TLDR: I had lifetime 50% for priority 6 Months. This was available since 18 nov 2022. On 15 May 2023 and 18 may 2023 i paid the same price (29.99$) . Today on 18 May 2024 (1 year and half after i received 50%) i saw that i was charged the normal price. Support says that i had it only one time, but i had it for 3rd times in a row. I used GFN for 1 week per month or even less. In the past 6 months 78 hours (mostly 31 in this month because of fallout) ... Anyway, in the end i didn`t received the "lifetime 50%" and in the same time I'm not eligible for a refund. Below you have all my invoices since first time buy and the chat with support.
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Adfar Banday: Hi, my name is Adfar Banday. How may I help you? Adfar Banday: Hi Me: Hi. Yesterday i had my 6Months payment and i figured out that is the normal price Me: in the past (around 1 year ago) i receved a 50% price reduction for priority package for lifetime Me: i had it in 18 may 2023 for 50% (around 25$).. i had it on 18 nov 2023 the same price Me: as i know, the price right now should be the same as it was in the past Me: but this time i paid 54$ File attachment upload has started.
Adfar Banday: We apologize for the inconvenience. Please be assured, I will do my best to assist you further. Me: so as u can see in the photo, i have this price reduction since 16 nov 2022 Me: ok. i`ll wait. take your time Adfar Banday: which country you are from? Me: Romania Adfar Banday: Please provide me the email address associated with the Geforce now? Me: emailHere Adfar Banday: So are you using priority membership ? Me: Yes. Since 18 nov 2022 Me: I have the bills if you need them Adfar Banday: As I can check , The offer was one time and not for life time Me: No. It was lifetime as i remember from the email Adfar Banday: so that is why , you got charged for the normal price this time Me: if it was one time... why did i received it for 3rd time in a row Adfar Banday: As I have checked, there is no offer as such now Me: after i cancel my 1Month priority plan which was 11.89$ at that time, 2 days after i received a email with lifetime 50% on priority and i accepted it. The offer would expire if i will cancel my membership which i won`t do that because 50% its a good deal Adfar Banday: for this order , there is no discount Me: and i have this offer since 18 nov 2022 Me: if it was one time... why did i received it for 3rd time in a row? Adfar Banday: As I said , it was for a limited time Adfar Banday: But right now , there is no such offer Me: Then if this is the price from now on, i would like to cancel my subscription Me: i`m not willing to pay 60 euro per 6 months while i`m using GeForceNow only for few days per month :)) Me: i`ll buy a a new package in the future,maybe, when there is a game i sould like to play and i can`t do it on my lptop Adfar Banday: You can cancel the GeForce NOW subscription from your account by following these steps:- Please access "accounts.nvidia.com" (without quotes) on a browser page. - Login to the account that you want to cancel the subscription on. - Click on the "GeForce NOW" tab. - Select the "free membership " option under the membership status. Me: do you have statistics to tell me how many hours did i spent on GeForceNow service since i bought the first subscription? Adfar Banday: Unfortunately , we will not be able to check that Me: Ok Me: this chat can be closed Me: if you need a feedbacl. you did great Me: 10/10 Me: so Me: i have to wait 6 months to receive my money back? Me: "At the end of your billing period, you'll be downgraded to Free and won't be charged again." Adfar Banday: so you are looking for refunds, right ? Me: yea Me: because i`ll not use it in the next few months Adfar Banday: I regret to inform you that there is no refund option available for GFN-related services, as detailed in our GFN Terms and Conditions, which can be found here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce-now/membership-terms/ . However, I will escalate this matter to the relevant team to explore potential solutions. While I cannot guarantee a refund at this time, our team will look for available options and keep you updated through email. Me: : wow Me: ok . escalete it

Hi, my name is Ayesha and I'm a goth punk originally from California. I've been studying in Istanbul for the past 3 years and I only have 3 friends irl so I'm lonely most of the time. I like Dragon Age, ONI, DBD, LOL, DST, Minecraft and gaming in general. I'm looking for friends in the EU to connect with and play games with. Only friends please!! I have a self summary and photos you can check if you'd like to know more about me

