. It's self destructive maybe.
I have evolved now but since despite being a bright person, I gave up on many good opportunities so currently I don't like the current version of myself much & I feel like i should work on myself & be with others ( even friends ) when i would be a better version of me. This year is crucial for me.
Now, THE MAIN PART - Now... I have an extra anonymous type instagram account. I rarely scroll it but one day, i saw a viral reel of a girl with normal number of followers with her foreigner boyfriend. There were other reels too showing their first meeting in LDR after meeting on a dating app. At first it made me happy & smiling but I remembered something & guess what? I knew about that girl's very very bad intentions ( specially about her plan about how she would manipulate her would be boyfriend & eventually cut him off from his family)..don't ask me what & how but if i tell you.. you would ask to let the innocent man know anyhow. Well.. I dm'd that guy but only hinted indirectly for the sole purpose of humanity ( that anonymous account doesn't indicate my gender or picture ). I also wrote that it was not my main account to signify that i was not a fake troll. To my surprise, he understood the hint & even elaborated a bit & replied that such things may already be happening & he won't fell into such traps. He thanked me & said I could also come from my main account. I didn't think much & followed him from main account. He followed very very very few people but followed me back too. I decided not to talk further on this issue as he had already understood more than i hinted. But he himself thanked me again & said bad things are happening from her side & they are fighting too & he may even break up if it goes on like this. My intention was just to make him aware & at the end of the day, he is in relationship with that girl so I just replied with formal answers. I also became scared later that what if its a trap & they make me viral later picturing me as a villain. I told him this directly but he said i could trust him & he knows the situation himself & understands that I worried genuinely for him. I replied that I did this because every human is precious to their parents. Later i deleted my such texts. He said he wants to learn a language & if I could help him. I said yes. We have talked a bit since then. He seems a nice, well mannered, hardworking guy. Once my closest friend asked me to describe a guy very particularly i would like to go on few dates with just once. So I told her that all nice guys but if you ask me very specifically then a fine guy with this one particular characteristic & of this particular country. & He fulfils both. I have started to like him. It's not a dreamy crush. Believe me. I know what that is. It's more like I would like to get to know him & go on coffee date sometime. But obviously I won't take any step because - i can't even take first step in befriending someone & no matter what, there is a girl in his life. But I think if it would be good or bad if i totally give up on texting him. I can't carry on with short talks.. i am not that of a conversation expert. There is a bit of language barrier too. He likes my stories..only the ones in which i am present. But currently I am focused on important things so I don't even have much to post. He rarely posts his pictures...just work sort of stuff.
Please don't think me as a *^%## waiting for breakup. It's never my intention ever for anyone. I annoyed you by telling about the way i am to show that i just don't wanna regret anything from now on because of introvertedness or naivety or whatever & I am afraid that I might mess it up even if something happens further. I have lost precious friends in the past due to this self inferiority complex & not being able to keep on the conversation & understanding their references later on. Since, I know i have to be better.. should i just keep working on my life & myself till I make myself deserving?
What should I do? Should I just keep liking his posts and be silent... or... I can think of no other option. That's why I am here.

So I was hoping or thinking at some point they would have shown us CoopeBoyd handing off his little girl to his wife or someone at a vault and them taking her and either locking him out or him not wanting to go in or at least showing us where he ended up immediately after those bombs dropped. But nothing? Like What happened? So are we to assume that all ghouls are people who have survived for 200 years?
And what happened to all those people at that birthday party he was at?
I have so many more questions but don’t want to annoy anyone lol. I have never heard of fallout nor played the video games.
I was a big fan of west world (except for the last season lol) and then it got cancelled.

Nah mate, I let my baby starve.
We were at a friend's dad's birthday party last night and took our 3 month old, obviously everyone was cooing over him and doing all the usual baby chat. Then some woman I have never met before asks me 'Are you feeding him?' clearing asking about breastfeeding. I say we're having to combi feed thinking that will be the end of it. 'Oh, do you give him formula at night so he sleeps better?'. I say we give him both through the day as needed and casually join the other conversation beside with my partner to end this conversation.
Like ma'am, where are you going with these questions? I am not about to give a stranger a full run down of my medical history and my struggles with supply leading to formula top ups. There are so many safe ways to ask about feeding and sleeping but that question just felt so loaded!