Yeah, I think I hate my husband. He just can be biggest jerk ever. So, we are planning a trip to the beach for my birthday (we do have an agreement that for our birthday we can ask anything and we will use our money to get it, I said since the beginning is I want a trip) and we are taking advantage of some flights he is getting for free because he is going to the same place for work. So, we booked our Airbnb tonight and I want to go eat to this restaurant for my birthday but he told me 2 weeks ago he will have to work on my birthday until 2-2:30pm. I said ok, it’s fine. Then today when I wanted to make the reservation for the restaurants I was thinking out and said “I wonder if it’s smart to make the reservation at the restaurant since you compromised to work on my birthday, I’m worried we will not make it on time” dude got up and got so so mad and starting saying shit and walked away. I stayed there thinking what the heck? Then I got up and I asked him to take the trash out. He ignored me, I called him name and asked him again to take the trash out he started saying stuff why? How is that going to make anything difference on taking it tonight and tomorrow… I said it was smelling funny and I didn’t want that smell in the house. I was about to take it but he came mad and took the trash out. Then came back in and started acting and I got upset bc I was “what’s the problem?” I brushed my teeth and did all the routine, dude got in bed and “went to sleep” and I asked him… “what are you so mad about?” He didn’t respond and I said so “you’re just gonna act like that?” “What did I do for you to be mad?” The argument started, he said I told him he “compromised to work on My birthday” bc I was mad, I was trying to make him feel bad, and I was upset about it. I wasn’t upset about it. I was just thinking out loud about the restaurant reservations, so I said, how was I mad when I said that you compromised to work on my birthday? He said then why would you say it? My response was im just thinking out loud, and then he said no you were not. You were saying it because you were mad about it … and we just kept arguing because I really didn’t understand why he is so mad about that… Take into consideration that English is not my first language, and I am not from here, so he looked up on Google what compromise means and then he told me that compromise means you doing something that you don’t want to do, even though the understanding for me in my native language means that you agreed to work on that day or do something bc you’re being responsible. He always thinks the words of me and I am here still not understanding what I did wrong. He said that nothing is never enough for me, he started crying and mocking me saying “oh poor girl she isgoing to the beach for her birthday day, poor her poor her” and I got very offended at the fact he was mocking me because I never said that going to the beach was not enough and I was not mad about him working but he just kept being upset about it and I was trying to understand and I asked him to explain how me telling him that I was worried about the restaurant and if I should make a reservation was bad. Anyways, he is a jerk. He is always a jerk and he always jealous of me uses adjectives about me. He told me many many times that he is done and he wants a divorce and I honestly don’t feel hurt in this relationship, I don’t feel love. I don’t feel happy and I am very very miserable. I cry a lot because I hate his jerk comments and I hate the way that he is sometimes, he can be very cocky, have smart ass comments about me and about what I do, he also makes fun of me and my accent in front of people, he also uses me like his little guinea pig to make jokes of me with his friends or with new people, and then he says he loves my culture, and he loves me. I’ve been thinking about divorcing him, I’ve been contemplating the idea on moving out and just going to live by myself, but I feel lonely and I feel scared because I’m alone in this country. I am not worried about being alone and being responsible for myself because believe it or not me as an immigrant make more money that he makes, I have two jobs, I am a very hard-working person, I am a good wife, I keep the house clean, do the laundry, make sure he always has food and I don’t do this because I think it’s my obligation as a woman but because I really care about him, so the fact that he just treated me the way that he does it just breaks my heart because I think i still love him. I am also embarrassed and scared of calling my family and my mother…Tell them all the truth because I always told them that he is a good man and he loves me very well, but they don’t know that he is asshole a lot of times, and it’s funny that I heard from his high school friends that they told me many times “why did you marry him?” “ What did you see in him” they even told him “what did you do to get someone so good like her, what did you do to get so lucky” His friends liked me, I have a great relationship with most of his friends. I am just now thinking he’s always being a jerk. He’s never going to change that’s just the way that he is. Do you guys have any advice? Should I leave him? I know I am not perfect, but he hates the fact that I want to cuddle, he hates the fact that I want to be Sweet, he hates the fact that I want to be cheesy, he is not at all detailist, he never gives me flowers, presents, surprises, anything that is cheesy for him is always a no-no, we don’t do anything that Married couples do, anniversaries,surprises, etc… I don’t think he loves me, even though he sometimes says he loves me, but he loves me only when I agree with everything that he says or has to do or don’t get close to Him, don’t ask him anything, don’t expect Anything… How do I get a divorce? how do I make sure that, I get all my money and everything that is mine like my car and he doesn’t take it away from me? I don’t want to Spend all my savings in lawyers. I hate being with him and hate his personality, I love how creative and smart he can be sometimes but I hate him as a person.

Hey everyone. This will be long I'm sorry. I'm just trying to be upfront about what I want and what I can offer!
So first off, you can be anywhere, I do not care! Gives us an excuse to travel lol. As long as you're male identifying (LGBTQ+ friendly here) and between the ages of 21-25, we're chill! Relationship wise, I am not thinking about a forever, settling down, etc. right now. In the future for sure, but for now it's not too important to me, and I got time anyway lol. I am also not looking for FWB, hook ups, etc. all that stuff. Personality wise, I don't mind! I will say though I've been in relationships where I felt like I was the one who cared more and put more of the effort. So I would like to be with someone who doesn't mind "wearing the pants" sometime lol. I love caring for people, but I need to be cared for too lol.
So now, about me finally lol. I am your average uni student, and I'm studying film! Not that cool I know lol. Look-wise I am not obese, but I am not skinny either (working towards that and it's been going super well!). I am really into movies and music! I am a hopeless romantic and love the small things. The profession I wanna get into I know can be a dealbreaker for some so when we're thinking about becoming official, we can talk then about it. I also know I have another deal breaker when it comes to certain things. That can also be talked about before being official, cause I'd love to hear yours!
I'll leave it at this for now. If you want clarification about anything, we can talk! I value communication. Your photo gets mine as well! And if we don't find each other attracted, no hard feelings. I know I'm not conventionally attractive lol. Regardless if we talk or not, have a wonderful day or night! If you do decide to message me, please include info about yourself like name, age, location, interests, what you’re looking for, or whatever else you think I should know! :)

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I wanted to make an extension of this post in case someone wants to dig for their unofficial stuff
For the 3 songs in the linked post:

• 弾丸滑稽パーティー (Dangan kokkei pātī, Funny Bullet Party)
• ムラサキ (Murasaki, Purple)
• 荊棘 ( Keikyoku, Thorns)

They performed the songs a few times at different venues/dates so it's likely someone recorded the songs from one of those shows and put them onto this CD.
More of their unreleased songs:

• Nineteen O'Clock Shackles
• Evening Glow
• Unwanted Person
• Roadside Pissing in the Rain
• Overdose
• Chararacha
• HABANERO
• We

Covers:

• FLAME
• Ameiro no Heya
• Yuyake Koyake
• Sakana wa Dusensen
• TESTER

For me, it took some time, probably because I was expecting the wrong thing. I had first heard of Swans about 2 1/2 years ago because Napalm Death have cited them as an influence. I went into Filth expecting fast hardcore or something, and that was NOT what I heard. I didn't hate it, but it didn't do much for me at the time, however, I listened to it while playing the Mafia remake (set in Great Depression era New York) and it kind of fit the vibe, which makes sense. For some reason, I kept listening, I moved onto Cop, Greed/Holy Money, and Children of God. When I heard Children of God I thought the soft songs were the band making fun, because I basically saw them as almost a joke band, like Anal Cunt or something.
Fast forward to about a week after The Beggar came out. I heard that it was vastly different than what I'd already heard, and my view of the band at this point as a bit less shallow. I listened to it, but it didn't click either, I kept checking the time on The Beggar Lover going "fuck, when will it be over?" Basically, I still didn't like it, but I still was intrigued by the band as a whole for some reason.
A few months later, I revisited the 80s stuff, and I enjoyed it more than last time. In fact, I enjoyed it enough to where after I finished Children of God, I continued. I went into The Burning World knowing that it was a commercial failure, and that Michael Gira detests the album. It was okay, but not great. I wasn't deterred, I kind of knew it wasn't gonna be a very Swansy experience, but I thought it would be interesting to hear anyway, from a historical standpoint.
I went on to White Light, and it was a lot better. It was what The Burning World should've been. I didn't like Love of Life as much, but it was still decent. I decided to listen to The Great Annihilator while I was playing the first Red Dead Redemption, and it fit that in a strange way that I can't explain.
Soundtracks was a different experience in a good way. I put it off for a bit due to the length, but I enjoyed the whole thing. It probably helped that there were 26 songs, most of which were a normal length, instead of The Beggar's 11 (I think?) songs. Around this time, I also decided to watch the Where Does A Body End? documentary, which gave a lot of insight on the band, and cemented my love for them.
Since then I've listened to 2010 long name album, all three trilogy albums, and read Sacrifice and Transcendence. 2010 long name album was decent, but felt like a test, like the band didn't know if it would work out. The Seer was freaky, both in the ooga booga way and the sex way, To Be Kind was groovy, with some freaky parts, and some of it made me think of Tool (that's a compliment,) and The Glowing Man was peaceful sounding. I haven't heard Leaving Meaning yet, but once I do I'm gonna relisten to The Beggar as well with new ears.
Swans diversified my music taste a lot, they were my gateway out of the extreme metal rabbit hole I was in for so long, and while I still listen to that stuff, I'm still thankful to Swans for what they've done for me.

Hey there just wanted to share my experience a week later to show people what to expect and how I’ve handled my situation
7 days ago I was messaged from an account with 400 followers and roughly 200 following, account was on Instagram and was supposedly a 19 year old girl from Nevada with bible verses in her bio
She texted me, I was suspicious and somehow she managed to convince me it was really her and even sent photos holding up 4 fingers which I thought for sure would let me know I was being scammed - but after asking a few ways of photo verification I was convinced as my requests were fulfilled
Yada yada yada we exchange pics and I get hit with the ultimatum of send $800 or have my pictures sent to my family and friends (they had screenshots of my following from tiktok, Facebook and instagram).
I’ve never been in this situation before so of course I was frightened but I felt the best thing to do was convince them I genuinely had no money, I managed to convince the scammer I only had $150 in my account (I have 2 bank accounts and this one had $200 in it so I transferred $150 into an empty savings account to show) and I stupidly sent the money. If I knew then what I know now I would not have sent the money. After sending the money my phone died and when I turned it on I came back to multiple threats and more screenshots of the scammer making group chats with many family members and friends. After reading up on what to do and looking through this subreddit I decided to block on both instagram and my phone number (I gave them my phone number as they wanted to talk over messenger instead)
After blocking, I changed my profile picture to black, changed my account name and deleted my bio, I also deleted my tiktok as I don’t really have a need for it anyways
It took 4 days for them to reach out again over a different phone number except it was a different person and they had no clue about my situation as they thought I was still in school and they were threatening things to do with the principal of the school (I’m 22 lol)
I immediately blocked and haven’t responded - I went to instagram to check if I’d been messaged again there and turns out the original account that scammed me had been deleted so that was a plus
I asked some friends who were supposedly in the group chats and they said they never saw a request so I believe somehow they fake the group chats even if it’s on instagram
But yeah it’s now been 7 days since the initial text, it took about 4 days for me to realise they have nothing over me and if I don’t comply there’s a very high chance they’ll do fuck all so even though I can’t be 100%, I feel 99% certain they won’t do anything
TL-DR ;
I sent $150, blocked and reported and nothing came from it Was messaged days later from a different scammer with my pictures and immediately blocked The people they made group chats with to threaten me have assured me they haven’t even seen a message request As stressful as the situation is, these people think of us as dollar signs and if we block them and give them no feedback - we turn into question marks and question marks are worth fuck all to these people so they move on
My best piece of advice I can give after doing research and experiencing it myself ; Block, report and don’t even respond to the messages I sent them money, I also blocked them and will continue to do so with confidence they won’t do anything
Stay safe everyone and trust me when I say no girl just wants to exchange nudes for nothing, it’s either a scammer or it’s a cruel prank xoxo