Pamela always gets pimples at the worst time. She once had a pimple during her birthday party. She once had a pimple when she had to make a speech. She once had a pimple on her first date.

Hi everyone, I hope it’s okay to post this… I just need to get these feelings off my chest without hurting anyone.
I (29) am 34 weeks pregnant with my 2nd baby. 1st baby was a covid lockdown pregnancy but he’s the light of my life and everyone loves him.
What I’m struggling with is feelings of not being loved myself. I get that nobody is required to care about my pregnancy/forthcoming child, but the vibe from my family sucks. Here are some of the things that have upset me:

• my family nagged and nagged me to get pregnant again, but since I’ve been pregnant nobody ever asks how I am or how the baby is, and I do mean NEVER. Last night for example, my mum called me for the first time in weeks and talked about herself the entire call. She cut me off every time I tried to interject with my thoughts (she was talking about work) and didn’t ask about me once in the whole 25 minute call.
  
• nobody is planning me a shower in any capacity even though everyone knows I didn’t get one last time and people made a fuss about how nice this pregnancy would be because I could enjoy all those things. I don’t want gifts, but I wanted to spend time having fun and celebrating. I know I could plan it and I might still, but I plan all the surprises in the family for everyone else and I’m disappointed that nobody has stepped up for me when it’s my turn. My MIL laughed when it was initially mentioned and said ‘nobody cares when it’s your 2nd baby’
  
• I’m turning 30 just 4 days after my baby will be born (it’s a section) and both my MIL and my own dad have told me separately that I’ll be lucky if anyone even remembers my birthday. My dad went as far as to say that nobody will ever care about my birthday again. Genuinely that’s exactly what he said
  

Again, none of this is about gifts. I just love to celebrate things and spend quality time with people, and I always go above and beyond to make my loved ones feel special whenever we have an occasion to do so. I’m an adult and I guess sometimes this is just the reality of being a grown up. I’m also hormonal and fully understand that it’s not a big deal overall, but for now my heart is hurting and I needed to get it off my chest in a safe way.
Thanks for listening.
EDIT: I know there’s not much advice to be given here, because I’m kind of throwing myself a pity party, but has anyone else ever felt this way? It’s validating to feel heard I suppose. Sorry, forgot to add this into the initial post.

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I’ve been cooking pork butt 15 hours so far. Son’s birthday party is in 2 hours. I’m at 183 degrees. What’s highest temperature I can bump smoker to without fucking butt up? Trying to speed it up. Put on pan with bbq water and honey and wrapped tinfoil on top. Any advice would be appreciated!

Hello, I am searching for a little clarity on this situation from an outside perspective.
Currently, my husband, baby, and I live with my parents in their home. My parents are snowbirds, so they're only here about half the year. They are well off, and do not charge us rent, which allows me to stay home with the baby. In exchange, we look after the house and do the majority of housework, and just generally try to be helpful and agreeable roommates.
Last week was my birthday, and my parents were in town for it. A few days beforehand, my mom started hinting that she had gotten me something big. She seemed really excited.
The day came, and we had a small party at home. Ordered takeout from my favorite restaurant, and my husband had gotten me a couple nice things I'd been wanting. Finally my dad brought out a large box, and my mom was practically jumping up and down. I was getting excited to. Then I opened to wrapping to find... a KitchenAid stand mixer. The mixer and accessories, all together, cost about $500.
Here's the thing. I hate cooking. I know how to do the basics, and I do my fair share of cooking in the home, but I get no joy from it. My mom knows this. We've talked about it many times. But my mom loves to cook. And she loves to bake. In fact, she's been talking about wanting one of those mixers for years.
I guess she could see the disappointment on my face, because she started trying to convince me how amazing the mixer was. She went on about all the attachments and accessories, and how it's top of the line. I tried to feign interest. I smiled and thanked my parents for getting me something so nice. But my mom was now noticeably disappointed by my reaction.
We moved on to the cake, and after dinner I was focused on getting the baby ready for bed. The next day, the mixer was still in the box, and mom started giving me a hard time about it. She kept making comments about how you'd think I'd be more appreciative of a $500 gift. And that if someone had spent $500 on her birthday gift she would've pulled it out and started using it right away.
I went ahead and got it out and set it up just to appease her. But I still haven't used it. Honestly I don't even know what to do with it. I don't bake. I told my mom that she should feel free to give it a test drive, but she responded that it was mine, not hers.
Now she's saying that she and dad might go back to their beach house earlier than planned.
I'm just not sure what she expected. She clearly thinks I'm being an AH, but it's just so obvious that she bought that gift for her, not for me. I would've rather her spent way less on me, and gotten something I could actually use. But maybe I'm just acting like a spoiled brat. I grew up pretty privileged, so maybe my perspective is skewed.
So reddit, and I being an AH here?