Hey there. This is a weekly post where you can try to sell and trade your heavy records - a vital part of the heavy community, be it punk, hardcore, black metal or thrash.
Rules: Tell us if you sell this, if you're looking for a trade or if you want the record(s). Provide the name of the act and the album. Name your desired price. Name the relevant genre(s). If you're selling or trading, please grade your items, according to the goldman standard.
Keep it to heavy vinyl records and keep it civil. Cya next week!

I moved into my new apartment two months ago, and at first, everything seemed perfect. The rent was affordable, the neighborhood was quiet, and my neighbors kept to themselves. I was thrilled to finally have a place of my own. That is, until I met the woman who lived across the hall.
Her name was Mrs. Delaney, an elderly woman who always wore the same faded floral dress and a string of pearls. At first, she seemed sweet, if a bit eccentric. She would wave at me from her window every morning as I left for work, and sometimes she’d leave baked goods at my door with little notes wishing me a good day.
One evening, I was coming home late from work when I found Mrs. Delaney waiting for me in the hallway. She had a worried look on her face and a tray of cookies in her hands.
"Do you mind if I come in for a moment?" she asked, her voice trembling slightly. "I need to talk to someone."
I hesitated, but then nodded and opened the door. She followed me inside, placing the tray on the kitchen counter.
"What's wrong?" I asked, offering her a chair.
She sat down, smoothing her dress over her knees. "It's my husband," she said softly. "He's been acting strange."
I was confused. I had never seen anyone else enter or leave her apartment. "I didn't know you were married," I said.
She nodded. "Thomas and I have been together for 50 years. But lately, he's been different. He doesn't speak to me, and he locks himself in the spare room for hours. Sometimes, I hear him talking to someone, but when I ask, he denies it."
"Maybe he's just going through something," I suggested. "Have you talked to him about it?"
She shook her head. "He won't listen. I'm scared, you see. I think something's happened to him."
I didn't know what to say. It all sounded very strange, but I wanted to help. "Do you want me to talk to him?" I offered.
She smiled weakly. "Would you? I don't want to impose, but I don't know what else to do."
The next evening, I knocked on Mrs. Delaney's door. She answered almost immediately, as if she had been waiting. She led me to the spare room and knocked softly.
"Thomas? Someone's here to see you."
There was no response. She pushed the door open, and I peered inside. The room was empty, save for a few pieces of old furniture covered in dust. There was no sign of anyone living there.
"He's gone," she whispered, tears welling in her eyes. "He was here this morning, I swear it."
I didn't know what to think. "Mrs. Delaney, are you sure? Maybe he went out for a walk."
She shook her head vigorously. "No, he never leaves. Something's not right."
I decided to help her search the apartment. We checked every room, every closet, even the basement. But there was no sign of Thomas. It was as if he had vanished into thin air.
After an hour of fruitless searching, I sat down with Mrs. Delaney in her living room. "Maybe we should call the police," I suggested gently.
She looked at me with wide, frightened eyes. "No, no police. They won't understand."
I didn't know what else to do. I promised to check in on her the next day and went back to my apartment, feeling uneasy.
That night, I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking about Mrs. Delaney and her missing husband. Around 3 AM, I heard a noise from the hallway. I got up and peeked through the peephole.
Mrs. Delaney was standing in front of her door, talking softly to someone I couldn't see. She seemed agitated, gesturing wildly. Then, to my horror, she opened the door and stepped inside, still talking to the invisible person.
The door closed behind her, and the hallway was silent again.
The next morning, I went to check on her. There was no answer when I knocked. I tried the door, and it swung open.
Mrs. Delaney was gone. The apartment was empty, just like the spare room. No furniture, no photos, nothing to suggest anyone had ever lived there.
I called the landlord, who seemed puzzled. "There’s no Mrs. Delaney living here," he said. "That apartment's been vacant for years."
I moved out the next day.