Pamela always gets pimples at the worst time. She once had a pimple during her birthday party. She once had a pimple when she had to make a speech. She once had a pimple on her first date.

So during her son’s birthday party when he is blowing out his candles Jamie is the center of attention. She’s kissing and hugging him with her boobs hanging out.
Has she always dressed like this wearing skin tight clothes? I thought years ago she dressed more classy but I did not follow her as much after MAFS.
Does she dress like this to get strangers to ask if she is pregnant? I’ve learned from experience to NEVER ask or acknowledge someone’s pregnancy after finding out they were just fat. 😬

AITA.....You thought you had a vehicle
At the time of this incident I thought our marriage was going through the growing pains of having children ages 21,17, and 9. So when my 40th birthday rolled around I took a personal day at work to treat this newly "over the hill" woman to a spa day. The hubby was out of town and had left only the night before, KNOWING the next day I would be on my own.
At about 8 a.m. (not my idea of a personal day wake up time) the phone rings and it's hubby. He is desperate I complete the purchase of a gently used Cadillac Seville before it was snapped up by another buyer. I did explain that I had other appointments and he could do this from his location via FAX etc. He became unglued. So, I relented. While completing the paperwork at the bank, I mentioned to the loan officer (someone I knew) this was my 40th birthday and I'd had to put my plans aside for this. Her fingers stopped mid-air while typing the title/loan documentation. All she said was "Oh REALLY' (spoken in a true Southern accent), and typing resumed. When she passed the documents to me to review, all the blocks had the appropriate check and Xs. Then I noticed HIS name wasn't on the title/loan. I pointed this out and her response was a lifted eyebrow and a big grin. Conspiracy of two in place. Fast Forward: 18mos he files for divorce (another story) 24 and 1/2 years he flushed down the tubes. While he was playing Romeo, his best friend (whom I told about the Conspiracy) waited until a group of friends were in the car and he was bragging about picking up women with HIS caddy and being "all that and a bag of chips" quietly informed HE didn't own this Caddy. Hubby thought it was a joke until the title was pulled out of the glove box and the name clearly and indelibly typed was mine. Four grown men laughed until breathless and one was flumoxed, aghast, PISSED. None of these men liked what he was doing to me so there was no hope of it being secret. When he called me, I referred him to the attorney and hung up. He did receive the vehicle as part of the divorce settlement, however, everyone knew EXACTLY what had taken place because of records being PUBLIC! I was 42 at the time. I'm now 68. This always brings a smile to my face and laugh to my heart.

So I (17M) was at a friend's birthday party, I only knew the birthday girl (not super well tbh), her boyfriend, and one other friend who had to leave early bc of work. I was fully expecting to be bored to death and then go home early, just like I did with the same party last year. I spent the first bit by myself with this toy axe-throwing thing that also had throwing stars (idrk how to explain it), and I was actually surprisingly good at it.
After several minutes of this, this girl (16F) comes over and goes "mind if I join you?" So we played a few games together, we introduced ourselves to each other, and she invited me to join her circle of humans under a tent. I got to interact with a lot of people that I normally wouldn't (*introvert noises*). The girl (let's call her [A]) and I talked a lot more throughout the afternoon/evening, and I found out that she is bi (so there's no sexuality barrier), and that she's one grade below me (junior and sophomore in HS, no weird age gaps).
She also doesn't go to my school, so she doesn't immediately think of me as the weird Rubik's cube kid who doesn't really talk to other humans. I think this really enabled me to be myself around her. The party went from 2:30-8, and I thought I would dip at like 5 or 5:30. I ended up staying until 9 (the birthday girl invited everyone to stay an extra hour, just for funsies).
By the time I left, it was just me, her, and two other people I knew from school there, so I was like "alr I'll see you two (gesturing to the people from my school) in school, and I will see you (gesturing towards A)... never again... unless you want to exchange contact information question mark?" So now I have her phone number. So glad I asked, because I would definitely regret it if I didn't.
And to think I thought that would suck, and that I would just go home early like last year.