Display: Generally known as the screen of the phone has 3-4 ypes of screens (depending if samsung or not.)
IPS LCD: This is particularly the most common type of screen for older phones. The most common non oled/amoled type of screen that can do well.
Oled: The most common screen display type today and is Pretty powerful, Can watch some videos well enough. These types of phones are somewhat midrange.
Amoled: These are some kind of screen displays used in "Flagship phones" which has the best type of screen displays by today. But is expensive.
Super AMOLED (Samsung exclusive/common) Is a term used by samsung which has better touch features than a regular phone.
It is clear to notice that phones with Dolby Vision makes the display much more immersive and clear.
Processor: This area is usually marked by Qualcomm (Snapdragon). Or Mediatek (Dimensity), (Helio).
Snapdragon has 8 or 7 series which are the newest and latest from qualcomm. While mediatek dimensity and helio will also be listed.. Listed below are the best 8 series for high performance. (Source provided by Techcenturion)
Snapdragon 888 Dimensity 1200
Snapdragon 870 Dimensity 1100
Snapdragon 865+ Dimensity 1000+
Snapdragon 865 Dimensity 1000L
Snapdragon 855 Dimensity 1000C
Snapdragon 845 Dimensity 820C (Both are the lowest.)
It is clear to note that snapdragon usually has better processors than dimensity, although dimensity has more of them in quantity.
On the otherhand the best performance 7 series are as followed. although none of the helio series has ever reached it.
Snapdragon 780G
Snapdragon 768G
Snapdragon 765G
Snapdarogn 765
Snapdragon 750G
Snapdragon 732G.
That is the end of the processor list. helio and snapdragon 6 series can be used for medium power requirement processors.
Camera Quality. Usually phones have about 2-3 cameras. but there is also 4 of them. Although it is regarded that more cameras sacrifices camera quality for quantity.
There may be features on phones. like manual shutter speed to control the speed of shooting a photo on an area, dualtone led flash for a more desirable color balance for a more livelike photo. And also Dolby vision recording for creating HDR recorded videos to make them more immersive and high quality. The phones that currently dominate this playing field are the google Pixel's and Xiaomi phone series. Samsung s24 and apple iphone pro 15 and 15 pro max also dominates as a king of the field.
Charging speed and battery life: These are expressed Via Mah and W(atts).
Most phones have a Mah battery cap of 4;300 to 4;700+. although flagships may have 4;800-5000 at max. Obviously the higher amount means a longer battery life. Some phones like the oneplus 11 and oneplus 12r may have a day or two battery life even with heavy usage. This may eb different depending on how you take care of the battery.
Most phones have a 15-30watt charging speed at best. although over that are fast charging. Phones like the redmi 13 series. oneplus 12, and the iqoo 12 are dominating the field of fast charging. with 80w-120w charging speed. What may be added are the fact that processors may take a heavy importance on these charging speeds.
Build quality and screen type: these are the general durability and endurance of said phone. Personally the best looking build quality phones are the redmi 13 pro plus, The oneplus 12, and the oppo x6 pro. There are usually metal or plastic displays. If you are paranoid about breaking it. here is the guide of phonecases.
Silicone: These are the most flexible and somewhat scratch resistant case. they arent generally strong but they are powerful enough to survive a fall.
TPU: This is more harder and scratch resistant compared to a silicone phonecase. you may pick this if you want a stronger phonecase that can still be flexible. although it isnt resistant to heat.
Leather: These are generally heat resistant and powerful, although it isnt strong against liquid and isnt that great against falls. and they are rare.
Transparent: for those who just wants to see the back of their phone. it isnt that great. just for aesthetics.
Gorilla glass victus and corning gorilla glass victus: Thes are the types of phone durability that gorilla glass made that stop using numbered screen names.
That is it for the phones. If you needed help or if theres a topic that i didnt cover please reply. although i may not be able to because of my account being made recently.

Background: So my boyfriend, “S” has been a widower since his wife passed 14 years ago, they were together 3 years. She had a daughter from a prior relationship, “L”, that my boyfriend adopted as soon as he could when she turned 18 (a very long wait for both of them). He wasn’t able to keep custody of L when her mom passed because her biological dad obviously got her, they don’t have a good relationship and from what I’ve heard he’s a piece of shit. I’ve been seeing S for over a year now and he just moved in to my hjjouse, we were friends several years before this. S and L love each other very much obviously, but S said he couldn’t live with L anymore, so when he moved in with me, we got her the apartment (mostly issues with her being messy and not being responsible for herself). They lived together from when she turned 18, to a few months after her 19th birthday.
Long story short, L doesn’t like me. Enough that S’s mom texted me this week to apologize for L’s behavior at a dinner we all went to. I feel like I’ve been trying to convey this to S for a very long time. My biggest issue with L is that she insists on having couple photos of S and her mom all over the place, namely in her apartment that I pay half for. When S told her to take them down, she started using a couple photo of them as her screensaver on her phone. Every time I bring it up he says I’m being too sensitive and what is he supposed to do about her apartment and her phone. I get it but Jesus, it makes me so uncomfortable like he’s still in another relationship. She does have photos of just her mom, but mainly displays photos of S and her mom together (wedding photos, pictures of them embracing, etc.)
She also makes comments here and there that are snide, and rarely makes eye contact with me or talks to me when we’re all together. When I text her I usually don’t hear back. S keeps telling me that L is socially awkward and it’s nothing to do with me, it’s getting hard to believe. I get so confused because I feel like a lot of times he agrees with me and gets pissed, but then he talks to her and says I’ve got it all wrong and gives me things I can try to do to make her and my relationship better. I do them, it doesn’t work, rinse and repeat.
Anyway, after S’s mom texted me that she was sorry for L’s behavior, she texted L and let her have it. My boyfriend was also mad all week up until he could talk to her, but as soon as he did she got upset and when he came home I feel like he totally changed his tune. He was saying how she doesn’t mean it and she actually really likes me, etc. I got mad because I’ve heard this all before, and I feel like all the pressure is on me to get us to have a good relationship. I’ve tried to include her in things, gave her the code to the house, buy her nice thoughtful gifts for special occasions, tried texting for a long time, obviously help pay her rent so she doesn’t have to worry about that while she’s in school, but somehow the story is always that I’m not doing the right things, or at least that’s how it feels when I’m given things I could try or do differently.
He got madder while we were taking because I was pushing back and I walked away. He eventually started yelling at me up the stairs where my own daughter might hear him so that pissed me off and it escalated. Now I’m sleeping upstairs on the couch in my own house while he’s in the bed, feeling like a fucking loser. He ended up telling me I don’t love her and so I ended the conversation and came upstairs. I’m seething, am I in the wrong here? What should I do? I’ve already had therapy about this, and L is in therapy as well. I feel like she’s holding on to her mom and resents me because she finally got to be with S again and then he moved out, but these behaviors have been started way before we were discussing living together . I asked S after the dinner to have a family therapy session but tonight L told him she would have to think about it.
What am I missing? What should I do differently? Am I an insensitive yet too sensitive asshole? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills and don’t have many people to bounce things like this off of, so any comments would help.
TLDR; I feel like boyfriend’s young adult daughter dislikes me because he’s moved on after being a single widower for 13 years and she didn’t get to live with him a long time. I’m at a loss of what to do but feel like I’m being made to feel responsible for her and I’s relationship, and am tired of feeling disrespected.

What happened to me was fucking hot. I don't have much of a sex life outside of my marriage, but when I'm out of my home area, I log into grinddr and feeld to see what guys or couples are in the area. Last Thursday, I was at the mall, which is more than 20km from home, and I started chatting with some guys, for a while, until I ended up chatting only with a young and versatile guy. First he sent me some photos of his penis, ass and body, and I sent him mine. Until then, everything was normal, but then, I gave him access to my private photos and he accessed mine. That's when I realized what a mistake I had made. He was a boy who lives near my house in the same street, with his parents, with whom we have exchanged a few words, and surely he would also know me and my family. I didn't know what to do, so I just wrote sorry F...(his name) and he replied Hello M.... (my name) I apologized to him, and asked him to forget this, to which he replied that now who had seen me was more interested in us meeting in person. I froze for a moment, because he is young, because he knows my wife, and because then I would be forced to see him almost always. But on the other hand, I thought about the photos that he had sent me and I liked that ass with little hair and that long, thin penis. In the end I told him to come home on Saturday morning since my wife has a class with activities for her and our baby. I am 46, I was excited but afraid. He is 19 years old, he arrived that morning also a little nervous, it could be seen in his voice, I invited him in and then I told him we should go to a TV room, I asked him if he wanted something to drink and he was speechless. , I told him that I was nervous too, I took his hand and put it on my penis, over my pants. This was the key that unlocked everything, he began to rub me harder and his mouth kissed me, his tongue searched for mine and I let myself go. My mouth also kissed him and I liked how his tongue tangled with mine. My cock was already feeling his grip and it was already hard but rolled up under my pants. While we were kissing, I took out my cock and his. My cock was already erect, pointing towards him, colliding with his flaccid cock, I hugged him so that our bodies made complete contact and I kissed him. I felt his mouth on mine, our tongues together, I felt my hands on his buttocks, gripping them tightly, his hands on my buttocks, our breasts were in contact, our bellies, our penises, our feet... it was an incredible sensation. . Then I kneeled down and put his flaccid penis in my mouth. I licked it, sucked it, and jerked it off. His cock was getting big and hard but after a few inputs and outputs of my mouth he moaned and cumed up inside my mouth. He apologized, but I caressed his buttocks and I continued sucking his cock while I swallowed his cum until his cock stopped pulsing. I stood in front of him and we kissed again. This sensation is very strange, I have kissed very few men and in general I have not felt anything. This young boy's mouth was different, it excited me. After kissing his lips, I guided him down with my hands until he was kneeling in front of me. He just looked at me, this made me get even harder. I grabbed his head with one hand, my cock with the other and brought it closer to his mouth, he opened it a little and part of my cock went in. Now both my hands were holding his head while the tip of my cock was in his mouth. Little by little I was sinking my cock deeper into his mouth, although part of it didn't fit. I fucked his mouth for a while and then I released his head and sat on the living room couch. He didn't waste any time, he walked on all fours towards me and continued sucking my cock. After a while, I told him to lie down on the couch, I sucked his cock and balls again, but they were still flaccid, I raised one of his legs and then the other, and licked his ass, this one is clear and has little hair along her slit and around her ass hole, it was delicious, I licked it, I kissed it, I put my tongue in, then I put a finger in... My cock wanted it, it was very hard. I put on a condom and lube while I continued licking his ass hole. I felt how his ass hole throbbed and opened with my tongue. I brought my cock closer to his ass hole and inserted the tip and a bit more. I felt how his anus tightened and imprisoned 1/4 of my cock inside. At this moment he told me "slowly, it hurts, it's the first time I've been fucked." "Calm down baby" I told him, I brought my face closer to his and kissed him while I let my cock out. I put the boy on his side and I behind him, I caressed him from behind and I put a lot of lubricant on his hole, until I felt that he relaxed and was opening to let my fingers enter with lubricant. I put the tip again at the entrance of his anus, and this time I went very slowly, millimeter by millimeter, I found no resistance, he moaned while my penis little by little was already more than half inside, then until his buttocks were completely leaning on my lap, with my entire penis inside her beautiful ass. One of my hands held his hip while the other grabbed his head and leaned it towards me, to kiss him while he fucked him. I fucked him slowly at first and increased the intensity, I felt how his buttocks were hitting my legs, how the walls of his anus were squeezing my cock. I didn't last long, I cummed on her ass intensely, we stayed in that position for a while, until my penis came out, with the condom a little loose and hanging. I sat down and he settled down, staying next to me, lying facing me. I was captivated by the way he looked and his young body. His penis was still flaccid, I leaned over to caress it. He apologized for not having an erection and he told me that he was nervous, he also said that this was his first time being fucked by a man and that he had been incredible, that he had liked it a lot. At 46 years old, I had had the honor for the first time in my life of taking someone's virginity. While we were getting dressed, I told him that if he liked it, we could do it again another day. Before leaving the house, he came up and kissed me, with his tongue searching for mine, I opened the door and he left. Should I do it again? Until now this game with other men was just that, a game. This boy has something that attracts me. On the one hand he scares me and on the other hand he excites me