1, F20 and the boy I’m taking to M21
So there’s this guy I have been taking to for 2 months (almost 3) and we have had sex multiple times and we both like each other a lot. When asked about commuting he said he still feels we should know each other which I guess is understandable as we were complete strangers and everything started from a one night stand. He isn’t a big fan of birthdays and doesn’t tell me his birthday is coming.
Last Friday was his birthday and I had no knowledge until he told me at night. This all happened on a phone call and he went to get food with his friend, meanwhile we were still on the phone. His friend mentions a hotel and the boy I’m talking to instantly puts the phone on mute. On Saturday we were supposed to see each other but I try to call and receive no answer. My theory is he went to a hotel with his boys for his party and most likely, there were girls involved, but the question remains.
I’m not sure if there was girls there? And if there was, is this too early on to be worrying( he has hinted to us dating but hasn’t dropped the question yet) not sure if I’m simply in delusion, avoiding signs..
Pls send your advice :)

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I apologize in advance, as english is not my first language. Pretty much everything here I've translated on google. Two weeks ago, my wife (F26) and I (M30) were at a party, her father's birthday party. It was going well, then her parents ntroduced us to an old couple of friends of theirs, from when they were around our age, and their daughter (F29) too, who I recognized as an old friend from high school. Let's call her Andrea (fictional name). For context, me and my wife are not the jealous type, as our relationship is based on trust, and has always been. So, when Andrea and I sat together on a table and started talking, my wife didn't mind it, and stayed with her family. I remember Andrea as being the fun kid when we were in highschool, and she was still just as funny. We're laughing and having a good time, and she started getting a bit "touchy", but nothing worth worrying about, I thought. I was wrong. She was definitely getting touchy, feeling my arms and asking if I started working out and this type of stuff. That's when I fucked up, because I didn't stop her. In fact, I held her hips at some point, and then my wife came in. She was obviously jealous and angry, but didn't make a scene. She started asking Andrea if she's married, or has a boyfriend, that type of territorial stuff, and at some point, Andrea got uncomfortable and excused herself. I told my wife she was being rude, and she started accusing me or flirting with Andrea. Of course I told her I wasn't, that she was overreacting and Andrea was just an old friend, but my wife insisted that I was flirting and cheating. Then I got mad. Cheating? I snapped at her and said she was being childish and insecure, overreacting. What then if I was enjoying the attention? It is definitely not the same as cheating, is it? She then said something that made me go silent, something along the lines of "cheating starts in thought, you don't need to have sex with someone else to cheat". I insisted I didn't cheat on her, and that I never would, but she just gave up on arguing and tried to enjoy the party with her family. When we got home, later that night, my wife was silent. I didn't say anything either, just assumed that we were over it, since she didn't bring it up. For the next couple weeks, she still didn't mention anything, and neither did I. We didn't talk much, and she was also never in the mood for any intimacy. I thought it was okay, and that everything would be back to normal in a week or two. It didn't, and now I know I made all the wrong decisions. Last night when I got home, my wife was in our bedroom, staring at herself in the mirror with a grimace. I asked if she was alright, and she just shake her head. I kept asking what was wrong, and she broke down in tears saying she looked hideous. For context, my wife is far from hideous. To me, she's the complete opposite, and so to everyone else. I'm not exaggerating when I say she can't even go out for groceries without people ciming to compliment her beauty and her nice hair. So, to hear she say that, it broke me. Of course I told her she's beautiful, but she kept on sobbing and saying she never felt so ugly before. I didn't know what to do or say, I just held her and kept telling her just how pretty she is, but she had that apathetic and gloomy expression on her face, and kept crying herself to sleep. I'm writing this as she sleeps besides me. My heart is completely broken, and I just wish I could go back in time and never hurt her in the first place. My wife mean everything to me, and I don't know how to fix things. Has anyone here ever been through something like this? How do I make my wife feel pretty and special again?