this is going to be a lengthy post. i have only posted here on reddit once, so forgive me for any mistakes.
as the title says, my best friend cut me off for no reason. for some context, this happened just a couple days before our high school graduation, which was today, 05/18.
i guess this started on thursday, which was the day of our senior picnic my high school organized. since she was in an ap exam for the first half of the picnic, she showed up late as she had mentioned she would before. my other friend (who is also one of our best friends, we have a trio as well as another friend group) and i show up and join a group of friends to sit with. after about 30 minutes, my best friend shows up.
she stayed for 5 minutes. five. minutes. she said one thing, which was just a question about my english class. i responded to her, and she went on her phone for the short time she was there. the conversation was steered towards her multiple times, but she acted uninterested. to be clear, she wasn’t angry - she was very friendly the entire time although she only spoke once.
suddenly she gets up, announces she’s going to the bathroom in a friendly tone, and she never comes back. multiple friends and i text asking her where she went, to which she told us she had left. when my other friend asked her why, she said she didn’t want to text the reason why and would rather speak in person? everybody was confused.
i give her some time to cool down, and later i text her asking if she is upset about something. no response. days go by, still nothing. so, i send one more text saying if she’s angry about something then that is okay, but i want her to communicate it instead of ignoring everybody. still nothing and now it is the night after our graduation ceremony.
she skipped our good friend’s grad party, skipped a hang out our friend group planned, and is ignoring everybody but the other best friend i had mentioned before that she wanted to “talk to privately”. she didn’t meet with us for photos with our caps and gowns, didn’t clap for me when my name was called, nothing.
my best friend has a history of losing people. i never pried or looked into it since it was from her past, but so many people i talk to have some issue with her. i’m trying to not take it personally as more and more people express the same thing happened to them with her. it just hurts because this is 4 years down the drain over something that i don’t know. i’ve never lost a friend before, i don’t think i have ever even argued with a friend before so this is all very new to me. my friend group is very supportive and has given me a shoulder to lean on, but it hurts. if she cared about the friendship, i thought she would work with me instead of against me.
i just don’t get it. we were talking that morning before her exam and everything was normal. to me, her ignoring me shows she never really valued the friendship or cared for me enough. i just feel so heartbroken.

I’m gonna sound soooooo slow but this entire time I thought doja cats boyfriend was her creative director (first pic) but everyone is saying it’s the dude in the second pic. I know to me they look very similar but I see doja cat and Brett all the time I have barely ever seen a picture with her and the other guy. I’ve heard the name Jcyrus for so long but I confused the names this whole time. This situation is so confusing to me can someone please explain 😭

(mods took this down and said put it in discussion, but i can’t put it there because it’s too long i think. if it needs to get taken down i understand! but ive seen others up so im giving it another try)
doing a relisten as I write this :) ratings all /100
overcompensate - 78: incredible song on its own. people have been saying ALL the singles feel separate from this album, but i think that’s just because they’ve been out much longer. OC is the only song that truly feels separate. that being said, absolute banger and still a crazy way to start an album/live shows
next semester - 80: this was my most listened to song of all time three days after it dropped. love the 2000s punk vibes. that ending sells it for me. absolutely beautiful. was really surprised when paul did the “production peek” and there’s not a single guitar on this song😟
backslide - 82: looking back, this song gave us a huge look into what a lot of the album would sound like. dry delivery, passionate chorus, and filled to the brim with weird noises and synths. this one feels underrated because i know a lot of people aren’t a huge fan, but this became my favorite of the three singles after a few listens. that chorus is beautiful. the end is so weird too but it scratches my brain. thank you paul meany
midwest indigo - 93: that second verse is probably on of my favorites in their whole discography. CLOUD COVERAGE MATCHED MY OUTFIT TO A KNIFE (heavily processed scream) I REQUESTED COUNCIL WITH THE COUNSELOR AND HE CANCELED TWICE‼️‼️‼️ that’s all i have to say.
routines in the night - 95: my favorite here on first listen. the chorus is so catchy and the vocal production is so clean. i like the slightly autotuned second verse. his flow is great and the tricks they’re doing to the vocals is so cool. the prechorus on this song is also beautiful. “the space between a painful reminder and a terrible dream” the writing on this record is amazing
vignette - 100: masterpiece of a song. feels like im getting pushed out of a plane. i could not BELIEVE that chorus when i first heard it. one of tyler’s best falsettos and maybe best recorded vocal performances. it all feels very self titled, but if it were produced by modern twenty one pilots. im so glad they’re using real (or at least very convincing) string sections.
the craving - 72: beautiful love song. none of the previous album love songs were quite as “real” as this one. truly feels like the intersection between personal struggle, insecurity, and unrelenting love for another person. i’m a little iffy on some of the vocal deliveries and it does slow down the album a bit. however, after i listen to the album more, i feel like it’s a much needed slowdown and the placement is really thoughtful.
lavish - 75: this song is ridiculous. it grows on me every single time i listen. that beat truly does feel like a million dollars and it’s hilarious hearing tyler rap over it. i didn’t like the chorus initially but again, after more listens, it works so well and it adds so much to the song. and then of course there’s the proctologist line. it took me so long to get it and even now i only have a vague understanding of what it could mean😭 either way it makes me laugh every time and im grateful for the inclusion
navigating - 85: ive seen the next semester music video so many times that the bass lick from navigating has been drilled into my head as the start of next semester. now it’s forever tied to that song and it’s so jarring hearing that part here. anyways this song ROCKS. feels super interpol to me. the drumming on this whole album is fantastic and a step up from previous albums but josh stands out here like he never really has. i can’t wait to hear this live and see josh going crazy on the drums. MY OH MY‼️
snap back - 55: i think the thing that gets me is that silly mallet synth in the background. it’s not bad, but it pulls me out of the song and album a little bit. i actually like tyler’s vocal delivery a lot, but unlike most of the vocal tricks on the album, the weird panning high shifted vocals don’t do it for me. all of the sung parts that occur in the first minute and 55 seconds kinda bother me. the song really gets better for me after 1:55, but it isn’t enough to save it for me. i really hope that this one grows on me because there are a ton of cool ideas.
oldies station - 70: people were saying this sounded like AJR. i was confused until i heard those crowd vocals😔 i am not a fan of the way that was executed and it unfortunately does feel very AJR. i thought it was going to be repeated a ton of times, but i was happily very incorrect about that. the song builds out beautifully, and even with the crowd vocals part, this song is written incredibly. was the only song besides maybe next semester to have me holding back tears.
at the risk of feeling dumb - 75: was afraid seeing the name of this song when the tracklist was revealed. it felt a little immature? but knowing what it’s actually about puts me at ease. the intro feels a little silly for the subject matter, but the song it builds into what i was hoping for by the end of the first verse. i love the sentiment and i think it’s communicated perfectly in this song
paladin strait - 83: the only thing holding this back from a 100 is the fact that the bird part wasn’t 6 and a half minutes instead of one minute😔 but for real, JOSH SINGS? i think. i saw someone point it out in the discord, and it sounds like his voice in the “making my way towards you”. i hope that’s him, i really do. i wish this song was really 6 and a half minutes of material instead of 5, but we can only dream of the true 6.5 minute song. its a great closer to this album, but im a sucker for piano ballads so i wish there was at least a little bit of piano in here, but that goes with what i think about the lore. i will elaborate in full album review.
personal ranking:

1. routines
2. vignette
3. midwest indigo
4. backslide
5. lavish
6. navigating
7. next semester
8. overcompensate
9. paladin strait
10. the craving
11. at the risk of feeling dumb
12. oldies station
13. snap back

i love this album. it’s not trench, but it doesn’t have to be. i’m still a trench lover until the day i die, but this album has so many different ideas whereas trench had a cohesive sound palette. the reason i bring up trench at all is because so many people are comparing the two when i feel like they fill their own roles. anyways, this is an incredible collection of songs and i feel like josh truly gets a chance to shine here. tyler’s vocal performances are better than they ever have been, recording wise, and i think everything from the album cover, to the tracklist, to the singles were executed really well. one thing is for certain, this is not the end of the lore. only two songs were directly tied to the lore, being the first and last. whether it’s through videos, singles, concerts, or even another album, i can’t wait to see the true end to it all. personally, i wouldn’t like the non-lore songs to become videos that actually help end it all. it was fine on SAI with saturday and the outside, but i preferred lore related songs with lore related videos like on trench. i don’t believe there will be a double album just because they’ve already done all the promotion, music videos, sold physical copies, and are touring THIS album for the coming year. the only thing they could do immediately in terms of new music would be to release clancy 2 or clancy deluxe with the same aesthetic, but that’s no fun. i simply think tyler and josh are lying and we’ll get another album that’s more lore heavy. paladin strait does not feel like an ending to even the story this album is trying to set up. closer? yes. but not an ending. it’s very transitional and i’d be genuinely surprised if it doesn’t lead into a future album. especially with blurryface popping up at the end. if you got this far, thank you for listening to the ramblings.
album rating: 84/100